Diverse BookFinder

Diverse BookFinder is a leading information services provider dedicated to promoting inclusion, diversity, and equity through children's literature. Located in Lewiston, ME at Bates College, 376 Pettengill Hall, 04240, US, Diverse BookFinder has meticulously cataloged and analyzed thousands of trade picture books published or distributed in the U.S. since 2002.

The organization offers a unique circulating collection, ensuring broad access to depictions of Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC) in picture books. Anyone with a library card can check out these books through Interlibrary Loan. Diverse BookFinder also provides an innovative online, searchable database, making it easier than ever to locate and explore picture books featuring BIPOC characters.

Diverse BookFinder is committed to providing real-time data on WHO (which BIPOC characters) is depicted and HOW they are depicted in diverse picture books, utilizing unique book categories and a Collection Analysis Tool (CAT) designed to help libraries diversify their picture book collections. The organization continues to expand its reach and impact in the field of multicultural children's literature. We invite the manager of Diverse BookFinder to create a customized and exclusive company showcase and product listing on our platform to further enhance their visibility and commercial development.