Let's Talk about Race
Join GRPL for a series of virtual storytimes and explore local and national resources for incorporating race into your conversations with children.
Let’s Talk about Race – Family Storytime
Mondays, July 06 – 27, 2020
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Virtual Program | GRPL’s Facebook Page and Youtube Channel
Videos will be available until August 31, 2020
This series of virtual storytimes focus on the ways parents and caregivers can talk about race with children. Enjoy books featuring racially diverse characters, immersive sing-along songs, and tips for introducing race into conversations with young learners. Tune in weekly on GRPL’s Facebook Page and Youtube Channel.
A special thank you to Simon and Schuster for granting GRPL permission to share these stories.
Resources for Parents & Caregivers
- The Embrace Race Organization
- Resources For Parents: Uplifting Youth Through Healthy Communication About Race from APA RESilience Initiative
- PBS Kids for Parents: Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism
- Talking About Race from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Talking Race With Young Children from NPR
- Talking to Children About Racial Bias from HealthyChildren.org
- Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five from zerotothree.org. This resource is available En Espanol
- 10 Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids About Race from the Embrace Race Organization
- How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids from Common Sense Media
- How To Talk To Your Kids About Racism: An Age by Age Guide from Today’s Parent
- White Parents Need to Talk to Their Kids About Race from New York Public Radio
- It’s Never Too Early to Talk With Children About Race from Yale News
- How Adults Can Support the Mental Health of Black Children
- Rubbing Off: Allison Briscoe-Smith Explains How Kids Learn About Race – and how their parents can help them make sense of difference
- How Do I Talk to Young Children About the Racial Injustices Happening Right Now?
GRPL Librarian Feature
GRPL Youth Services Librarian, Jessica Bratt, spoke with The Takeaway, a national broadcast, about why parents and caregivers should discuss race with their kids.