November 2017

Greetings,
 In working to partially fulfill the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion’s charge of promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership, here is another of our periodic emails with items that may be of interest or value to those seeking to learn more about issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and social justice. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those every few weeks. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• Video: The Empathy Gap, SoulPancake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdLOkqMfRJk (8:10) 
• Publisher apologises for 'racist' text in medical book http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41692593 
• As non-binary actors become more visible, this website supports their work https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/as-non-binary-actors-become-more-visible-this-website-supports-their-work (Cara Stone can also help put you or colleagues in contact with Woodzick, if interested) 
• Stop Sexual Harassment in Your Library: Protecting librarians from inappropriate patrons https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/11/01/stop-sexual-harassment-your-library/   
• Princeton Digs Deep Into Its Fraught Racial History https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/arts/princeton-digs-deep-into-its-fraught-racial-history.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news 
• The Princeton and Slavery Project https://slavery.princeton.edu/ 
• ALA receives $1.1 million from W.K. Kellogg Foundation for reading and discussion model for underserved youth as part of national Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation effort http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/10/ala-receives-11-million-wk-kellogg-foundation-reading-and-discussion-model   
• Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism http://sundown.tougaloo.edu/sundowntowns.php 
• A Guide To Non-binary Pronouns And Why They Matter https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/non-binary-pronouns-why-they-matter_us_5a03107be4b0230facb8419a (Shared by Jody Gray via Twitter) 
• Teaching Activities for: ‘Running Through the Heart of Navajo’ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/learning/teaching-activities-for-running-through-the-heart-of-navajo.html 
• Collections Decoded: Reflections and Strategies for Anti-racist Collection Development https://brickclickanacademiclibrary2017.sched.com/event/Aj5e/collections-decoded-reflections-and-strategies-for-anti-racist-collection-development (Presentation ) 
• Dying Trans: Preserving Identity In Death http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/dying-trans-preserving-identity-death (Shared by mortician and author Caitlin Doughty) 
• 6 Notable New Books On Black Women’s History https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/six-notable-new-books-on-black-womens-history_us_5a0b54cde4b006523921846f 
• Doing a YA Diversity Audit: Answering some follow up questions, including “What about the Conservatives?” http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2017/11/doing-a-ya-diversity-audit-answering-some-follow-up-questions-including-what-about-the-conservatives/ (Includes links to additional YA Collection Diversity Audit links: Understanding your local community, the how-to, resources and sources, and an outline) School Library Journal Teen Librarian Toolbox 
• Oakland Public Library Takes Action Against Islamophobia http://www.slj.com/2017/10/public-libraries/oakland-public-library-takes-action-islamophobia/ 
• The World Of Children’s Books Is Still Very White https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-world-of-childrens-books-is-still-very-white/ 
• Standing Up to Islamophobia http://www.slj.com/2017/10/industry-news/standing-up-to-islamophobia/ 
• Teens Tackle Race and Identity, Aided by a Graphic Novel | SLJ Summit 2017 http://www.slj.com/2017/10/diversity/teens-tackle-race-identity-aided-graphic-novel-slj-summit-2017/ 
• Cherie Dimaline On Erasure, the Power of Story, and “The Marrow Thieves” http://www.slj.com/2017/11/interviews/cherie-dimaline-erasure-power-story-marrow-thieves/ 

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This message is sent on behalf of the ILA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion as a point of interest for the general membership; CD&I is not responsible for any of the content found within, and any views may not necessarily represent those of the committee, its members, or any associated organizations. It is shared for informational purposes only.
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October 2017

Greetings,
Here is another installment of the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-up. We’re working on promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. I’ve included the link to this year’s fall ILA Conference resources page where the theme was Seeking Inclusion, Finding Success. I highly encourage you to check out that link to see what your colleagues around Iowa are doing to engage with these issues. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• Teaching Empathy and Mindfulness | Mix It Up http://www.slj.com/2017/10/industry-news/teaching-empathy-mindfulness-mix/ (Thank you to Becky Canovan for sharing!)
• "Pronouns matter": University to offer buttons to clear up gender confusion https://www.cbsnews.com/news/university-of-kansas-you-belong-here-buttons/ 
• GLBTRT seeks nominations for 2018 awards recognizing outstanding service to the GLBT community http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/archives/3329 
• Looking out for your community: Librarians and DACA http://acrlog.org/2017/10/15/looking-out-for-your-community-librarians-and-daca/ 
• Special Access Browsing & Sensory Storytime, Grimes Public Library http://www.grimes.lib.ia.us/event/special-access-browsing/?instance_id=6774 and http://www.grimes.lib.ia.us/event/sensory-storytime-2-2/ 
• The Angriest Librarian Is Full of Hope https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/10/the-angriest-librarian-is-full-of-hope/544310/ 
• University History Departments Have a Race Problem https://newrepublic.com/article/145501/university-history-departments-race-problem 
• DIVerse Families: Growth in Family Diversity, A Comprehensive Bibliography PK-12 http://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/ 
• Microaggressions Matter https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/microaggressions-matter/406090/ 
• 'Genius Grant' Winner Used A Soap Opera To Prove A Point About Prejudice http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/11/556869077/genius-grant-winner-used-a-soap-opera-to-prove-a-point-about-prejudice 
• Creating Linguistically Inclusive Classrooms: Supporting multilingual students https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/creating-linguistically-inclusive-classrooms 
• ILA Conference Handouts https://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/index.php/2017-conference-handouts This list contains so many helpful resources with a focus on diversity & inclusion! 

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September 2017

Greetings,
 Here is another installment of the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-up. We’re working on promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. Don’t forget that this year’s fall ILA Conference theme is Seeking Inclusion, Finding Success, so if these issues of are interest to you, if you are looking to expand your understanding and vocabulary, if you’re looking to connect with others also seeking to grow then this conference is an excellent opportunity for your professional and personal development. The conference will be held October 18-20 in Coralville, IA. This committee is helping with two sessions: 

• Our World, Our Libraries: Diversity as Intentional Practice; Friday, 10/20/17, 10:05-10:55 AM; Presenters: Katelyn Browne, Youth Services Librarian, University of Northern Iowa; Vera Scrivner, Children’s Librarian, Algona Public Library; Amy Golly, Services Department, Urbandale Public Library; tags: all library types, diversity, inclusion, collection management, outreach, programming
• Diversity & Inclusion Unconference Session, Thursday, 10/19/17, 2:15-3:05 PM; Facilitator: Cara B. Stone, Instruction Librarian, Iowa State University; tags: all library types, diversity, inclusion 

There are many other engaging and exciting sessions that also overlap with the goals of this committee, so please do explore the conference schedule and session descriptions! More information on the fall conference may be found here: https://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/index.php/conference. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.

Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• Southern Poverty Law Center on Campus http://www.splconcampus.org/resources 
• The Alt-Right on Campus: What Students Need to Know https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53b48ddce4b042f160c7405f/t/59934f2fe58c6285f4bc655b/1502826291707/SoC+Alt+Right.pdf - particularly recommended is the “What to Say, What to Do” section 
• Ten Ways to Fight Hate https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/ten_ways_to_fight_hate_2017.pdf or https://www.splcenter.org/20170814/ten-ways-fight-hate-community-response-guide (Previously shared with a link that occasionally doesn’t redirect properly) 
• Speak Up! Responding to Bias and Bigotry https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53b48ddce4b042f160c7405f/t/594ad3f82e69cfd489ed7436/1498076312750/DEV_Speak+Up+abridged_2017_5+5x8+5_WEB.pdf 
• Other additional resources also available via the first link (Thank you to Victor Lieberman for sharing!) 
• Here Are the Hate Incidents Against Mosques and Islamic Centers Since 2013, ProPublica https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/mosques 
• Stepping Back: Creating Space for Equity in Librarianship, by Violet Fox http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2017/08/stepping-back-creating-space-for-equity.html 
• Opinion: Diversity Isn’t “Being in the Room” — It’s Whites Giving Up Their Seats Read more at http://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/05/02/diversity-white-power-roles/#xuvYoxfOdF3xrTgX.99 http://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/05/02/diversity-white-power-roles/ 
• Soliciting Performance, Hiding Bias: Whiteness and Librarianship http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2015/soliciting-performance-hiding-bias-whiteness-and-librarianship/ 
• Whiteness in Libraries https://lowriderlibrarian.blogspot.com/2016/10/whiteness-in-libraries.html 
• White Librarianship in Blackface: Diversity Initiatives in LIS http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2015/lis-diversity/ 
• Supermarket brings in 'quiet hour' designed to help autistic people http://mashable.com/2017/08/17/quiet-hour-autism-supermarket/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds#IfiS1fTbcaqO 
• Picture books that teach kids to combat racism http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/picture-books-that-teach-kids-to-combat-racism/ 
• Charlottesville syllabus: Readings on the history of hate in America https://daily.jstor.org/charlottesville-syllabi-history-hate-america/ (Thank you to Rebecca Funke for sharing) 
• One Iowa’s First Annual LGBTQ Workplace Culture Summit https://oneiowa.org/events/, Tuesday, Oct. 10 - Central Iowa; Thursday, Oct. 26 in eastern Iowa, scroll down about ¼ of the page to see description, Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1975159039392870/ and online registration: https://oneiowa.org/workplaceculture2017dsm/ Additional information here https://oneiowa.org/2017/09/one-iowa-host-1st-annual-lgbtq-workplace-culture-summit-central-eastern-iowa/ 
• Reading Racism in Dr. Seuss https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/reading-racism-in-dr-seuss/536625/ 
• 10 of the Best Books About the Transgender Experience http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/08/best-books-about-transgender-experience/ 
• Teaching Social Justice: 25 Books To Encourage Students To Change The World http://teachthought.com/literacy/teaching-social-justice-25-books-students-change-world/?utm_content=bufferb573a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 
• I Was a Racist Teacher and I Didn’t Even Know It http://educationpost.org/i-was-a-racist-teacher-and-i-didnt-even-know-it/ 
• 10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/10-things-every-white-teacher-know-talking-race/ 
• The radical copyeditor’s style guide for writing about transgender people https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/ 
• SPEC Kit 356: Diversity and Inclusion (September 2017), Association of Research Libraries http://publications.arl.org/Diversity-Inclusion-SPEC-Kit-356/ 
• Federal judge says Arizona's ban on Mexican American studies is racially discriminatory http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-arizona-mexican-american-studies-20170822-story.html (Thank you to Rebecca Funke for sharing) 
• White Privilege Symposium: Equity & Education, Drake University, Oct 27 & 28, https://www.facebook.com/events/175752772970029/ 
• What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege BY Lori Lakin Hutcherson, On Being https://onbeing.org/blog/what-i-said-when-my-white-friend-asked-for-my-black-opinion-on-white-privilege/ 
• Patrisse Cullors of Black Lives Matter Discusses the Movement http://www.teenvogue.com/story/patrisse-cullors-of-black-lives-matter-discusses-the-movement 
• Baby proof: Bedtime stories about race & social justice http://www.readingmytealeaves.com/2017/08/baby-proof-bedtime-stories-about-race-social-justice.html 
• Picture books that teach kids to combat racism https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/picture-books-that-teach-kids-to-combat-racism/ 

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August 2017

Greetings,
 As many communities in Iowa prepare to return to school and classes, we thought we’d send out another August message with links, many of which examine ways teachers, parents, and community members can address current events in our nation. As always, if you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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• Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide https://www.splcenter.org/20100216/ten-ways-fight-hate-community-response-guide 
• The first thing teachers should do when school starts is talk about hatred in America. Here’s help. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/08/13/the-first-thing-teachers-should-do-when-school-starts-is-talk-about-hatred-in-america-heres-help/?utm_term=.e4d4218467f9 
• Feral Librarian blog by Chris Bourg https://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/ 
• I Can’t Think of Anything to Ask http://acrlog.org/2017/08/10/i-cant-think-of-anything-to-ask/
• Handling Microaggressions in the Library, by Amanda M. Leftwich http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2017/08/microaggressions-in-library-by-amanda-m.html 
• 6 Ways to Use Tech to Step Up Your ESL Teaching Game http://www.emergingedtech.com/2017/08/6-ways-to-use-tech-to-step-up-your-esl-teaching-game/ 
• The False Promise of Meritocracy https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/12/meritocracy/418074/ 
• A retired teacher's courageous crusade: Tackling neo-Nazi hate http://worldblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/03/10301241-a-retired-teachers-courageous-crusade-tackling-neo-nazi-hate?chromedomain=worldnews&lite 
• Charlottesville Libraries Weather Violent Protests, Offer Unity http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/08/public-services/charlottesville-libraries-weather-violent-protests-offer-unity/#_ 
• If White Supremacists Hold a Rally in Your Hood https://melanationzine.com/2017/08/15/if-white-supremacists-hold-a-rally-in-your-hood/ 
• Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution http://beautifultrouble.org/ 
• Participating in Direct Actions: A Guide for Transgender People http://www.transequality.org/issues/resources/participating-direct-actions-guide-transgender-people 
• Resources For Educators To Use In The Wake Of Charlottesville http://www.npr.org/2017/08/14/543390148/resources-for-educators-to-use-the-wake-of-charlottesville 
• This Charlottesville Documentary Is Required Watching For Americans in 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charlottesville-vice-documentary_us_59930983e4b09071f69cc8f6 
• ALA condemns racism and violence in Charlottesville http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/08/ala-condemns-racism-and-violence-charlottesville 
• Talking Past Each Other on Free Speech http://www.chronicle.com/article/Talking-Past-Each-Other-on/239493 
• Libraries Respond http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/libraries-respond (previously shared, but important to share again) 
• Information and Resources For Responding to Hate, Anti-Defamation League https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/adl-responding-to-hate-information-resources-2017.pdf 
• Understanding and Defeating Racism and Discrimination in America, Tim Wise http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/42644 Free lecture, Sept. 13, 7 pm, Ames 
• ARL Condemns Inflammatory Speech and Violence after Charlottesville Tragedy http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/4353-arl-condemns-inflammatory-speech-and-violence-after-charlottesville-tragedy#.WZTD7D_rtaQ http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/4353-arl-condemns-inflammatory-speech-and-violence-after-charlottesville-tragedy 
• Creating a Social Justice Mindset: Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in the Collections Directorate of the MIT Libraries http://libguides.mit.edu/ld.php?content_id=29481901 

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July 2017

Greetings,
Here is another installment of the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-up. We’re working on promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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• Planning accessible and inclusive events https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ndEZCAWQD3mRQKgxEcOR7JlGgpt6FfR6eQu0gkSKdnE/edit# (Thank you to Laura Crossett from Coralville Public Library for sharing!) 
• Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/students-of-color/ (Thanks to Becky Canovan from University of Dubuque for sharing!) 
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped That All May Read program https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-library-service-for-the-blind-and-physically-handicapped/about-this-service/?cid=loc-ppc_s=facebook_c=offsite-2017_ag=student-nf_kw=student2 
• ALA GLBT News (from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table) http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/ 
• 4 ways white parents can support black parents in times of injustice http://mashable.com/2017/07/27/black-parents-white-allies-support/#orNFRrw9viqW 
• Gut-wrenching video game explores the harsh reality of modern day poverty http://mashable.com/2017/08/02/video-game-poverty-economic-inequality/#z4uqx4WJUOqk
• Windows 10 will help people with ALS communicate with new built-in eye tracking http://mashable.com/2017/08/02/microsoft-windows-10-eye-tracking-accessibility/#ReOgoeYHUqqO 
• Confusion, Fear, Cynicism: Why People Don’t Report Hate Incidents https://www.propublica.org/article/confusion-fear-cynicism-why-people-dont-report-hate-incidents 
• Using Graphic Novels in Education: March: Book Three http://cbldf.org/2017/07/using-graphic-novels-in-education-march-book-three/ (within they also link resources for Book One and Book Two) 
• Conscientious Engagement and the Framework for Information Literacy http://acrlog.org/2017/07/31/conscientious-engagement-and-the-framework-for-information-literacy/ 
• Serving All Library Families in a Queer and Genderqueer Way http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/03/featureserving-all-library-families-in-a-queer-and-genderqueer-way/ 
• Use a Screen Reader With Google Classroom http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/08/use-screen-reader-with-google-classroom.html#.WYtSL1GGOUk 
• Neither Radical nor Revolutionary: The Preservation of Privilege in Social Justice Activism https://medium.com/@lauralemoon/neither-radical-nor-revolutionary-the-preservation-of-privilege-in-social-justice-activism-790870b43c88 
• The 'Girls Trip' Scene About "Black" Lingo Will Hit Home For So Many People https://www.bustle.com/p/the-girls-trip-scene-about-black-lingo-will-hit-home-for-so-many-people-72176 
• Why Are Opioid Users Overdosing in Libraries, and How Should Librarians Respond? https://catapult.co/stories/at-work-opioid-overdoses-at-the-library-when-librarians-are-first-responders 
• 29% of transgender Americans live in poverty. Why is it so hard for trans people to get jobs? https://www.facebook.com/feminismonbustle/videos/1786955801317978/ 
• When Black Hair Violates The Dress Code https://www.wbez.org/shows/code-switch/when-black-hair-violates-the-dress-code/03a1af16-ba47-4a75-9a31-880e55703a9f 
• 'Queer: A Graphic History' Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender https://www.vice.com/sv/article/kw97me/queer-a-graphic-history-interview 
• Honestly, Sometimes I'm Uncomfortable With My Children Making White Friends https://www.romper.com/p/honestly-sometimes-im-uncomfortable-with-my-children-making-white-friends-59619 
• The Painful and Liberating Practice of Facing My Own Racism https://onbeing.org/blog/courtney-martin-the-painful-and-liberating-practice-of-facing-my-own-racism/ 
• 9 Phrases Allies Can Say When Called Out Instead of Getting Defensive http://everydayfeminism.com/2017/05/allies-say-this-instead-defensive/ 

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June 2017

• Teacher brings history to life for a lesson about diversity | Field Tripped, SoulPancake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M4kUeRJZuU 
• Bystander Intervention Training Materials, Montgomery County (MD) Civil Rights Coalition https://mococivilrights.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/bystander-intervention-training-materials-here/, includes scripts, handouts, templates, and more 
• The 5 Most Popular Books Featuring Diverse Characters in Our K-4 School Library http://100scopenotes.com/2017/06/07/the-5-most-popular-books-featuring-diverse-characters-in-our-k-4-school-library/ 
• Library late fines are not helping anyone http://bookriot.com/2017/05/30/library-late-fines-are-not-helping-anyone/ 
• 11 Eye-opening Reads to Understand LGBTQ Issues Today http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/06/11-eye-opening-reads-to-understand-lgbtq-issues-today/ 
• Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: The Tale of A Progressive Professor Who Forgot To Hide Her Racism And Got Her Ass Fired https://medium.com/@kaybaeparker/beware-of-wolves-in-sheeps-clothing-the-tale-of-a-progressive-professor-who-forgot-to-hide-her-7efe21b1fc5d 
• LGBTQ definitions every good ally should know, USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/15/lgbtq-glossary-slang-ally-learn-language/101200092/ 
• Gender identity & pronoun use: A guide for pediatric health care professionals https://notes.childrenshospital.org/clinicians-guide-gender-identity-pronoun-use/ 
• I’m Leaving the Archival Profession: It’s Better This Way by Jarrett M. Drake https://medium.com/on-archivy/im-leaving-the-archival-profession-it-s-better-this-way-ed631c6d72fe 
• Event: How You Can Interrupt Hate in a Public Space, Cedar Rapids Public Library Ladd Library, Hosted by Positive Words and Actions, August 6th https://www.facebook.com/events/1538782402807974/ 
• Invisibilia Podcast, The Culture Inside http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/532950995/the-culture-inside 
• Shutting Down BS about Multiracial Identity (Video) https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSrslyTV/videos/1185406338249424/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
• A Year of Shopping Only at Black Businesses http://www.motherjones.com/media/2012/02/maggie-anderson-our-black-year/ (Interview with author of Our Black Year: A Tale of Buying Black in Americas Racially Divided Economy) 
• privilege in the library job search process http://critlib.org/privilege-in-the-library-job-search-process/ Upcoming Crit Lib Chat - 8pm Central - July 11 
• Neurodiversity in the Library: One Librarian’s Experience http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/neurodiversity-in-the-library/ 
• New Poetry Collection from Stonewall Award Winner Judy Grahn http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/archives/3081 
• In Defense of Cultural Appropriation https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/opinion/in-defense-of-cultural-appropriation.html 
• San Diego librarians receive Mental Health First Aid training http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-librarians-undergo-mental-health-first-aid-training
• Tracy K. Smith Named U.S. Poet Laureate http://time.com/4817994/tracy-k-smith-poet-laureate/ 
• ILLUSTRATIONS From James Baldwin to Rita Mae Brown: 11 Champions of Gay Rights http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/06/gay-pride-writers-out-of-the-closet-and-onto-the-page/ 
• Focus on LGBTQ Books http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/archives/3067 

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Supplement May 2017

• Combating Hate Crimes Hosted by Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission https://www.facebook.com/events/330072400744211/?action_history=null RSVP required, Thursday, June 22 at 5:30 PM - 8 PM, Des Moines University 3200 Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa 50312 
• Summer School of Youth Activism! For Youth! Hosted by Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa June 27-30 https://www.facebook.com/events/282388438898472/?action_history=null Registration required; “Youth will learn about systemic oppression and learn skills to create social change in their community.”

May 2017

Greetings,
Here is another installment of the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-up. We’re working on promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• Hudson, David James. "On ‘Diversity’ as Anti-Racism in Library and Information Studies: A Critique.” Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies 1 (2017). http://libraryjuicepress.com/journals/index.php/jclis/article/view/6 (Thank you to Carrie Wade from Graceland for the suggestion!) 
• Teaching Tolerance (Southern Poverty Law Center) http://www.tolerance.org/ (Thank you to Jerri J. Heid from Ames Public Library for sharing!) 
• What the Fidget Spinners Fad Reveals About Disability Discrimination by Aiyana Bailin http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2017/05/what-fidget-spinners-fad-reveals-about.html?m=1 (Thank you to Becky Canovan from University of Dubuque for sharing!) 
• Hispanic Heritage Month: A Library Resource Round-Up from Programming Librarian http://www.programminglibrarian.org/latinoamericans 
• Imagine Yourself a Young Reader in the Margins | #OwnVoices: Three Takes, School Library Journal http://www.slj.com/2017/05/diversity/imagine-yourself-a-young-reader-in-the-margins-ownvoices-three-takes#_ 
• Washington Post Launches Podcast About Being Mixed Race in America https://www.colorlines.com/articles/washington-post-launches-podcast-about-being-mixed-race-america 
• 13 Latinx Podcasts That Should Be On Your Radar http://remezcla.com/lists/culture/latino-podcasts-2016/?utm_content=buffer2a25e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 
• Speaking Up, TED Radio Hour http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/522852772/speaking-up 
• On Point (WBUR Boston Public Radio) Mixed-Race Campus, Black-Only Graduation http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/05/15/black-only-graduation 
• Georgia Aims To Make Its Websites Accessible For All, American Public Media’s Marketplace https://www.marketplace.org/2017/05/17/tech/georgia-aims-make-its-websites-accessible-all
• 'The Color Of Law' Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created Segregation, NPR’s All Things Considered http://www.npr.org/2017/05/17/528822128/the-color-of-law-details-how-u-s-housing-policies-created-segregation 
• Libraries are for Everyone, signage and other print materials from Hafuboti, Rebecca McCorkindale https://hafuboti.com/?s=libraries+are+for+everyone 
• Love Has No Labels http://lovehasnolabels.com/ 
• ISU, community celebrate naming of George A. Jackson Black Cultural Center, Ames Tribune http://www.amestrib.com/news/20170520/isu-community-celebrate-naming-of-george-jackson-black-cultural-center 
• Participate in a study about post-election stress in LGBTQ communities http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/archives/3011 
• 5 Tech Innovations That Are Helping Kids With Visual Impairments in the Classroom http://www.emergingedtech.com/2017/05/5-tech-innovations-that-are-helping-kids-with-visual-impairments-in-the-classroom/ 
• When a Theory Goes Viral: Intersectionality is now everywhere. Is that a good thing? From the Chronicle of Higher Education http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Intersectionality-Wars/240095?key=2LXo1L2mwMRA4ctYVJ7Z8RU7OeqPve8tYncIU5IJLak0xfUcr98FsqIgzcuiQ-z9OWxuNl9qejJ0VnQxY1F1Q245NWhHTi10bmd3bldmZF9scGJBMkk2d2NGVQ 
• W. Kamau Bell’s Awkward Thoughts on Race and Chris Rock, Illustrated http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/05/w-kamau-bells-awkward-thoughts-chris-rock-race-illustrated/ 
• A Different Way of Thinking: 18 Books About Autistic Mighty Girls http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14948 
• Riordan Praised for Removing “Spirit Animal” Reference from Novel, School Library Journal http://www.slj.com/2017/05/industry-news/riordan-praised-for-removing-spirit-animal-reference-from-novel/ 
• New LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels Bibliography Available http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/archives/2989 

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Supplement April 2017

Ames Progressive Alliance & Ames Public Library Implicit Bias Workshop, May 3, 2017, 6-8 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/1877048619233285/?active_tab=discussion

April 2017

Greetings,
 Here is another installment of the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-up. We’re working on promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate. '
Sincerely,
 Cara B. Stone
 Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

• I’m Not Racist...Am I? Film showings/workshops in Des Moines: http://notracistmovie.com/see-film/ Dates are May 10, May 11 
• College Student Creates A Mobile Directory Of 600 Books That Prioritize Diversity http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kaya-thomas-we-read-too-app_us_58dd1361e4b08194e3b7b05b 
• E-Forum Archive: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Library Technical Services http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/022817 (Thank you to Susan Moore from UNI for the suggestion!) 
• The Sorry State of How Unaccompanied Kids are Handled at the Border, from Signature Reads: http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/04/sorry-state-of-how-unaccompanied-kids-are-handled-at-the-border/ 
• 5 Must Reads to Understand the Muslim Experience http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/03/5-must-reads-understand-muslim-experience/ 
• ACRL Closes with Carla Hayden https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/acrl-conference-closes-with-carla-hayden/ 
• All the Hugs and (Sometimes Problematic) Social Justice: Preliminary Thoughts on ACRL 2017 http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2017/03/all-hugs-and-sometimes-problematic.html 
• Watch: Ever Wondered What 'Latinx' Means? This Video Will Explain http://www.colorlines.com/articles/watch-ever-wondered-what-latinx-means-video-will-explain
• Slavery Footprint Website/Quiz http://slaveryfootprint.org/survey/#where_do_you_live 
• End Slavery Now http://www.endslaverynow.org/ 
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center http://freedomcenter.org/ 
• PBS Kids Marks Autism Awareness Month With Characters On The Spectrum http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pbs-kids-marks-autism-awareness-month-with-characters-on-the-spectrum_us_58eb95ace4b00de14105346b 
• An overview of college-bound undocumented students fact sheet from Educators for Fair Consideration http://www.e4fc.org/images/Fact_Sheet.pdf 
• Here’s Everyone Who’s Immigrated to the U.S. Since 1820 from Metrocosm http://metrocosm.com/animated-immigration-map/ (additional data visualization resources may be found by browsing the headings on their main landing page: http://metrocosm.com/) 
• Iowa Department of Education equity education https://www.educateiowa.gov/pk-12/accreditation-program-approval/equity-education 
• Nonprofits, you are the Champions for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, National Council of Non-Profits https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/thought-leadership/nonprofits-you-are-the-champions-diversity-inclusion-and-equity#sthash.TdpqfcpZ.dpuf 
• How to speak up against stereotypes: Award-winning training videos to help you create a respectful workplace http://ouch-video.com/ (includes preview and resource links) 
• Data project provides a wider view of homelessness — and offers solutions http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/understanding-homelessness-map-data-viz/#DA7IgK5Pk05X
• Massive James Baldwin Archive Awaits Public at NYC’s Schomburg Center http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/04/massive-james-baldwin-archive-awaits-public-at-nyc-schomburg-center/ 
• 5 Novels That Illuminate the Problems and Dangers of Anti-Semitism http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/04/5-novels-illuminate-problems-dangers-anti-semitism/ 
• A Buffett family foundation will devote $90 million to supporting girls of color http://mashable.com/2017/04/13/warren-buffett-novo-foundation-grant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds#URd.npwfwiqG 
• Fighting in Hijab: Amaiya Zafar's mission to break stereotypes http://mashable.com/2017/04/14/fighting-in-hijab/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds#URd.npwfwiqG 
• New fitness app offers accessible workouts for people of all abilities http://mashable.com/2017/03/20/disability-fitness-app-cpf-challenge/#DA7IgK5Pk05X 
• 'The Hate U Give' is required reading for this American moment http://mashable.com/2017/03/26/the-hate-u-give-read-now/#DA7IgK5Pk05X 
• Nonprofit Launches Scholarships For Queer Black Men Attending HBCUs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nonprofit-launches-scholarships-for-queer-black-men-attending-hbcus_us_58dbca75e4b0cb23e65d4de9 
• Two brothers launch Instagram series to capture life on U.S.-Mexico border http://mashable.com/2017/04/20/us-mexico-border-perspective-instagram-photos/#DA7IgK5Pk05X 
• Carla Hayden’s Mother https://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/carla-haydens-mother/ 

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Supplement March 2017

Approaching Deadline: ALA Seeks Proposals for 2017-2018 Diversity Research Grants through April 15 http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/13352 (The application deadline has been extended to midnight central time on April 15, 2017.)

March 2017

Greetings, 
 As mentioned in our previous email, ILA's Committee for Diversity & Inclusion working to partially fulfill our charge of promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. One piece of that is sending out periodic emails with items that may be of interest or value to those seeking to learn more about issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and social justice. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we will do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those every few weeks. We are still working to find our rhythm in regards to frequency, and for now will employ a less-is-more approach (to be mindful of ever-bursting email inboxes). This installment presents resources from ALA, podcasts, blogs, newspapers, and other media. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate. 

Sincerely, 
Cara B. Stone 
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion 

• Playing With Perceptions, TED Radio Hour (Podcast): http://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=515438384:515439526 
•  Queer children’s books have a long history that’s only now being told, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/feb/23/queer-childrens-books-have-a-long-history-thats-only-now-being-told?CMP=share_btn_link 
• How Socioeconomic Diversity In Schools Helps All Students https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/03/16/how-socioeconomic-diversity-in-schools-helps-all-students/ 
• Wando High principal pulls student-run news show over segment on transgender bathrooms http://www.postandcourier.com/news/wando-principals-censor-episode-of-student-run-news-show-over/article_afcf261e-05a8-11e7-ab1c-23d47df2b3fc.html 
• This Map Shows Over a Century of Documented Lynchings in the United States: Mapping the history of racial terror http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/map-shows-over-a-century-of-documented-lynchings-in-united-states-180961877/ 
• Monroe Work Today (lynchings map) http://www.monroeworktoday.org/ (of particular interest to librarians might be the “Ask Questions” tab) 
• 25 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students, NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/learning/lesson-plans/25-mini-films-for-exploring-race-bias-and-identity-with-students.html?_r=0 
• Survey: Bullying of Marginalized Students On the Rise, School Library Journal http://www.slj.com/2017/03/diversity/survey-bullying-of-marginalized-students-on-the-rise/ 
• Project Implicit, Harvard University https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html 
• Six charts that illustrate the divide between rural and urban America http://www.salon.com/2017/03/18/six-charts-that-illustrate-the-divide-between-rural-and-urban-america/ 
• Confronting Academia’s Ties to Slavery https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/arts/confronting-academias-ties-to-slavery.html 
• New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/books/review/black-lives-matter-teenage-books.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 
• Announcement: Native American and First Nations LGBTQ/Two-Spirit Bibliography http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/archives/2865 
• “Rock Star” Librarians Article Hits Sour Note | Opinion, School Library Journal http://www.slj.com/2017/03/industry-news/rock-star-librarians-article-hits-sour-note-opinion/ 
• A step toward greater diversity in children’s books: Hena Khan’s ‘Amina’s Voice’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/a-step-toward-greater-diversity-in-childrens-books-hena-khans-aminas-voice/2017/03/20/247b1ff4-0284-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.b8ccab24686f 
• Recruiting and Retaining LGBTQ-Identified Staff in Academic Libraries Through Ordinary Methods http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/recruiting-and-retaining-lgbtq-identified-staff-in-academic-libraries-through-ordinary-methods/ 

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February 2017

Greetings, 

In working to partially fulfill the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion’s charge of promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership, we will be sending out periodic emails with items that may be of interest or value to those seeking to learn more about issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and social justice. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we will do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those every few weeks. We are still working to find our rhythm in regards to frequency, and for now will employ a less-is-more approach (because I don’t know anyone who has expressed a desire for more emails in their inbox). In this inaugural installment, we’ve gathered resources from ALA, podcasts, and other media. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.

Sincerely,  

Cara B. Stone 
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion 

Resources:

• Libraries Respond (ALA): http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/libraries-respond 
• Libraries Respond: Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) 
• Libraries Respond: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers 
• Libraries Respond: 2016 Election 
• Libraries Respond: 10 Things Your Library Can Do for 2017 and Beyond 
• Libraries Respond: National Day of Healing 
• Podcast episode that relates to diversity in publishing: Ten Thousand Writers... and Two Intrepid Podcast Hosts 
• Microaggressions, Faculty, and Academic Librarians: a study in intersectionality http://acrlog.org/2017/02/22/microaggressions-faculty-and-academic-librarians-a-study-in-intersectionality/ 
•  ALA Protests Rollback of Transgender Protections: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-protests-rollback-transgender-protections/ 
• Dallas Library Embraces Role As Haven For The Homeless: http://www.npr.org/2017/02/07/513957899/dallas-library-embraces-role-as-haven-for-the-homeless 
• Library Advocacy from ALA: http://www.ala.org/offices/ola 
• Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, ALA: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity 
• ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services: http://www.ala.org/offices/diversity 

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