Library Shares Antiracism Reads for All Ages

The Loudoun County Public Library (LCPL) has shared a list of reading and learning material to educate all ages about racism. The staff has brought together a wide range of antiracism resources that include eBooks, articles, films and courses.

You can find the complete list here.

eBooks for children

BookFlix: This site pairs animated storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks and learning activities to build a love of reading and real-world knowledge.

• Amazing Grace and Jackie Robinson
• Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King Day
• Martin’s Big Words and Martin Luther King, Jr.
• The Other Side and Ruby Bridges
• Rosa and Rosa Parks
• Show Way and Harriet Tubman
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• Guides to Antiracism: Explore a variety of nonfiction and fiction eBooks for children and tweens on OverDrive or the Libby app.
• Talking to Kids About Race: This collection of audiobooks on Hoopla can help start a conversation with the children in your life.

eBooks

• Guides to Antiracism: Books for Adults: Explore our collection of nonfiction and fiction titles on OverDrive or the Libby app.
• Conversations on Race: Adults Reads: You’ll find a variety of fiction, memoirs and nonfiction among these titles on Hoopla.
• Guides to Antiracism: Books for Teens: Explore our collection of nonfiction and fiction titles on OverDrive or the Libby app.
• Conversations on Race: Teen Reads: This assortment of titles – which also includes audiobooks and eComics – is specifically geared toward young adults on Hoopla.

Online learning

These courses from Lynda.com are designed to help foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace: 

• Managing Diversity
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Streaming movies

• The Talk: Race in America (Kanopy)
• I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin and Race in America (Kanopy)

Research

• Gale in Context: Elementary: Access news and magazine articles, encyclopedia entries and biographies about racism and implicit bias in this database for elementary-school students.
• EBSCO MasterFile Complete: This comprehensive database features hundreds of scholarly articles and full-text eBooks about racism in America.
• Newspapers (daily and historical): Search five major American papers for current news and background.
• Scholastic Go! A collection of world news sources.

All information is courtesy of the LCPL.