Libraries, Literacy, and African American Youth

Research and Practice

Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Pauletta Brown Bracy, Casey H. Rawson

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Libraries Unlimited Inc
31 October 2016

Community & outreach services; Black & Asian studies; Literacy strategies

This important book is a call to action for the library community to address the literacy and life outcome gaps impacting African American youth. It provides strategies that enable school and public librarians to transform their services, programs, and collections to be more responsive to the literacy strengths, experiences, and needs of African American youth.

According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), only 18 percent of African American fourth graders and 17 percent of African American eighth graders performed at or above proficiency in reading in 2013. This book draws on research from various academic fields to explore the issues surrounding African American literacy and to aid in developing culturally responsive school and library programs with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap and improve the quality of life for African American youth.

The book merges the work of its three authors along with the findings of other researchers and practitioners, highlighting exemplary programs, such as the award-winning Pearl Bailey Library Program, the Maker Jawn initiative at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate writing institute in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, among others. Readers will understand how these culturally responsive programs put theory and research-based best practices into local action and see how to adapt them to meet the needs of their communities.

Edited by: Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Pauletta Brown Bracy, Casey H. Rawson
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781440838729
ISBN 10: 1440838720
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 31 October 2016
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sandra Hughes-Hassell, PhD, is professor at the School of Information & Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pauletta Brown Bracy, PhD, is director of the Office of University Accreditation and professor of library science at North Carolina Central University. Casey H. Rawson is doctoral candidate and teaching assistant at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.