Registration is Open for our March or October How to Build Inclusive Collections! Create library collections that are inclusive and reflect a diverse range of people, stories, and experiences by learning how to conduct a diversity audit and ensure representation across lived experiences. After you leave this course, you should have the ability to: Assess current library collections, book promotions, and displays through a diverse lens in order to assess gaps in collections and service areas Understand key diversity and cultural literacy concepts such as white privilege, unconscious bias, cultural appropriation, and intersectionality Recognize common problematic stereotypes, tropes, and microaggressions in media Assess the diversity and inclusiveness of current collection development and readers advisory practices Plan and execute a diversity audit Diversify collections and displays with cultural humility and confidence |