Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Representation Matters
By: Veronica Ramirez, MLIS Student, San Jose State University
Representation Matters
By: Veronica Ramirez, MLIS Student, San Jose State University
Research Notes Before and During COVID-19 on Digital Inequity
By: Raymond Pun, Instruction/Research Librarian, Alder Graduate School of Education, California
For the past year and a half, I have been working on my dissertation research focusing on the impact of digital exclusion of the lived experiences of people of color, and how they use their local public library’s technology resources in California.
Mentoring in Technical Services: Radical Cataloging & Inclusive Subject Headings
An Interview with Sol M. Lopez, Technical Services Manager, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Interviewed by Jaime Groetsema, Technical Services and Collections Management Librarian, Naropa University
1. What made you become interested in mentorship in Technical Services?
Libraries Respond: Protecting and Supporting Transgender Staff and Patrons
In recent years, the transgender community has been under attack and has been threatened with the violation of their human rights. From the 2016 bathroom bill to the 2020 reversal of transgender health protections from the Federal government, the trans community and allies have been tirelessly fighting against bigotry.
Changing Your Career Path: Lessons learned from transitioning from a public to an academic library
By: Maggie Shawcross, Health Sciences Librarian, University of Northern Colorado
A Time of Reckoning - Juneteenth 2020
By: Binnie Tate Wilkin
book award winners featured in exciting virtual celebration
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CHICAGO – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is offering an exciting new 11 hour virtual event celebrating the winners of several of its major book awards, including the esteemed Newbery and Caldecott medals, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the...
Accessibility as a Team Effort
Caroline Smith, Inclusive Services Consultant, South Carolina State Library
releases Libraries Respond - Black Lives Matter resource
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CHICAGO - Since 2016, The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app's () Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) has maintained the Libraries Respond page – a resource for addressing current social justice issues. Our newest installment is...
Grocery Deliveries: Serving our Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Janelle Ortiz, Library Associate, Arlington Public Library
Libraries Respond: Black Lives Matter
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The librarian profession suffers from a persistent lack of racial and ethnic diversity that shows few signs of improving. In 2018, just 6.8 percent of librarians identified as Black or African American. Many people are feeling helpless, but there are many ways we can center the voices and experiences of Black library workers, support the broader Black Lives Matter movement, fight against police violence, and help the cause of racial justice.
Executive Board stands with AP in condemning xenophobia, racism
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CHICAGO — The Executive Board of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () stands with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP) in condemning xenophobia and racism. The Executive Board endorses AP’s March 13 statement, in which it...
ACRL, ARL, ODLOS, and PLA announce joint cultural competencies task force
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CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS), and the Public Library Association (PLA)...
Tuliao to run 125 miles in support of Spectrum and in honor of NYPL anniversary
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CHICAGO — As The New York Public Library (NYPL) celebrates 125 years, Miriam Tuliao has announced that she will run 125 miles during the month of June to raise funds for the Spectrum Scholarship Program. Her run will honor 125 current and former NYPLers...
GLBT Book Monthâ„¢ given new name
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CHICAGO – Formerly known as GLBT Book Month™, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () will now observe the month of June as Rainbow Book Month™, a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay...
Libraries Respond: Combating Xenophobia and Fake News in light of COVID-19
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As the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () continues to track the development of the coronavirus, racial fears and anxieties have become a dominant frame in which people evaluate concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus infection. Additionally, the World Health Organization has described the secondary issue of an infodemic, which they define as “an overabundance of information — some accurate and some not — that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it.” This page includes selected resources for learning the facts about Coronavirus and examples of how libraries are interrupting not only the spread of misinformation but also related racism and xenophobia.
Spectrum Scholarship Program launches apparel fundraiser
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CHICAGO -- The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s () Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) launched a merchandise fundraiser today for the Spectrum Scholarship Program. All proceeds raised from the sale of merchandise will go to...