Your Name and Title: Robin F. Kurz, Assistant Professor

Library, School, or Organization Name: School of Library and Information Science, LSU

Co-Presenter Name(s): None

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Public librarians, LIS educators, LIS researchers

Short Session Description (one line): Fourteen examples of best practices for racially diverse public library collections and services for youth

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): This session will introduce 14 examples of best practices for racially diverse public library collections and services for youth. These examples emerged from state-wide multiple case study research in South Carolina’s public libraries and fall into four categories: Collection, Staff, Programming and Outreach, and Continuing Education. While applicable to youth services in public libraries, the examples also relate to general public library service and collection development. Specific, evidence-based examples will be offered for all of the best practices, along with implications for public library services to multicultural communities in urban and rural settings.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: None