Inclusive Libraries is a series of professional development events, online and in-person, that support educators and librarians to make their libraries inclusive and representative of our communities, both immediate and global.
Through events, expert-led resources and practical guidance, we explore how children’s literature can open up conversations around identity, representation, race, inclusion and belonging, while helping library staff create welcoming spaces where every reader can find books that speak to them.
Inclusive Libraries Resources
Explore practical resources from our Inclusive Libraries programme and 2026 conferences to support your own library practice.
Inclusive Libraries webinar recordings
Watch free recordings covering representation, accessible library provision and inclusive reading practice.
2026 Inclusive Libraries booklist
A curated reading list drawing on recommendations shared through the conference programme.
What we explored in 2026
Webinars
- See Differently: Creating an inclusive environment for students with vision impairment with RNIB
- D/deafness in children’s literature and libraries
- Accessible children’s books with Every Cherry and Barrington Stoke
You can watch all of our previous webinars here for free.
September 2026: Inclusive Libraries Sheffield and London
The 2026 Inclusive Libraries conferences explored:
- Curating a place of welcome, refuge and learning in the library
- Guided conversations around censorship and challenging racism
- Representations of people of the Global Majority* on our bookshelves
- Cultivating space for wellbeing and creativity hand in hand with anti-racist activism
* The term ‘Global Majority’ was coined by educator and activist Rosemary Campbell-Stephens: “Global Majority is a collective term. It refers to people who identify as Black, African, Asian, Brown, Arab, mixed-heritage, are indigenous to the global south, and or, have been routinely racialised as ‘ethnic-minorities’.”
Inclusive Libraries 2024
Read more about the 2024 conference in our Library Lifeline blog post.
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