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Download full textColorado State Library, Denver. – 1993
The Committee on Library Services to Ethnic Populations of the Colorado Council on Library Development was charged with developing a comprehensive plan to address library services for the increasing ethnic/culturally diverse populations in the state of Colorado and with identifying possible funding sources to implement the plan. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Peer reviewedNeuman, Susan – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Presents findings of a study that examined the impact of a model urban library system in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) on children's literacy development, particularly for poor, minority families, and its relation to reading achievement. It is concluded that libraries are vital for children's achievement and developing informational needs. (MES)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Libraries, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedVoice of Youth Advocates, 2001
Describes the transformation of the school library in Lindbergh Middle School, North Long Breach CA that serves a predominantly lower income, multicultural area whose students are struggling readers. Highlights include painting, new furniture, and other physical changes; collection development and circulation increases; hours of operation;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement, Library Circulation
Latrobe, Kathy Howard, Comp.; Laughlin, Mildred Knight, Comp. – 1992
Designed to help library media specialists, as well as administrators, teachers, and parents, develop a greater sensitivity to the multicultural problems and issues that young people face in schools, this collection of essays offers diverse perspectives on multicultural issues in the media program. The four main sections of the book and the essays…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Alire, Camila; Archibeque, Orlando – 1998
This book provides a systematic, step-by-step process and includes practical ideas and program materials for library staff to use in their development of library services to Latinos. Designed primarily for public libraries, much of the information in the book can be adapted to school library media centers. The information in the book can also be…
Descriptors: Latin Americans, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Library Extension
Saykanic, Donna M. – 1993
This practicum was designed to improve an elementary school library's resources by making them more balanced in terms of portraying the diversity that exists in society: specifically the need to portray characters of different gender and diverse ethnic backgrounds in positive roles. The topics covered in this report are: (1) introduction, which…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Literacy
