Diversifying an Academic Library’s Children’s and Young Adult Collection: A Case Study from the University of Florida’s Education Library

Abstract This case study focuses on the Education Library’s plan to diversify its children’s and young adult literature collection. After a large renovation, the author created a collection development plan for this collection with the goal to create a diverse and inclusive collection. This article will detail the process of creating the plan and the beginning of implementation. Phase 1 focused on the addition of immigrant and refugee stories, bilingual books, and graphic novels. The emphasis of Phase 2 has been on improving the metadata of award books and purchasing books with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color main characters.