Ask A Librarian Collection

Wonderful picture book by author, Karen Beaumont with exuberant rhymes and wild illustrations that celebrate self-acceptance.  

In this version of Sleeping Beauty, told in verse, the Princess is threatened with a curse which will start with a paper cut; devastated that all her books have been...

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's acclaimed Racism without Racists documents how, beneath our contemporary conversation about race, there lies a full-blown arsenal of arguments, phrases, and stories that whites use to account for-and...

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect,...

Explores counterproductive reactions white people have when discussing racism that serve to protect their positions and maintain racial inequality.

Counting on Community is Innosanto Nagara's follow-up to his hit ABC book, A is for Activist. Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens—and always counting on each...

A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is...

Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—follows up his New York Times bestselling memoir One Day It’ll All Make Sense with this inspiring exploration of how love and mindfulness...

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, written by Layla F. Saad, is beautiful display of unconscious bias and social movements. Ideal for...

Take the Mic, written by Bethany C. Morrow, is a beautiful display of diversity and anthologies. Ideal for grades 8 - 11 and those of us that enjoy realistic teen...

I Am Enough, written by Grace Byers, illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo, is a beautiful display of culturally diverse characters and self-acceptance. Ideal for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,...

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment, written by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry, illustrated by Bea Jackson, is a beautiful display of culturally diverse characters and art appreciation. Ideal for...

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower, written by Brittney Cooper, is a beautiful display of memoirs and feminism.  Ideal for adults and those of us that enjoy impassioned...

Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That A Movement Forgot, written by Mikki Kendall, is a beautiful display of essays and feminism.  Ideal for adults and those of us that...

Interrupting Chicken, written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein, is a beautiful display of anthropomorphic characters and humorous storytelling. Ideal for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and those of...

With The Fire On High, written by Elizabeth Acevedo, is a beautiful display of coming-of-age and hopefulness. Ideal for grades 9 - 12 and those of us that enjoy realistic...

Such a Fun Age, written by Kiley Reid, is a beautiful display of interpersonal relations and African American fiction. Ideal for adults and those of us that enjoy thought-provoking adult...