This study investigates the ways that today’s pre-service school librarians are taught about race, racism, and whiteness in their school library preparation programs. The methods include interviews with school library program coordinators, course instructors, current school librarianship students, and recent graduates, as well as document analysis of state and national school librarianship standards. The findings of this study provide a snapshot of current trends and experiences in school library preparation programs relating to teaching and learning about race. The document analysis shows the presence of race-avoidant discourse in the educational standards that structure these school library preparation programs.
