Buffalo Public School Libraries: Resources

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Library Blogs

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School Library Journal Blogs

101 Blogs About School Libraries

 Elementary Library Momma

 Young Adult Literature Bloggers

 Graphic Novel Resources Blog

 Olmsted 156 Library Blog 

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Education Blogs

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Cult of Pedagogy

Scholastic Top Teacher Blog

52 K-12 Education Blogs You Should Follow

Edutopia Latest Articles

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Research Confirms Value of School Librarians- School Library Journal, Nov. 2019

Make the Case for School Librarians - American Association of School Librarians

Why School Librarians Matter: What years of research tell us

School Libraries Matter! - from Scholastic

10 Reasons Librarians are More Important Than Ever (2019)

Highly Effective School Libraries Have a Common Set of Characteristics (American Library Association)

Library Impact Studies -Library Research Service

Diversity and Social Justice Resources

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Resources for Students

National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal--Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity--May 31, 2020

https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/young-adult-fiction/

Anti-Racist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages- School Library Journal

Anti-Racism Graphic Novels Reading & Resources List by Charles Brownstein • June 3, 2020 

23 Phenomenal Young Adult Books By Black Authors From The First Half Of 2020

Meet-Cutes Come in All Colors: 13 Irresistible YA Romances by Desiree Thomas May 11, 2020

Teen Activists Organized a Massive Black Lives Matter Protest in Nashville

              BY DE ELIZABETH JUNE 7, 2020

Extensive List of Social Justice Organizations from Publishers Weekly

Anti-Oppression resources- Simmons University

Racial Equity Resources

Zinn Education Project

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Resources for Teachers

 

National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal--Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity--May 31, 2020

PBS Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism

How to speak to kids about race relations in America

Extensive List of Social Justice Organizations from Publishers Weekly

15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing and Protest

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/social-justice-resources/

Anti-Oppression resources- Simmons University

Racial Equity Resources

Zinn Education Project

Teaching for Change

Article- Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I by JAMILAH PITTS

ISSUE 56, SUMMER 2017

Black Lives Matter at School - resources from NEA EdJustice

Teaching Tolerance Webinars on various diversity issues

Teaching Tolerance Classroom Resources

Teaching Tolerance YouTube Channel

Southern Poverty Law Center Resources

Booklists and Other Resources

Anti-Racism Graphic Novels Reading & Resources List by Charles Brownstein • June 3, 2020 

School Library Journal- An Educator's Guide to “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You”

Anti-Racist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages- School Library Journal

https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/young-adult-fiction

PreK-2 reading List by Amy Carl, Librarian

Article-- Social Justice: Fifteen titles to address inequity, equality, and   organizing for young readers | Great Books by Taylor Worley Mar 05, 2020

How to find quality diverse books

Diverse Book Finder

Webinar- Reading Diversity: Tools for Selecting Diverse Texts

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Ideas for donations for protesters against police brutality from Rolling Stone

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Resources for Teachers

National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal--Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity--May 31, 2020

PBS Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism

How to speak to kids about race relations in America

Anti-Racist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages- School Library Journal

PreK-2 reading List by Amy Carl, Librarian

Article Building Teens’ Respect for Diversity: Respecting diversity involves understanding and valuing the perspectives, behaviors and needs of people from all backgrounds.

Southern Poverty Law Center

Article 42 Simple Ways to Raise an Empathetic Kid

25 Resources for Teaching Kids about Diversity- January 16, 2015 by Stephanie Meade

Anti-Oppression resources- Simmons University

Racial Equity Resources

https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/young-adult-fiction/

Anti-Racism Graphic Novels Reading & Resources List by Charles Brownstein • June 3, 2020 

Extensive List of Social Justice Organizations from Publishers Weekly

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Resources for Librarians

National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal--Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity--May 31, 2020

PBS Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism

How to speak to kids about race relations in America

Extensive List of Social Justice Organizations from Publishers Weekly

American Library Association Statements Against Systemic Racism

15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing and Protest

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/social-justice-resources/

Anti-Oppression resources- Simmons University

Racial Equity Resources

Zinn Education Project

Teaching for Change

Article- Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I by JAMILAH PITTS

ISSUE 56, SUMMER 2017

Black Lives Matter at School - resources from NEA EdJustice

Teaching Tolerance Webinars on various diversity issues

Teaching Tolerance Classroom Resources

Teaching Tolerance YouTube Channel

Southern Poverty Law Center Resources

 

Booklists and Other Resources

 

Anti-Racism Graphic Novels Reading & Resources List by Charles Brownstein • June 3, 2020 

Anti-Racist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages- School Library Journal

PreK-2 reading List by Amy Carl, Librarian

School Library Journal- An Educator's Guide to “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You”

Article-- Social Justice: Fifteen titles to address inequity, equality, and   organizing for young readers | Great Books by Taylor Worley Mar 05, 2020

https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/young-adult-fiction/

How to find quality diverse books

Diverse Book Finder

Webinar- Reading Diversity: Tools for Selecting Diverse Texts

Preparing for Cultural Diversity

1619 Project - New York Times Magazine

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Ideas for donations for protesters against police brutality from Rolling Stone

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Local Social Justice Resources 

(Buffalo, NY)

 

Buffalo Green Development Zone

 

Buffalo Green Development Zone - The Neighborhood

 

PUSH Buffalo

 

Mass Ave Green Project

 

Racial Dot map

Here is the actual map:

Pretty interesting...

More about the map

 

Poverty Map by County

 

US Census Interactive Maps

 

Poverty map US Census

 

Health Insurance Map--only goes as deep as county level though

 

These maps I think are a bit older, but still very cool

 

Hate Map :(

 

Food Insecurity

http://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2014/overall/new-york/county/erie

http://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2014/overall/new-york/organization/food-bank-of-western-new-york

 

Light Pollution Map

 

NFTA Map in PDF format---you can Zoom in to see street names, etc.

 

A series of maps about economic conditions

https://geofred.stlouisfed.org/

 

United States Public Health Services Hospital

Have to really zoom in multiple times to see streets

 

Darthmouth Atlas of HealthCare

 

And one last one for now.... Crime Reports :/

 

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Michael Cambria

Director
Buffalo School Library System

mcambria @ buffaloschools.org

51 Ontario Street, Buffalo, NY 14207