SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Politics in Practice
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About TLT
  • Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • A to Z Book Lists
    • Book Review Policy
  • Teen Issues
  • Middle Grade Mondays
  • Programs
    • TPiB
    • Tech Talk
  • Professional
    • Teen Services 101
    • Things We Didn’t Learn in Library School
  • MakerSpace
  • Projects
    • #SVYALit
    • #FSYALit
    • #MHYALit
    • #Poverty in YA Lit

Diversity in YA

October 31, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Blog Roll Call: Diversity in YA Literature, a list of resources to help librarians diversify their shelves

When I talk about doing a diversity audit, one of the first questions I get asked is how I know whether or not a book is diverse. There is no easy answer that does not involve doing a small amount of research. Though over time, because I tend to deal exclusively with YA, I gain […]

November 2, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Doing a YA Collection Diversity Audit: The How To (Part 2)

So yesterday I began telling you about doing my diversity audit. I began in a place that many people wouldn’t suspect, by doing a local community needs and assessment evaluation. I thought if I wanted to understand why I was building a diverse/inclusive collection, I also wanted to understand who I was doing it for. […]

March 20, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: That’s Me in the Corner, Losing My Confidence (as a Reviewer)

I like Science Fiction. Like, a lot. I especially like Science Fiction that has alien invasions. Remember the moment in Independence Day when Will Smith walks out of the house to get the paper and he looks to the left, then he looks to the right, and then he finally looks up and realizes that […]

Popular Posts

Turning Voice Recordings into Sound Wave Art and QR Codes

What Do Teens Mean When They Talk About an Aesthetic

New Reports Show a Decline in YA Book Sales and I Have Some Thoughts as to Why That Might be Happening

THAT Scene in Divergent

A Treatise on the State of Middle Grade and Young Adult Publishing Today

2023 Middle Grade Books to Have on Your Radar

Book Gallery: YA Readalikes for fans of the Netflix series WEDNESDAY

Rethinking Book Displays – Again

2022 Middle Grade Books to Have on Your Radar, Part Two

Book Review: After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay

Asexuality and the Rules to Happiness, a guest post by Amanda DeWitt

Post-It Reviews: Six quick reviews of recent graphic novels

A Stick of Fruit Stripe Gum, a guest post by Suzanne Supplee

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

New Digital Resource Offers Free Access to Banned and Restricted Titles

7 Books that Take on Back-to-School Mayhem | Picture Books SPOTLIGHT

12 YA Novels Set in College

Minds and Mindfulness | Health Series Nonfiction

They Got Game | Sports Series Nonfiction

More Recent Posts

TV Shows We Love: Switched at Birth (with book recommendations) by Carli Spina

February 26, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

As soon as I found out that Teen Librarian Toolbox was going to have a series of posts on favorite TV shows, I knew I wanted to write about Switched at Birth. Currently in its third season on ABC Family, the show centers around two families who discover that their daughters were inadvertently switched by […]

12 Blogs of Christmas: Diversity in YA

December 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

It’s time to kick off our 3rd annual 12 Blogs of Christmas.  Here we share with you some of our favorite blogs to discuss MG and YA lit, be inspired by new craft ideas, or just learn more about teen issues and culture.  di·ver·si·ty diˈvərsitē,dī-/ noun noun: diversity 1. The state of being diverse; variety […]

Take 5: Tumblrs that Rock

October 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I am obsessed with Tumblr.  Blame Robin.  Anyhow, as I see it, Tumblr (outside of Twitter, of course) is so easy to use and I love, love, love the way it handles graphics (which is where its bread and butter is).  So now I am all Tumblr obsessed.  Here are 5 Tumblrs to follow if […]

Read More Posts »

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

ADVERTISEMENT

Trending on the SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

Books on Film: ChimpanSNEEZE

by Travis Jonker

Heavy Medal

Debating the Decades: Take our 1990s Poll and See the Results from the 2000-2009 Survey 

by Steven Engelfried

Politics in Practice

Prioritizing State-Level Coordinators for School Library Programs

by John Chrastka

A Fuse #8 Production

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Mushroom Man by Ethel Pochocki, ill. Barry Moser

by Betsy Bird

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Politics in Practice
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • Refreshing the Canon Booklist
  • Read Free Poster
  • 2023 Youth Media Awards
  • 2022 Youth Media Awards
  • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
  • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
  • Summer Reading 2021
  • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2023


COPYRIGHT © 2023