A transformative 3-week online course to cultivate inclusive and representative collections.
In today's rapidly evolving world, it's more important than ever for libraries to embrace diversity and reflect the rich tapestry of stories, experiences, and perspectives that shape our communities. Don't miss our groundbreaking online course, How to Build Inclusive Collections, starting October 24. Over three weeks, you’ll learn from a group of experts as they explore key concepts essential to cultivating and promoting inclusive collections. You’ll gain the tools to conduct a diversity and inclusion audit of your collections, and hear about ways to include wider perspectives from and about LGBTQIA+ people, Black, indigenous, and people of color, and historically underrepresented ethnicities, cultures, and religions. |
Week 1: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Establishing goals and priorities: Defining inclusive collections and learning how to build and maintain them |
| Creating Inclusive Library Collections Conducting a Diversity Audit of Your Collections and Ordering: Where to Start Metrics for Inclusive Collections: Goals, Benchmarks, and Evaluation |
Preparing for your collection assessment: Identifying harmful – and amplifying authentic – stories in our library materials |
| From Margin to Center: A Collection Development Deep Dive Black Stories in Library Collections Muslim Stories in Library Collections Queer Stories in Library Collections Inclusive Publishers |
Week 3: Thursday, November 7, 2024 Beginning your audit and defending inclusive collections |
| Native American Stories in Library Collections Disability Stories in Library Collections Assessing and Revising Your Collection Management Policies to Protect Your Collections and Yourself Sustaining Collection Assessment Momentum |
How to Build a Library Culture of Belonging 2-Week Online Course + Workshop Tuesdays, Sept. 17 and 24 |
Have you seen our new online course that includes sensitivity training? How to Build a Library Culture of Belonging starts September 17. Why take this course: Through this course, you’ll learn about the concrete actions library experts are taking to help cultivate belonging in their libraries. You will be guided through sensitivity training to help better equip you to serve your local community with cultural humility and compassion. You will leave this two-week online course with tools and resources that will help you understand power dynamics, center people and relationships, and increase participation and belonging for everyone in your library. Who should take this course: This course will be relevant for all librarians generally, and will be most specifically relevant for those who are newer to concepts of belonging and inclusion. |
Request a discount for groups of 3 or more and work with your colleagues on a project for your library. |
Dedicate a portion of your annual PD budget, towards seats in our courses, and receive 25% off our lowest price for each seat. Allocate seats to staff as needs arise over a 12-month period of your choosing. Click here to request more information. |
|
