Reading and Resources for Challenging Racism and Injustice
Libraries are for everyone; they are safe, inclusive spaces that provide access to resources and opportunities that encourage learning and discovery, community and connection, foster curiosity and inspire change. Let’s work together for understanding, equality, and justice.
Library Resources:
Seymour Library’s list of social justice educational books/anti-racism resources for adults: list of books with descriptions and links
Seymour Library’s list of social justice memoirs (adults): list of books with descriptions and links
Seymour Library’s list of social justice history: list of books with descriptions and links
Hoopla’s Standing Against Racism collection: ebooks audiobooks
Hoopla’s Conversations on Race: Books for Adults
Hoopla’s Talking to Kids About Race
Websites to Explore:
Reading for Change: Booklist Recommended Anti Racism Titles for All Ages
16 anti-racism books for young readers
Because Black Lives Matter, a Collection of Anti-Racist Reading Lists
Social Justice: Fifteen titles to address inequity, equality and organizing for young readers
Anti-Racism for Kids 101:Starting To Talk About Race
Antiracist Titles Fill Bestseller Lists I Book Pulse
American Library Association: Libraries Respond: White Allyship
Librarians Share a Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List
School Library Journal: 50 Board Books Featuring Faces of Color
Center for Racial Justice in Education: Resources for Talking about Race, Racism, and Racialized Violence with Kids
The Root: A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed-Up’-Rising
Racial Equity Tools: research and tools for those working toward racial equity
Obama Foundation: Anguish and Action Learn about antiracism and police violence and then learn how to take action
National Museum of African American History and Culture: Being Anti-Racist