Tuesday, March 13, 2018

March 2018


Greetings,

It has been just over one year since we began sending our Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-Up emails. 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. The ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion’s charge includes promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we will do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those approximately once per month.

We are also working to conduct an assessment of needs survey to learn more about Iowa library employees, their experiences, and the communities they serve. The survey will gather baseline demographic information from library professionals and will focus on experiences and interests in relation to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek the input of all voices within the library, including part-time staff, full-time staff, trustees/board members, retired professionals, and administrators, as we value bringing all perspectives to the table, including those who are not ILA members. Be watching for that survey to launch in April and, when it arrives, please share it with your colleagues.

Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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P.S. This Wednesday (tomorrow) is also Legislative Day at the Iowa Capitol! More information may be found here: https://www.iowalibraryassociation.org/index.php/advocacy-a-legislative/legislative-news
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·         Tell Them We are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/tell-them-we-are-rising/
·         Algorithmic Bias in Library Discovery Systems https://matthew.reidsrow.com/articles/173
·         Librarians Seek to Foster Inclusive Spaces, Fear Legal Action https://nulronlineforum.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/librarians-seek-to-foster-inclusive-spaces-fear-legal-action/
·         Diverse YA Lit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fIlonCDu1uOqkYAttjmhf4RHbF_2iACwi9rf6Kmjorw/edit?usp=sharing (Thank you to Suzette Kragenbrink and Abigail Hendrickson for sharing!).
·         Engaging in Conversations About Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace http://www.catalyst.org/system/files/engaging_in_conversations_about_gender_race_and_ethnicity_in_the_workplace.pdf
·         Book chapter: Disability at Work: Libraries, Built to Exclude by Jessica Schomberg  https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1148&context=lib_services_fac_pubs
·         Jodi Picoult takes on racism, discrimination in "Small Great Things" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4RopkEjUvU Case mentioned in the interview: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/18/black-nurse-lawsuit-father-request-granted/1928253/
·         IFLA LGBTQ Group Protests Kuala Lumpur Conference Location https://lj.libraryjournal.com/2018/02/organizations/ifla-lgbtq-group-protests-kuala-lumpur-conference-location/#_
·         National Network of State Teachers of the Year Social Justice Book List (Aug. 2017) http://www.nnstoy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NNSTOY-Social-Justice-Book-List.pdf
·         More Than Half Of Transgender Teachers Surveyed Tell NPR They Are Harassed At Work https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/03/08/575723226/more-than-half-of-transgender-teachers-face-workplace-harassment
·         46 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2018 https://electricliterature.com/46-books-by-women-of-color-to-read-in-2018-70a0bf5bf4f2
·         Rod Library Continues Diversity Initiatives https://library.uni.edu/rodcast/201802/rod-library-continues-diversity-initiatives
·         ACRL Board to Establish New Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/15380
·         Ava DuVernay Cautions Against Premature Victory Lap for Hollywood’s Diversity Gains https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ava-duvernay-cautions-premature-victory-lap-hollywood-s-diversity-gains-1088211
·         Where your focus should be during Black History Month according to Black Lives Matter co-founder https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/black-lives-matter-black-history-month/#n46dd0drImqP
·         For decades, 'Every Day' author David Levithan has paved the way for queer YA https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/mashreads-podcast-david-levithan/#fHUppQpDNkqc
·         Christian Group Demands LGBTQIA Book Ban, Orange City, IA http://cbldf.org/2018/02/religious-protest-over-iowa-librarys-lgbtqia-books/
·         Sarah McBride on the Fight for Transgender Equality http://www.signature-reads.com/2018/02/sarah-mcbride-on-the-fight-for-transgender-equality/
·         9 Necessary Works of Non-Fiction by Black Women http://www.signature-reads.com/2018/02/necessary-works-of-non-fiction-by-black-women/
·         The growing acceptance of autism in the workplace https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-growing-acceptance-of-autism-in-the-workplace/

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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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