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Create a more equitable and affirming space for everyone by learning how to create dynamic partnerships and build LGBTQIA+ centered programs and practices | Course Overview: How to Build LGBTQIA+ Centered Spaces, Programs, and Services | Create a more equitable and affirming space for everyone by learning the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities of the LGBTQIA+ community. Research shows that programs, partnerships, practices, and curricula that center LGBTQIA+ people benefit heterosexual and cisgender people, too. This course will teach you how to navigate difficult conversations and advocate for LGBTQIA+ people, books, and programs, even and especially in the face of censorship challenges. You will also learn how to develop robust LGBTQ-centered programs and instruction alongside strategies for building connections with your local queer community. | Jacob McWilliams (he, him) Learning Program Specialist, Denver Public Library | Nicholas Brown (he, him) COO, Communication and Outreach (PGCMLS) | Astro Pittman (they, them) 2SLGBTQ2IA+ Specialist | Check out the full speaker roster here. | Course Overview: Course Overview: Improve Library Service Through the Power of Partnerships | Collaborations can help maximize your impact on your community. Whether you want to begin outreach to form new partnerships or you want to expand current collaborations, this course will teach you the tools to create school, community, and public alliances to drive equitable access to information, improve community outcomes, and achieve learning goals. You’ll learn from the experts how to find partnerships, develop a plan of action, and enact your plan over 3+ weeks through live keynote sessions and an interactive online classroom environment. The course will cover a continuum of collaboration, from informal partnerships to fully-integrated services, and will take a deep dive into impact and benefits to ensure that you walk away with the tools you need to make the most of your partnerships. | Bridget Quinn Carey, (she, her) President and CEO, Hartford Public Library | Jane Gov, (she,her) Senior Librarian, Pasadena Public Library | Christopher Stewart, (he, him) Senior School & Human Advocate Librarian | Check out the full speaker roster here. | Improve Library Service Through the Power of Partnerships is sponsored by: | 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. | |