In our online course Evaluating, Auditing, and Diversifying Your Collections starting October 19, you’ll learn from an outstanding group of experts as they explore key concepts essential to cultivating and promoting inclusive and equitable collections. You’ll conduct a diversity audit of your collections and learn how to include diverse books, wider perspectives, and be more responsive to the community you serve and more reflective of the diversity of our world. 

You’ll learn how to:

• Assess current library collections, book promotions, and displays through a diverse lens in order to assess gaps in collections and service areas.
• Discuss 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 RA practices.
• Plan and execute a diversity audit.
• Use tools and tips to better diversify collections and displays.
• Establish a plan of action to better diversify your library collections and address gap areas that will transform your understanding of your library users and the services you provide.

Certificate of Completion Provided
15 PD credits available

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Speaker Session Highlight
Just One of the Eight Sessions Planned

Actively Anti-Racist Service to Leisure Readers
Part 1: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Session 1 | 2:00-3:00PM ET
Being aware of a lack of diversity in your library collections and having the intention to make a change is important, but having a plan of action to address these problems is where the magic happens. In this conversation between Robin Bradford and Becky Spratford, you’ll learn concrete strategies for making lasting change in your approach to collection development and readers’ advisory, ensuring your library’s collections and suggestions are diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist.
Speakers:

Robin Bradford, Collection Development Librarian, Pierce County Library System (WA)

Becky Spratford, Readers’ Advisory Specialist

Add on this one-day course: From Collection to Action: A One-Day ‘Read Woke’ Mini Course with Cicely Lewis

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 10:00AM-1:30PM ET

When you attend the Read Woke online mini-course, you’ll come away with: 

• A clear goal and mission statement for the program you want to implement
• A Read Woke reading list
• Ideas for school-public partnerships
• Fundraising solutions to consider
• Lesson plan ideas to incorporate ReadWoke into classroom

Group rates are available. 
Send your team and increase your impact!
Contact [email protected] for group rates.

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