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Session Description
Children with LGBTQ caregivers live in almost every community nationwide. Is your library meeting the informational and recreational needs of these Rainbow Families? Do ALL types of families feel welcome in your library? This session explores the concept of Rainbow Families, offering criteria for selecting and using children’s books with LGBTQ content. We will also examine how librarians can offer inclusive programs for these families by using materials that redefine gender norms and family compositions.ces for reaching the target audience and helping them produce literacy-rich home environments that will lead to kindergarten readiness.
Children with LGBTQ caregivers live in almost every community nationwide. Is your library meeting the informational and recreational needs of these Rainbow Families? Do ALL types of families feel welcome in your library? This session explores the concept of Rainbow Families, offering criteria for selecting and using children’s books with LGBTQ content. We will also examine how librarians can offer inclusive programs for these families by using materials that redefine gender norms and family compositions.ces for reaching the target audience and helping them produce literacy-rich home environments that will lead to kindergarten readiness.
Presenter(s)
Jamie Campbell Naidoo
University of Alabama – SLIS
Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies where he teaches courses in library services to diverse populations and children’s librarianship. He’s written several articles, books chapters, and a book related to serving LGBTQAI++ children and families.
Megan Roberts
LGBT Center of Raleigh Library
Megan Roberts is a Youth Services Librarian by day at Wake County Public Libraries and the Director of Family Programming at the LGBT Center of Raleigh Library by night. She loves North Carolina, going to the beach and staying up late with a good mystery.
Jamie Campbell NaidooUniversity of Alabama – SLIS
Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies where he teaches courses in library services to diverse populations and children’s librarianship. He’s written several articles, books chapters, and a book related to serving LGBTQAI++ children and families.
Megan RobertsLGBT Center of Raleigh Library
Megan Roberts is a Youth Services Librarian by day at Wake County Public Libraries and the Director of Family Programming at the LGBT Center of Raleigh Library by night. She loves North Carolina, going to the beach and staying up late with a good mystery.
Can you post the link to the Chapel Hill patron behavior guidelines you mentioned? I’m not seeing it on the website for that library. Thank you.
Here it is Terri: http://chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/about-chpl/policies/