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Racial Justice and Anti-Racism
Resources for Kids


Books to Share with Young Children
Let's Talk About Race Cover
Skin Again book cover

Momma, Did You Hear the News? book cover
Not My Idea: a book about whiteness book cover

The Day You Begin book cover
Crown: an ode to the fresh cut book cover

Find more great books:

The Brown Bookshelf: designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers.

Here Wee Read: A long list of diverse books published in 2020. 

Lee and Low Books: America's largest multicultural children's book publisher. 

Multicultural Children's Book Day: This site offers several booklists. 

Teaching for Change: Booklists on diverse groups and social justice topics. 

Coretta Scott King Award Winners given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.

We Need Diverse Books a grassroots organization of children's book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.

Confronting Anti Blackness - booklist of titles by Black authors for ages 0-18 

Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
Books for Middle Grade Readers
A Good Kind of Trouble book cover
Ghost Boys book cover

The Usual Suspects book cover
Picture

Genesis Begins Again Book Cover
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America Book Cover

The Undefeated Book Cover

Podcast
Picture

Video

Hours and Contact Information

Main Library
​1425 Main Street 

Hours:
Monday:        9am - 9pm
Tuesday:        9am - 9pm
Wednesday:  9am - 9pm
Thursday:     9am - 5pm
Friday:           9am - 5pm
Saturday:      9am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed
​716-286-4894


​Email: 
nflref@nioga.org

Local History Dept.
1425 Main Street

Hours:
Monday: 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday: 9am - 4pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 4pm
Thursday: 9am - 4pm
Contact us:
Email: NFLH@nioga.org

*Requests for items from archives must be submitted 2 business days in advance. 

LaSalle Library
8728 Buffalo Avenue

Hours: 
Monday:        10am - 8pm
Tuesday:        10am - 8pm
Wednesday:  Closed
Thursday:     10am - 5pm
Friday:           12pm - 5pm
Saturday:      Closed
​Sunday:        Closed
​716-283-8309

Our Memberships

American Library Assocation
New York Library Association
Public Library Association
Nioga Library System
American Association for State and Local History
Western New York Library Resources Council
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  • Passport Service
  • Meeting Room Reservations
  • Library Board
  • Code of Conduct
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  • Local History Department
    • Memories of Niagara Falls >
      • Video Library
  • Children and Families
  • Genealogy
  • Connect With Health Information
  • 5for5
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