Collecting Young Adult Literature for Small College Library with Emphasis on African-American, Immigrants, and LGBTQ Literature

Abstract Young adult literature in academic libraries can serve as an introduction to diverse cultures for white, middle-class students who may not have been exposed to diverse communities before attending university. At the University of Evansville, young adult literature has been a recent addition to the collection. The collection policy was altered to include material that would appeal to a more diverse population that the University of Evansville is attempting to recruit and to provide material needed for the classes on diversity that are being introduced to the curriculum.