Equity in Action

Taking Your Library's Diversity and
Inclusion Initiatives to the Next Level

Starting February 26, 2019

Only 15 days until the start of our foundational course designed specifically for librarian professionals who work in collections and readers’ advisory (RA).

Early Bird Extended!
Our best available rate ends this Friday, February 15, so reserve your place today.

Bonus Sessions!
Register now for access to the following free bonus sessions from our previous courses!

What is White Privilege and Unconscious/Implicit Bias?
Melissa K. Prescott, Professor and Research Librarian, University Library, St. Cloud State University (MN) leads this session in which participants learn about and explore the concept of white privilege. Participants are asked to interrogate their own experiences of privilege, “unpack their invisible backpack,” and reflect on ways that privilege affects their perspectives on library services and literature.

What is Intersectionality?
Dr. Laura Jimenez, Lecturer, Boston University (MA) gives an introduction to intersectionality, a framework developed by Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, and explores the ways in which different identities experience oppression and how those intersecting identities shape experiences, options, and perspectives.

What Is a Diverse and Inclusive Collection?
Do your current practices and policies support, ignore, or hinder efforts at diversity and inclusion? Robin Bradford discusses the need diverse books, explains and explores #ownvoices titles, and offers advice on making the selection of inclusive literature an intentional part of collection development and readers’ advisory.

Measuring and Assessing Inclusivity
Join Stephen Menendian, author of the Haas Institute’s Inclusiveness Index, a global ranking system which assesses nations based on their inclusivity and group-based marginalization, as he shares his insight into what a rigorous assessment of equity looks like. Stephen discusses the opportunities and obstacles for understanding the the complex world we inhabit with applied lessons for your library community in measuring equity.

Join us in just over 2 weeks for live interactive sessions on Tuesdays: February 26, March 5 & March 12 from 2-4 PM ET; bridged with homework, online workshops and discussions. The course is also available on-demand if you miss the live broadcast.

This upcoming three-week course features a talented group of experts who will share key concepts essential to cultivating and promoting diverse, inclusive, and equitable collections. Topics such as cultural diversity, intersectionality, implicit bias, and privilege are relevant to any librarian involved in collection development/ management, merchandising and displays, library marketing & outreach, and more.

Our outstanding speaker panel includes:

• Anastasia Collins, Liaison Librarian, Simmons College Beatley Library (MA)

• Andrea Blackman, Division Manager, Special Collections & Director, Civil Rights Room, Nashville Public Library (TN)

• Angel Jewel Tucker, Youth Services Manager, Johnson County Public Library (KS)

• Deborah Anderson, Youth Services Administrator, Los Angeles County Library

• Debbie Reese, Ph.D., Founder of American Indians in Children's Literature

• Heidi Schroeder, Accessibility Coordinator, Michigan State University Libraries

• Jennifer Baker, Writer, Editor, Advocate, and Founder, Minorities in Publishing Podcast

• Josie Watanabe, Student Success Program Manager, The Seattle Public Library

• Karen Jensen, MLS, Creator and Administrator, Teen Librarian Toolbox

• Sarah Park Dahlen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University (MN)

If you’ve attended our onsite workshop or completed the foundational course, this new course will give you a refresher and advance your competency in diversity and inclusion. Many of your colleagues have benefited from this course and have already reserved their places.

I hope you can join us, and don't forget to register before Friday, February 15 and lock in our best available rate!

Regards,

Roger M. Jarman
Marketing Director
Library Journal and School Library Journal

Discounted group rates are also available!
Please contact us at libraryjournal@edmaker.co
or call (646) 380-0773 for discounted group rates

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