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| Equity in Action: Online Course February 25 - March 10, 2020
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| Live, interactive sessions bridged with homework, online workshops and community discussions. Can't make the live events? No problem! The courses are also available on-demand! |
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| Transform Your Library’s Efforts By Spring Early bird rates end January 31. Start your new initiatives today. Join High Caliber Speakers From the Comfort of Your Library Participate in the interactive speaker program and join the audience Q&A from your computer or tablet Earn Professional Development Hours Full participation in the course and workshop will earn 15 hours of professional development credit at some institutions
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| In these courses, you will learn from equity, diversity, and inclusion experts in speaker sessions created specifically for library professionals. You’ll learn about the concrete actions library leaders are taking to make their libraries more equitable today and in the future, and the tools that make it possible. Practical coursework, along with targeted support, will take you from theory to application, helping you to transform your library services to better meet the needs of all your users—and bring in new ones. To support deeper learning and fuel your library’s initiatives around diversity, equity, and inclusion, this course features live guest speakers in interactive sessions, plus self-guided homework, videos, and actionable resources and readings. Additionally, earn an "Equity in Action" certificate of completion and learn how to: Evaluate current library collections and displays through a culturally competent lens in order to assess gaps in collections and service areas Recognize common problematic stereotypes, tropes, and microaggressions in media Assess your library's services and institutional culture through an equity lens Develop library programming that is equitable and inclusive Ensure that your library's resources and services are accessible to a wide range of users |
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| | Agenda Part 1: Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 2-4:15 pm ET Session 1 | 2:00-2:15 pm ET What Is a Diverse and Inclusive Collection? Mahnaz Dar, Reference and Professional Reading Editor at Library Journal and School Library Journal, will explain how the discussion groups and assignments will work and highlight key concepts, including #ownvoices, privilege, and intersectionality. Speaker: Mahnaz Dar, Reference and Professional Reading Editor, Library Journal/School Library Journal Session 2 | 2:30-3:15 pm ET Opening Keynote: Details to be announced soon Intermission | 3:15-3:30 pm ET Session 3 | 3:30-4:15 pm ET Conducting a Diversity Audit In this session, Karen Jensen will discuss the need for librarians to perform regular audits of their collections and programs in order to better align offerings to community need, identify gaps, and set benchmarks for diversification. Participants will learn how to perform a diversity audit, which salient data points should be included, how to gather the requisite information, how to set goals to address gaps, and how to make diversity and inclusion natural parts of collection management and promotion. Speaker: Karen Jensen, MLS, Creator and Administrator, Teen Librarian Toolbox Part 2: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 2-4 pm ET Session 1 | 2:00-2:45 From Stereotype to Authenticity: Representation in Children’s Collections In this engaging session, you’ll learn how to dive deep into your current collection to spot problematic stereotypes and tropes -- both the easy to find and the more insidious ones -- and become a more critical reader. Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen, co-creator of the widely popular “Diversity in Children’s Books” infographics and co-editor of “Research on Diversity in Youth Literature,” will discuss both the landscape of children’s literature today as well as how we can assess books of the past - including well-loved classics like Dr. Suess - and address how we can make our libraries more inclusive for all of our patrons. Speaker: Sarah Park Dahlen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University (MN) Session 2 | 2:45-3:15 pm ET How Equitable and Inclusive is Your Library Staff? A vital component in ensuring your library is equitable and inclusive is to consider staffing and representation. In this session, you’ll learn how to address issues of equity in staffing, handle workplace microaggressions, and empower library staff to be change agents in their communities. You’ll learn how one library’s staff equity initiative was developed and implemented, with practical takeaways you can apply to your own library. Speaker: TBA Intermission | 3:15-3:30 pm Session 3 | 3:30-4:15 pm ET Library Accessibility: Issues and Initiatives to Improve While ensuring equal and accessible library and information access, regardless of ability, is a core value of libraries, library accessibility is an area that nearly every library could improve upon. Heidi Schroeder, Accessibility Coordinator at Michigan State University Libraries, will discuss common accessibility issues facing libraries, especially related to e-resources, and share accessibility initiatives to help address them. You’ll leave with an increased awareness of accessibility best practices and information you can take back to their library to be an even better advocate for accessibility. Speaker: Carrie Banks, Supervising Librarian, Inclusive Services, Brooklyn Public Library (NY) Part 3 - Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 2-4 pm ET Session 1 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Using Local History to Combat Racism Librarian Andrea Blackman, Nashville Civil Rights Room, will offer a deep dive into how they use their institutions’ historical collections and resources to help patrons, students, and community members explore, critically analyze, and combat systemic racism. Speakers: PART 1 (2:00-2:30): Andrea Blackman, Division Manager, Special Collections & Director, Civil Rights Room, Nashville Public Library, (TN) PART 2 (2:30-3:00): Angel Jewel Tucker, Youth Services Manager, Johnson County Library, Overland Park (KS) Intermission | 3:00-3:15 pm ET Session 2 | 3:15-4:00 pm ET Anti-Oppression, Allyship, and Emotional Labor Librarians committed to building strong and diverse collections and programs may wonder what else they can do to be positive agents of change in their communities. While there is far more than can be and is being done than we can cover in a single session, we’ll look at what it means to be an “ally,” how librarians can strive for social justice in their spheres of influence, and make space for marginalized voices and viewpoints. We will explore the experience of emotional labor and offer ways that diverse coalitions of professionals and advocates can support each other's efforts in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Speaker: Anastasia Collins, Research + Instruction Librarian, Simmons College Beatley Library (MA) |
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| | Discounted group rates are also available! Please contact us at [email protected] for discounted rates |
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| | Can't make it this time, but know someone who might benefit from this course? Please forward this email. |
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