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American Indians in Children's Literature Blog

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Did you know that American Indians in the United States have a status that makes them distinct from other minority or underrepresented populations? What is it? Learn about it on the esteemed American Indians in Children's Literature blog ! AICL was established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo. Today, it is co-edited by Dr. Jean Mendoza. The AICL blog provides readers with critical analyses of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. In addition, it allows for the opportunity to become more aware of the misrepresentations of Native people in media and literature. BLOG americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com BEST BOOKS LIST  Be sure to check out the annual  AICL Best Books List  to help analyze and build collections. LESSON PLAN  Check out Reese's lesson plan on ReadWriteThink. PODCAST EPISODE Listen to Reese via  Teaching Slavery through Children's Literature, Part 2 . SUPPORT BY FOLLOWING Native Writers, Illustrators, Scholar...
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Librarians Need a Wishlist and They Need It Now!

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With the unprecedented influx of money headed to South Dakota schools and libraries, it's super important to start thinking about what your library needs to make its services more effective and efficient. This applies specifically to technology and curbing student learning loss due to the pandemic. The State Library will be receiving approximately two million dollars with which to distribute to all types of libraries. This American Rescue Plan Act funding will be made available to libraries through grants. This means librarians need to be ready and waiting with a strategized list. Here are some items to think about: wifi hotspots for checkout computers laptops printers copiers ILS systems self-checkout systems recording studios to record music, podcasts, etc. digitization equipment (scanners, computers, VHS to digital converter) tables with tech embedded charging stations ebooks and audio book subscriptions (with the understanding that this money is one-time money and the subscript...
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