Abstract:This paper explores the ways in which critical race theory (CRT) is used in the We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) campaign, which targets children's literature. WNDB has uniquely connected with its community from the beginning. By examining the campaign through the lens of CRT, the paper contributes points of action for library and information science (LIS) professionals to help support WNDB's momentum. It wishes to incite a sense of urgency in LIS professionals to better understand and utilize the depth of CRT's power to create a more equitable society for the community of youth that LIS practitioners serve. The push for diverse children's books is not a new one and has been championed by many for decades. One of these champions was Charlemae Rollins, an African American children's librarian at the Hall Branch Library, the first Chicago Public Library branch to open in an African American neighborhood, in 1932. However, only recently has the diverse-books issue achieved traction, thanks in part to the efforts of WNDB. LIS scholars and practitioners must ensure that this traction continues.

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我们需要多样化的书籍运动和批判种族理论：夏兰黛·罗林斯和对多样化儿童书籍的呼吁

摘要：本文探讨了针对儿童文学的“需要多元书籍”（WNDB）活动中使用临界种族理论（CRT）的方式。WNDB从一开始就与其社区有着独特的联系。通过从CRT的角度考察这项运动，该论文为图书馆和信息科学（LIS）专业人员提供了行动要点，以帮助支持WNDB的发展势头。它希望激发LIS专业人士的紧迫感，以更好地理解和利用CRT的力量，为LIS从业者服务的青年社区创建一个更加公平的社会。推动多样化的儿童读物并不是什么新鲜事，几十年来一直受到许多人的拥护。其中一名冠军是霍尔分馆图书馆的非洲裔美国儿童图书管理员查勒梅·罗林斯（Charlemae Rollins），1932年，第一个在非裔美国人社区开设的芝加哥公共图书馆分支机构成立。但是，直到最近，多样化图书的发行才受到关注，这在一定程度上归功于WNDB的努力。LIS的学者和从业人员必须确保这种吸引力持续下去。