This statistic shows the most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018. The findings reveal that 74 percent of responding librarians in the United States and Canada most wanted books that authentically portrayed Black or African American characters, and 68 percent were keen to find books with biracial and multiracial characters to add to their collection. Books with LQBTQIA+, disabled and Asian, East Asian and Southeast Asian characters were also in-demand and considered difficult to find.
Most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018
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School Library Journal. (October 22, 2018). Most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1016449/kids-ya-book-characters-diversity-in-libraries-north-america/
School Library Journal. "Most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018." Chart. October 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1016449/kids-ya-book-characters-diversity-in-libraries-north-america/
School Library Journal. (2018). Most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1016449/kids-ya-book-characters-diversity-in-libraries-north-america/
School Library Journal. "Most In-demand Authentic Character Portrayals in Children's and Young Adult Books in School and Public Libraries According to Librarians in North America as of May 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1016449/kids-ya-book-characters-diversity-in-libraries-north-america/
School Library Journal, Most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1016449/kids-ya-book-characters-diversity-in-libraries-north-america/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Most in-demand authentic character portrayals in children's and young adult books in school and public libraries according to librarians in North America as of May 2018 [Graph], School Library Journal, October 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1016449/kids-ya-book-characters-diversity-in-libraries-north-america/
