Emerging Leaders 2022 Project Summaries
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Team: A
Project Title: Inclusive Pedagogy Toolkit
Host Unit: Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section (ACRL-IS)
Team Members:
Marikit Fain
Ramón Garcia
Alexandra Howard
Nadia Orozco-Sahi
Danica White
Member Guide: Carrie Forbes, University Librarian, Southern Oregon University, OR
Staff Liaison: Lauren Carlton, Membership & Marketing Specialist, ACRL
Project Description:
The team worked to design and create an inclusive pedagogy toolkit (LibGuide) for use by ACRL Instruction Section members and the broader library instruction community.
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Team: B
Project Title: APA Website Redesign
Host Unit: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app - Allied Professional Association (-APA)
Team Members:
Lauren Hall
Tomeka Jackson
Kristin Peers
Kyera Shea
Guide: Lorelle Swader, Associate Executive Director, -APA
Staff Liaison: Beatrice Calvin, Manager, Professional Development, -APA
Project Description:
This team created a new design for the incorporating a new look, feel and functionality that is dynamic, responsive, and visually appealing. The site is intended to meet the needs of both current and future library workers, making it easy to navigate and locate content.
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Team: C
Project Title: Building and Sustaining Diverse Boards for Library Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
Host Unit: United for Libraries
Team Members:
Emily Aaronson
Bryan Duran
Kelsey Hughes
Jessica Kirk
Member Guides: Chris Chanyasulkit, United for Libraries Board Member and Madeline Jarvis, Director, Two Harbors Public Library, MN
Staff Liaison: Jillian Wentworth, Marketing and Membership Manager, United for Libraries
Project Description:
This team set out to analyze cases where Boards of Trustees, Friends of the Library Boards, and Foundation Boards have found success in cultivating and retaining a diverse membership reflective of the community. The team identified barriers in creating diverse boards, and compiled best practices, tools, and resources to help libraries, Trustees, Friends, and Foundations pursue diversity on boards.
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Team: D
Project Title: Developing Critical Curators Seeking Diverse Perspectives
Host Unit: American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Team Members:
Sarah Degenhart
Stephanie Goh
Nanyamkah Mars
Sheila Michaels
Laurel Taylor
Member Guide: Jennifer Sturge, Specialist for School Libraries and Digital Learning, Calvert County Public Schools, MD
Staff Liaison: Stephanie Book, Manager, Communications, AASL
Project Description:
Curating the school library’s collection is one of the most recognized aspects of a school librarian’s job. However, the process of thoughtfully curating resources goes beyond knowing the popular titles for which learners are likely to read. As information becomes more readily available in new and expanding ways, and as more people become invested in what school libraries provide and how students access information, the job of curating resources is an increasingly complex one. Learners need access to both a variety of reliable resources and modeling of how to curate resources for their own needs. School librarians are both curators and instructors of curation skills. To support school librarians as they strive to develop learners—students and educators alike—who critically curate their own resources and include multiple perspectives, the AASL tasked an Emerging Leaders Team D with developing an activity guide with resources focused on the Curate Shared Foundation in the National School Library Standards. This Emerging Leaders team designed and curated resources to support librarians as they create school libraries that are inclusive learning spaces of information access and knowledge sharing for both learners and fellow educators.
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Team: E
Project Title: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion for Staff Development: Phase 3
Host Unit: Learning Round Table
Team Members:
Monique Christian-Long
Kayla Lar-son
Masuma Sarwar
Lauren Tubbs
Member Guide: Amber Loveless, Community Library Manager, Queens Public Library, NY
Staff Liaison: Danielle Ponton, Program Manager, Round Tables
Project Description:
The team worked to advance LearnRT's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work to its membership while being cognizant of the goal of providing continuing education opportunities.
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Team: F
Project Title: Member Participation in International Conferences
Host Unit: International Relations Round Table (IRRT)
Team Members:
Carrie Dawson
Shoshana Frank
Timothy Furgal
Olanike Olaniyi
Member Guide: Erica Saito, Information and Library Specialist, International Food Policy Research Institute, VA and
Grace Liu, Business Librarian, University of Maine
Staff Liaison: Delin Guerra, Program Officer, International Relations Office
Project Description:
This team worked to accomplish three goals: 1. to identify, and bring to the attention of IRRT members virtual library conferences with the expectation that remote attendance and participation will become an accepted norm; 2. to encourage and support IRRT member participation in these conferences through submission of papers, panels, and poster session proposals; 3. to develop a competitive application process with a plan to raise funds to assist with the registration fees for attendance at virtual conferences.
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Team: G
Project Title: Ongoing Changes in Virtual and Online Reference & Instruction
Host Unit: Association of College and Research Libraries Distance and Online Learning Section (ACRL-DOLS)
Team Members:
Harvey Long
Guinsly Mondesir
Caterina Reed
Paria Tajallipour
Member Guide: Samantha Harlow, Online Learning Librarian, University of North Carolina
Staff Liaison: Lauren Carlton, Membership & Marketing Specialist, ACRL
Project Description:
This team examined changes related to virtual reference and online learning with the intent of identifying trends and potential professional development programming for the host to provide for their members.
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Team: H
Project Title: Renew and Refresh: Building an NMRT for a New Era
Host Unit: New Members Round Table (NMRT)
Team Members:
McKenzie Harbaugh
Victoria Kowanetz
Victoria Montes de Oca Perez
Kelly Williams
Patricia Zeider
Member Guide: Dani Brecher Cook, Associate University Librarian, Learning and User Experience, UC San Diego Library, CA
Staff Liaison: Kimberly Redd, Program Manager, Certification and Talent Development
Project Description:
This team worked to conduct a program evaluation to determine how NMRT continues to serve the needs of new members, what new areas we might expand to, and what programs could be consolidated or sunset.
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Team: I
Project Title: The Intellectual Freedom Syllabus
Host Unit: Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT)
Team Members:
Jung Soo Bae
Rebecca Ballard
Chaz Carey
Sam Jack
Michael Kirby
Rachel Patton
Member Guide: Rhonda Evans, Assistant Chief Librarian, New York Public Library, NY
Staff Liaison: Kristin Pekoll, Assistant Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom
Project Description:
The team worked to create an online syllabus, designed specifically with intellectual freedom resources for students of Library and Information Studies programs.
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Team: J
Project Title: Toolkit for AAPI Library Programming
Host Unit: Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (AP)
Team Members:
Katherine Blake
Noelle Cruz
Yoonmee Hampson
Molly Pevna
Member Guide: Annie Pho, Head of Instruction and Outreach, University of San Francisco, CA
Staff Liaison: Kevin Strowder, Director, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services
Project Description:
This team worked to create a toolkit of best practices to help library workers plan Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) - focused programming and outreach events at their libraries.
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Team: K
Project Title: Welcoming and Engaging Students in ALSC and Children’s Services
Host Unit: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Team Members:
Ashley Bressingham
Hyunjin Han
Megan Jackson
Ewa Wojciechowska
Member Guide: Jamie Kurumaji, Supervising Librarian, Fresno County Public Library, CA
Staff Liaison: Elizabeth Serrano, Membership and Marketing Specialist, ALSC
Project Description:
This team worked to encourage the transformation of children’s librarianship by providing the host unit with tangible resources, pathways, and recommendations to build student engagement and recruitment within the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
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