1. Something is Missing: Racial Diversity in YA LIS Education

2. Diversity (n): The condition or quality of being diverse, different, or varied “The underrepresented, the disadvantaged, and the underserved.” (Jaeger, Subramaniam, Jones & Bertot, 2011, p. 171) What Who

3. 14.6% African American 6.2% Asian American 13% Hispanic 37.6%

4. The future ThinkStock

5. Diversity in YA LIS Education of LIS students had the option to take a diversity- related course Of LIS students felt prepared to work with diverse populations

6. Improved Courses

7. Responsibility

8. "If students are not aware of issues of diversity, inclusion, and underrepresentation …these students will not be able to adequately serve their communities or their profession” Jaeger et al., 2010, p. 179

9. Responsibility Educators Students/ Librarians Patrons

11. Looking ahead

12. References Prince, R. (2015, March 5). Children of color likely to be majority of kids in US by 2020. The Root. Retrieved from www.theroot.com Phillips, A. (2014, May). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for cyberbullied young adults. The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 4. Retrieved from www.yalsa.ala.org Diversity [Def. 1]. (n.d.) In Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved from www.oed.com Follet Challenge. (2014, June 27). Diversity, equity and inclusion at Edumnds Middle School Library [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/OhUHG37TSd8 Subramaniam, M.M., Jaeger, P. T., Jones, C. B., & Bertot, J. C. (2011). Diversity and LIS education: Inclusion and the age of information. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 52(3): 166-183. Available from EBSCOHost. Subramaniam, M. M. & Jaeger. P. T. (2010/2011). Weaving diversity into LIS: An examination of diversity course offerings in iSchool programs. Education for Information, 28(1): 1-19. Available from Academic Search Complete.