St. John's University St. John's Scholar Theses and Dissertations 2021 CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY OF A LIBRARY SYSTEM IN A MAJORITY-BLACK, SUBURBAN DISTRICT Sarah M. Garifo Saint John's University, Jamaica New York Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.stjohns.edu/theses_dissertations Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Garifo, Sarah M., "CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY OF A LIBRARY SYSTEM IN A MAJORITY-BLACK, SUBURBAN DISTRICT" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 223. https://scholar.stjohns.edu/theses_dissertations/223 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by St. John's Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of St. John's Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "#$%#&'$$(!&)$)*'+%!,)-'./.(!0+!,#1$0"!$01&'&0)23! 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