I have always wanted to work with children and naturally drifted towards children’s services when I started working in public libraries. When I decided to do the Master of Information Studies (MIS), it was natural for me to choose the Children’s Librarianship specialisation, for which INF505 Library Services for Children and Young Adults is a Read More…
Tag: reflection
Censorship reflection
To explore the topic of censorship, I intended to critically review a 2014 essay written by Alyson Miller called Unsuited to age group: the scandals of children’s literature. However, I found myself unable to write objectively on the subject, particularly in light of the recent events surrounding an attack on Brisbane Square Library’s Drag Queen Read More…
CBCA Book Week play reflection
Source: https://www.cbca.org.au Recently, I had a meeting with two other staff members to review our annual Book Week play, based on the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. We discussed what worked and what didn’t with the planning, the play itself, the bookings, time allocations, and expectations from management. We Read More…
Diversity reflection
Diversity is all about variety, and is often linked with inclusion. In fact, the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English defines diversity as “a range of things or people that are very different from each other; the fact of including such a range” (Diversity, n.d.). When looking for diversity in children’s picture books, people are Read More…