Radical school librarianship

CHICAGO — School librarians perform a critical and frontline role in defending equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom (EDIIF) within their school communities. Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “Radical School Librarianship: A Global Response” invites readers to learn from the experiences of school librarian leaders from around the world in order to find inspiration, support, and strategies to continue promoting EDIIF. Edited by Judi Moreillon, each chapter addresses a particular way to take action. Spotlighting exemplary practices from Australia, Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the United States, chapters cover topics such as how:

• to best serve immigrant and refugee students;
• to celebrate readers and reading LGBTQIA+ books and authors;
• literacy is promoted within inequitable educational landscapes;
• diversity and intellectual freedom are supported through book awards and social media; and
• librarians respond to changing social and political environments to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom in their learning communities.

Moreillon taught preservice school and public librarians for 25 years and retired as an associate professor at Texas Woman's University. For 13 years, she served as a school librarian at all three instructional levels: elementary, junior high, and high school. She has been a fifth-grade classroom teacher, elementary school literacy coach, and district-level K-12 librarian mentor. Her previous books include the ALA Editions titles "Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary School Libraries," "Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries," and “Maximizing School Librarian Leadership.” In 2019, she earned the Scholastic Publishing Award.

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