Amy Martin of Oakland Public Offers Ideas on Reviewing Books on Police in School Library Journal: Due to nationwide incidents of police violence against communities of color, Amy Martin led a team at Oakland Public Library on how police are presented in children’s books. Unfortunately, children in many of our communities experience negative interactions with police, so it is important that books reflect this complexity of experiences. Check out the article here: www.slj.com/2018/05/books-media/picture-book-police-officers/ . For the toolkit on reviewing children’s books on police, go to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rytbtFbHtH6UYRLzUQDf3h4gJ6noSPIAxhHJsfo-QTw/edit .
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