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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

  

The questions which one asks oneself begin,

at last, to illuminate the world,

and become one's key to the experience of others.

                                                                                 James Baldwin

Your librarians curated the books and resources listed on this page.  We hope they are helpful to you as you read, absorb, and discuss them.  Please reach out to us (our contact information is at the bottom of the page) for more suggestions.  We always welcome hearing from you, having rich discussions, and hearing about books that you have loved and found meaningful.

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Many of the books listed below are available on SORA as either eBooks or AudioBooks.  Please also go to our catalog, Destiny Discover, to see the D.E.I.B Collection of printed books in the St. Bernard's library.  Parents are welcome to borrow from both SORA and from the library.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

  • Click on the book covers to learn more about each title.

  • If a book is available on SORA, it is marked as an eBook or an AudioBook.  

  • Log on to SORA to borrow the book.  Enjoy!

Picture Books and Early Readers

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All Different Now.jpg
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Let's Talk About Race.jpg

AudioBook

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Say Something.jpg
Separate is Never Equal.jpg
Sit In.jpg

eBook & AudioBook

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eBook 

Youngest Marcher.jpg

eBook 

Middle School Fiction

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Black Brother Black Brother.jpg

eBook & AudioBook

Ghost Boys.jpg

AudioBook

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eBook & AudioBook

Long Way Down.jpg
Piecing Me Together.jpg

eBook & AudioBook

Stars Beneath Our Feet.jpg

AudioBook

Upper School Fiction

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eBook 

All American Boys.jpg

eBook 

Dear Martin.jpg

AudioBook

Hate U Give.jpg

eBook & AudioBook

On the Come Up.jpg

AudioBook

Nonfiction

Black Enough.jpg
This Book is Anti-Racist.jpg
Colored Waiting Room.jpg
Dictionary for a Better World.jpg

eBook 

Born a Crime.jpg

eBook 

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Just Mercy.jpg

eBook 

This Promise of Change.jpg

eBook & AudioBook

Lies My Teacher Told Me.jpg

eBook & AudioBook

Turning 15.jpg

AudioBook

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eBook 

We Rise We Resist.jpg

AudioBook

Resources for Parents

Books

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How to be an Antiracist.jpg
Juneteenth.jpg
Just Mercy_Adult.jpg

AudioBook

New Jim Crow.jpg

eBook 

So You Want to Talk About RAce.jpg

AudioBook

We Were Eight Years in Power.jpg
Stony the Road.jpg
Underground RR.jpg
White Fragility.jpg

Online Articles and Digital Resources

Your Librarians
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Guy Schwartz

Librarian

g_schwar@stbernards.org

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We are here to help you!

  

"When in doubt go to the library."

J.K. Rowling.     

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Kate Reid

Assistant Librarian

kreid@stbernards.org

St. Bernard's Library

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