9/14 - Diversity Sessions

In this presentation attendees will learn what a diversity audit is, why we should audit our collections, why the structure of the publishin...

Libraries across the country provide some level of library services to people impacted by incarceration.  This session will introduce exampl...

Research, writing, and publication are requirements for many academic library positions, but what about others? Hearing the voices and exper...

Many libraries are committed to DEI initiatives, but may be trying to implement them in ways that lack strategy or specificity. The ALA stat...

Performing a diversity audit can be helpful in both assessing gaps in your collection, as well as creating programming. Speakers will talk t...

Through this presentation, we will offer alternative approaches to how the library can become active in DEI initiatives to create change amo...

Passive programming is a budget-friendly way to make every library user feel seen, welcomed and important – without putting pressure on thei...

Learn how to choose titles and hold successful book discussions with your patrons, even around difficult topics. Come learn how to find disc...

"Out of the Box Art-ivism" grew out of a need for providing programming at a distance during the height of the pandemic during the BLM prote...