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Monday, February 1, 2010

Urban Literature panel at ALA 2010 Annual Meeting in D.C.

Why should librarians identify and purchase urban fiction? While book reviews, publishers’ lists, and patron requests drive much library purchasing, mainstream publisher’s omission of hip hop imprints often means patrons are not finding what they want to read on library shelves.
This presentation will be both an exploration of the impact of hip hop literature in public libraries and a comparison of racial, ethnic, regional aspects of urban fiction presentation.

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