Education | Reading Resources

Our community has a number of Little Free Libraries, where you can take a book or leave a book.Find these "LFL's" via this Google Map or this Google Sheet.  

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a unique early-year book gifting program that mails a brand new, age-appropriate book to enrolled children every month from birth until five years of age. All children in Cuyahoga County qualify. Enroll your child via the Literacy Cooperative today.  

BCBA  promote awareness of children’s and young adult literature by Black authors. Check their online author directory, which lists traditional and self-published authors. 

Photo courtesy of BCBA.

From videos to workshops, there are many ways that adults and the youth can become allies engaged in anti-racism.

Events: Check their calendar for webinars that benefit educators, parents, and our community.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture introduces "Talking About Race." This web portal addresses racism and the desire to promote equity and inclusion. Sections for educators, parents/guardians, and allies committed to equity.

In response to violence against people of color in 2020, Greater Good Magazine compiled numerous resources to learn about racism, how we can build bridges, and resources for parents and educators.

Institute for Restorative Practices

Critical Race Theory & Restorative Justice 

Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding

Restorative Policing: Pollard, Charles. (2001) 

The Folded Map Project visually connects Chicago residents who live at corresponding addresses on the North and South Sides of Chicago. It's an enlightening look into racial segregation.

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of White Americans calling the police on black Americans "...eating, walking or generally 'living while black.'" Brought to you by Ted Talk.

Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) provides a number of helpful articles designed to encourage white educators to learn about and incorporate anti-racist practices in the classroom.

Teaching Tolerance interviewed Dr. Debbie Reese, an educator and registered member of the  Nambé Pueblo, who suggests books and teaching methods that accurately depict current Native issues and correct common misconceptions often taught in the classroom.

We are also curating additional resources HERE.

In these short videos by Teaching Tolerance, historians and scholars explore the undertaught history of African and Indigenous enslavement.

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is a trusted source for knowledge about high-quality, evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL). CASEL supports educators and policy leaders and enhances the experiences and outcomes for all PreK-12 students. 

The Abolitionist Teaching Network develops and supports educators to fight injustice within their schools and communities. To see what they do and the resources they offer, scroll down their home page.

Brooklyn, NY-based Kass and Cornelius Corn are inclusive educators who provide professional workshops using an educational equity lens to foster sustainable change in schools. Check their website for amazing resources.

Image courtesy of The Minor Collective.

Developed by Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., and author Debby Irving to help you build a habit of anti-racist thinking and behavior. From building racial to indigenous equity, the creators offer 6 ways to build your equity habits.

Formerly known as Teaching Tolerance, this organization works with educators, schools, students and communities to be a catalyst for racial justice. 

The organization provides educational materials for educators to supplement their curricula, inform their practices, and create more civil and inclusive communities.