3. the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc. ("diversity", n.d.)
We’re all in this together as a title comes from the idea that while we are all different we are all human and we all have to help each other, to understand, to thrive. This blog focuses on the youngest generation and their differences, their diversity. It does not judge.
The author does take a broad interpretation of diversity, including social groups, those traits that make a person diverse by choice and medical conditions (those which can be invisible) that are often not included. Young adults are at a time in their lives when they are trying to understand who they are, the world around them and where they fit into the world. This blogs intention is to show ways library staff can help with that. Some content will be service based, some more collection. While the intended audience is library professionals (and library professionals in training) all are welcome here.
The author does take a broad interpretation of diversity, including social groups, those traits that make a person diverse by choice and medical conditions (those which can be invisible) that are often not included. Young adults are at a time in their lives when they are trying to understand who they are, the world around them and where they fit into the world. This blogs intention is to show ways library staff can help with that. Some content will be service based, some more collection. While the intended audience is library professionals (and library professionals in training) all are welcome here.
While We’re All In This Together looks primarily at young adults, the Goodreads widget displays reviews of books aimed primarily at a younger audience. They come from the authors 52 Younglings in 52 Weeks Challenge to read and review one book aimed at a young people a week for all of 2018. Some will fit the diversity focus some will not.
We’re All In This Together was created as an academic requirement. As such posts will contain citations in the format required by the academic institution in question and a reflection as to how the task impacted on the author's development as a library professional.
About the Author
I’m Catherine and I’m from Melbourne Australia. My own diversity is medical and sexual. I fit in the LGBTQIA+ community, though not in one of the ones that people frequently acknowledge. I’m a millennial who likes labels, I like my organised little world. I have worked in retail for 10 years and in libraries of two elite high schools. I am a staunch feminist raised to believe that books are the greatest weapons and the greatest escape.
References
diversity. (n.d.). In Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved 8 March, 2018, from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/diversity?s=t
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