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| | | LJ and SLJ Diversity Workshop Join the editors of SLJ for an immersive, interactive day of learning that will focus on the evaluation of books and media, collection development practices, readers’ advisory, and book marketing and promotion through a culturally competent lens. You’ll come away with an understanding of key concepts, such as white privilege, implicit bias, and intersectionality. You will be able to recognize offensive stereotypes, tropes, and microaggressions within media. You’ll learn to assess for authenticity and appropriation, perform a diversity audit and craft selection policies and guidelines that set benchmarks for diversity and inclusion. |
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| | Agenda Registration 10:30 AM | Workshop Ends 4:45 PM | Lunch will be served
| | OVERVIEW OF THE DAY, AGREEMENTS AND TOOLKIT
A Look at Librarianship & Publishing Statistics, and the State of “Diverse Books”
Overview of industry statistics and a refresher on Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop’s concept of “windows and mirrors.”
What Does It Mean To Be Culturally Competent?
Participants will learn about the Bennett Model of Cultural Competency and test their skills at identifying the various stages of competency.
What Are the Dimensions of Diversity?
Participants will learn about and discuss the core, primary, secondary, organizational, and era-based elements that comprise identity.
What Is Implicit Bias?
Participants will learn about implicit, or unconscious, prejudices and how bias affects their work in libraries and classrooms.
Understanding and Exploring Privilege
After learning about Peggy McIntosh’s “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” framework, participants will engage in an activity designed to explore and better understand one’s various privileges and how those privileges impact our ability to empathize and adapt to other perspectives.
What Is Intersectionality?
Participants will examine Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality and how an understanding of this framework allows individuals to evaluate literature, media, and library services through a more inclusive lens. | | |
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| | PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE
Identifying Red Flags
A deep dive into specific problematic areas in literature and popular media that librarians, materials selectors, and anyone engaging in readers’ advisory or book promotion should be aware of and able to identify.
Book Evaluation Practice
After learning about common stereotypes and tropes in literature and media, participants will, in small groups, analyze and evaluate at least one picture book, looking for “red flags” for further discussion.
Application to Everyday Responsibilities
Tips and advice on how to apply culturally competent practices—including an understanding of the effects of implicit biases and privilege and the application of an intersectional lens—to collection development (such as performing a diversity audit), displays, readers’ advisory, and other library services.
Personal Action Plan
Finally, participants will reflect on what they’ve learned and identify three actionable items to launch or refine within their library or school; personal action plans will be mailed back to each participant in approximately 30 days. |
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| | | | School Library Journal’s Leadership Basecamp is a full-day, professional development program designed to foster the next generation of librarians working with children and teens who are ready to accelerate their path to leadership, and want to upskill to meet their goals.
If you are ready to take the next step professionally, this program is for you.
Through keynote speeches, small-group sessions, and practical, hands-on workshops, attendees learn from current industry professionals and subject matter experts on how to enhance their skills, innovate in their own institutions, and more effectively engage with their communities and partners.
To learn more and register at our best available rates, please click here. |
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| | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: “Why Is Rue ‘a Little Black Girl’?”
Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, University of Pennsylvania and author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games |
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| | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Building and Living Safe Lives: Young People, Digital Well-being, and Digital Safety in a Global Dr. Ross Todd, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information |
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| | KEYNOTE: Equity: Four Stories and a Call To Action Dr. Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University School of Communication and Information |
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| | | Special group pricing is available for both events. Attend with a team from your school, district or library for a unique team building experience. Contact us today to learn more at sljevents@mediasourceinc.com. |
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