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Conversing with the Ethnic Affiliates of the 澳门六合彩开奖app Webinar
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Chicago - As part of ’s President Loida Garcia-Febo efforts in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) has invited ’s affiliate members of the Joint Conference of Librarians of...
The Privilege in Self-Care
By: Veronica Leigh Milliner; NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Coordinator; National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Indigenous Tribes of Washington, D.C.
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The United States Capital is surrounded by just over a dozen tribal nations that thrive along the Anacostia and Potomac River watersheds, Chesapeake Bay area, and the states of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. Washington D.C. sits on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (also documented as Nacotchtank), and over time neighboring the Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.
Book Buddies: A New Program Rollout
By: Danielle DuPuis, Media Specialist, Hammond High School, Columbia, Maryland
Colson Whitehead to Keynote Freedom to Read Foundation鈥檚 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Colson Whitehead, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad, will be the keynote speaker for the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 2019. Tickets for this commemorative celebration...
Peer Mentoring
By Laura Birkenhauer, Student Success Librarian for Campus Engagement, Miami University Libraries
Sydney Taylor, Jewish Books, and Building a Better World
By: Heidi Rabinowitz, Past President of the Association of Jewish Libraries
this year when the Youth Media Awards press conference kicked off by naming the winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. Who鈥檚 Sydney Taylor and what IS this award, anyway?
Go 鈥淏eyond the Racial Stalemate鈥 at the 2019 Annual Conference
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In his 2008 speech on race, titled "A More Perfect Union," then-candidate Barack Obama described a "racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years." He suggested that, if we don't do something different, "nothing will change." A decade later, we're still...
Research Spotlight: Mapping Race and Racism in the U.S. Library History Literature
By Twanna K. Hodge, Academic/Research Librarian, SUNY Upstate Health Sciences Library
Creating a Space of Important Conversations about Race
By: Mary Hubbard, Assistant Director, Peterborough Town Library
Practicing Self-Care
By Carla Davis-Castro, Research Librarian, Library of Congress
When it comes to self-care, I have learned a lot from my dogs, Salsa and Tango. Our busy lives may leave us last on our priority list, but here are some things you can do for yourself in order to find renewed focus and energy.
1. Take a break from the screens
LLAMA webinar: Best practices for accessible and inclusive marketing
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Outreach and marketing are vital for all types of libraries, but it can seem like an overwhelming challenge to ensure that promotional materials, online content and social media posts are inclusive and accessible to everyone. The Library Leadership and...
Staying Mindful
By Christine F. Smith, Collections Services Librarian, Concordia University
A True Mentor
By: Jina DuVernay, Visiting Archivist for African American Collections, Emory University鈥檚 Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Hateful Conduct in Libraries: A New Resource
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Chicago – During the recent Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) and the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) launched a new resource, ‘ Hateful Conduct in Libraries: Supporting Library...
announces participants in Racial Healing Circle workshop with AAC&U
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Forty-two library workers and educators have been selected to participate in a two-day workshop to learn how to lead Racial Healing Circles, a transformative facilitation process, championed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, that strives to help communities...
President announces future EDI Efforts
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CHICAGO - 澳门六合彩开奖app () President Loida Garcia-Febo today unveiled a variety of tools for library workers to continue to embed Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles within the profession and communities at large....
澳门六合彩开奖app launches EDI Speakers Bureau
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Chicago – The Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) has launched the EDI Speakers Bureau. This online resource highlights experts from the library profession who are available to speak on topics surrounding equity, diversity, and...
Speaking of Self-Care: Tending to Our Spirits
By: Cathleen Miller, Curator, Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
Self-Care: Because You Deserve It
By: Erika Lehtonen, Youth Services Librarian, Shelton Timberland Library