{"id":20269,"date":"2017-02-03T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=20269"},"modified":"2017-02-03T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T13:00:13","slug":"no-place-for-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=20269","title":{"rendered":"No Place for Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like\u00a0many bookstores right now, BookPeople is\u00a0actively talking about using our platform to better represent diverse voices, to champion the spirit of inclusivity, and to keep making our store a safe space\u00a0for\u00a0all members of our community. Elizabeth Bluemle <\/a>and Leslie Hawkins<\/a> have written this week about some concrete actions their stores are taking. I wanted to chime in to talk about some ways BookPeople\u00a0has begun\u00a0partnering with\u00a0the Anti-Defamation League in our area and to provide links to some resources that might interest other stores.
\nAs I’m sure you know, ADL\u00a0has been fighting anti-Semitism and bigotry and protecting civil rights\u00a0for\u00a0all for over a century \u2013 a mission that could not be more critical right now. They\u2019ve also been working with Austin schools since 2004 through the\u00a0No\u00a0Place\u00a0for Hate\u00ae initiative<\/a>.\u00a0From what I\u2019ve seen and heard from Austin educators, it\u2019s a truly innovative program that provides\u00a0a framework\u00a0for\u00a0schools to combat hatred and bias by building environments of respect that allow all students to thrive.\u00a0I knew about ADL\u2019s excellent programming in the schools, but I didn\u2019t realize how much they\u00a0focus on books to engage kids in conversations about bias and bullying and social justice.
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\nADL\u2019s Books That Matter program<\/a>\u00a0champions an idea that booksellers all know–that \u201cbooks have the potential to create lasting impressions.\u201d And after I met Jillian Bontke, ADL Austin\u2019s Education Director last summer, we realized there was a lot of potential to work together. Here are some of the ways we\u2019re working with ADL now along with some terrific online resources available to stores around the country.
\nFEATURING ADL\u2019S BOOK OF THE MONTH:<\/strong> While there are an impressive 800 books in ADL\u2019s Books That Matter Program, covering 11 categories, they highlight\u00a0one Book of the Month<\/a> every month, for which they\u00a0supply\u00a0detailed discussion guides\u00a0for\u00a0parents and educators to extend the book’s themes. We\u2019ve been featuring the books and resources links in our kids e-newsletter since last fall, and it\u2019s been a terrific way to both highlight important\u00a0books and point our customers toward expertly crafted guides for\u00a0discussion<\/a>. If you’d like to do the same, February\u2019s Book of the Month is a personal favorite:\u00a0Firebird<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by Misty Copeland.
\nFACILITATING EDUCATOR RESOURCES & DIALOGUE:<\/strong> I was\u00a0at the Children\u2019s Institute in Pasadena last year where Jewell Parker Rhodes gave that incredible speech <\/a>that Little, Brown reprinted in the ARCs\u00a0for Towers Falling<\/em>. When I met Jillian from ADL, we had already booked Jewell\u00a0for fall school visits, so this seemed like an invaluable opportunity to connect her with teachers and librarians participating in No\u00a0Place\u00a0for Hate\u00ae<\/a>.\u00a0The conversation at our co-sponsored event\"\"<\/a> was electric and powerful and resonated strongly with the educators. It was a truly memorable\u00a0night\u00a0for\u00a0all involved, and we hope to facilitate\u00a0more of these conversations with educators, activists, and authors. Even if you don\u2019t have an ADL Education Director in your community to moderate\u00a0an event, I think the Book of the Month<\/a> resources and guides could provide the basis\u00a0for\u00a0an interesting panel discussion, educators\u2019 book club or other programming event. Personally, I’m going to start including\u00a0the Books That Matter resources in my presentations\u00a0to preservice teachers who come in from the University of Texas to hear\u00a0about the importance of building\u00a0inclusive class libraries and how books can be used to build empathy and engage kids in SEL discussions in the classroom.
\n\"\"<\/a>BUILDING A DISPLAY:<\/strong>\u00a0Our newest collaboration with ADL just went up today. Jillian Bontke from ADL Austin will be helping us curate\u00a0a monthly display at the front of our BookKids\u00a0section highlighting books and\u00a0discussion topics\u00a0that matter. Customers can browse recommendation cards and\u00a0grab a button or a bumper sticker to spread th\"\"<\/a>e message.
\nENGAGING WITH STAFF:\u00a0<\/strong>To provide context for our\u00a0new display, Jillian Bontke is coming to a staff meeting next week to talk about how ADL uses books to fight hate and build positive, inclusive environments. We’re going to follow\u00a0that with an open forum for booksellers to brainstorm and share ideas about what BookPeople should be doing to do the same. I’m looking forward to the discussion. The most valuable partnerships, after all, are the ones that inspire us to keep doing better.\u00a0For more information about No Place for Hate in your region check out: http:\/\/www.adl.org\/npfh\/<\/a>
\nI’d love to hear about any other community partners with resources that stores have found valuable!
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