Social Justice
Sunday Reflections: That Time I Tried to Talk About Being an Ally and the Book That Can Help Us All Have Those Conversations
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen talks about the upcoming book Allies and helping teens to become better allies for the social justice they want to see
The #Resistance and Social Justice for Teens (#SJYALit: The Social Justic and YA Lit Project)
Today’s teens are very politically active, from the March for Our Lives to Pride and everything in between, teens are finding ways to be active, be engaged and be heard, even before they can vote. The Teen has participated in 3 political marches in the last two years, making her own signs for each. I […]
#SJYALit, Social Justice in YA Lit – The 2017 TLT Project
Since November 9th, 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center has been keeping track of the tremendous increase in hate crimes in the United States. This news, combined with increasing threats to education, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, attacks on healthcare and more, has left the librarians at TLT worrying about the teens that […]
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