Through this course, you’ll learn about the concrete actions library leaders are taking to help cultivate an antiracist, inclusive library culture—from examining the impacts of implicit bias, to evaluating spaces, programs, and services and examining policies and practices through an antiracist lens—to ensure that there is a shared value of antiracism at the library.
Announcing special guest speaker sessions from two renown authors! Hear from Tiffany Jewell, author of This Book is Antiracist and The Antiracist Kid, and Dr. Kiara Butler, author of Terms and Conditions: The Fine Print to an Anti-Racist Society. | Join us next month to learn How to Build an Antiracist Library Culture. You will hear from experts from inside and outside the library world and gain tools to impact meaningful change in your library. Hurry, register by September 12th for our Advance Rate! | Upon completion of this course, you will be equipped to: Evaluate your current DEI practices to engage in more authentic self-reflection and self-assessment Use data to assess your organization's progress on antiracism initiatives Use data to center communities and understand their programming and service needs Employ participatory design to build programs and services hand in hand with communities Recognize implicit bias and maintain a commitment to equity and antiracism during conflict Recognize key diversity and cultural literacy concepts such as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and intersectionality Assess current library programs through a culturally competent, antiracist lens Recognize problematic stereotypes, tropes, acts of implicit/explicit bias, and microaggressions | Our courses are perfect for your team! Group rates available now! Request a discount for groups of 3 or more and work with your colleagues on a project for your library. Purchase 15 or more registrations and apply them across multiple courses. | Introducing course credit packages! Buy now, decide later. Plan your library’s professional development for the year by purchasing course credits. Starting at $5,000, purchase packages of course tickets that you can allocate to your staff as needed and apply to our full roster of courses. Contact us to plan your group purchase. | |