ABOUT US
This library, hosted at Peace United Church of Christ and run by volunteers from our wider community, seeks to provide all children with access to books in which they can see themselves and their experiences reflected. To that end, we seek out books in the following main areas, emphasizing in all choices Black, indigenous, people of color, and people with physical and mental challenges who are underrepresented in children's literature.
Aging; Bodies, Minds, and Abilities; Communities; Environment and Nature; Events and Eras; Faith and Religion; Families; Friendship; Government, Justice, and Civic Responsibility; Historical Figures and Leaders; LGBTQ+; Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination; Women and Girls; World Peoples, Cultures, and Traditions
Aging; Bodies, Minds, and Abilities; Communities; Environment and Nature; Events and Eras; Faith and Religion; Families; Friendship; Government, Justice, and Civic Responsibility; Historical Figures and Leaders; LGBTQ+; Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination; Women and Girls; World Peoples, Cultures, and Traditions
Our Book collectionOur collection is on LibraryThing and available for search via TinyCat here. |
Diversity in Children's Books 2018 Huyck, David and Sarah Park Dahlen. (2019 June 19). Diversity in Children’s Books 2018. sarahpark.com blog. Created in consultation with Edith Campbell, Molly Beth Griffin, K. T. Horning, Debbie Reese, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Madeline Tyner, with statistics compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison: School of Education, Retrieved from Sarah Park Dahlen. |
Our Child Safety PolicyAll volunteers working with children in Peace UCC sponsored programs must read and agree to our child safety policy. |
Although it is sponsored and hosted by Peace United Church of Christ, St. Cloud, MN, the library has no inherent religious agenda. The collection includes books on faith and religion, but they are non-doctrinal and non-denominational. Faiths, religions, and cultures will all be presented in fair and non-judgmental ways.
OUR GOALTo encourage literacy, justice, and self-esteem through books and reading. |
Allies Building Connections Diversity Library
@Peace United Church of Christ
402 8th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320.251.6289
@Peace United Church of Christ
402 8th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320.251.6289