{"id":12056,"date":"2019-02-27T08:56:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T13:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=12056"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:10:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:10:50","slug":"african-american-read-in-returns-to-the-orange-county-library-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2019\/02\/african-american-read-in-returns-to-the-orange-county-library-system\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Read-In Returns to the Orange County Library System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 30 years ago, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ncte.org\/groups\/caucuses\/black-caucus\/\">Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English<\/a> came together to create an event that would highlight the contributions of African-American authors in the literary world. This year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocls.info\/\">Orange County Library System<\/a> was proud to once again host the National African American Read-In, the nation\u2019s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, the African-American Read-In took place on the Downtown Orlando Library main stage. Special guest speakers shared their favorite works of literature including poems, stories, songs, spoken word and more. This year\u2019s participants included community leaders in journalism, sports, government, education and philanthropy. The annual event celebrates and promotes diversity in literature by highlighting work created by African-American authors.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings attended the event with his granddaughter, reading \u201cGrandma\u2019s Tiny House\u201d by JaNay Brown-Wood, in honor of his late mother and grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate goal of the Read-In is to promote diversity in literature. Authors of color, including African-American authors, are underrepresented in literature in general, and are particularly difficult to find in children\u2019s literature. According to the Cooperative Children\u2019s Book Center, a research library that focuses on the field of children\u2019s and young adult literature, African-American and Latino authors wrote only 7 percent of new children\u2019s books published in 2017. Of 3,700 children\u2019s books reviewed by CCBC in 2017, only 340 of them featured African-American characters or content, and only 100 of them were written by black authors. That\u2019s a significant diversity gap that the African-American Read-In program hopes to change.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the African-American Read-In and other events hosted by Orange County Library System, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocls.info\">www.ocls.info<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Caption:\u00a0<em>Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings reads \u201cGrandma\u2019s Tiny House\u201d by JaNay Brown-Wood during Orange County Library System\u2019s African American Read-In event at the Orlando Public Library in downtown Orlando.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/oclslib\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=2283504948347812\">Orange County Library System<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 30 years ago, the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English came together to create an event that would highlight the contributions of African-American authors in the literary world. 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