December 2020

 December 1, 2020

 

Equity-Based Library Policies Workshop 

 

Wednesday, January 13th, 10 am - noon

 

The Committee for Diversity and Inclusion is excited to announce a powerful and crucial workshop for Iowa libraries. Researcher and educator Dr. Adrienne Coleman of Candid Conversations Matter will lead a two hour workshop focused on developing equity based policies in our libraries. Rooted in Inclusive Excellence, Racial Justice and approached through an Equity-Minded Lens this workshop will instruct learners on how to examine patterns of inequity within their libraries and take a strategic approach to eliminating those inequities. All attendees will also receive a DEI toolkit designed to continue building capacity to become equity-minded and institute anti-racist policies, practices, programs, and services. Additional topics that will be addressed include LGBTQIA+ Allyship, cultural competence, and crucial conversations. This session will be recorded and available for a limited time after the live presentation. 

 

Thanks to generous donations from ACRL, ISLA, LLAMA, PLF & Information Technology ILA subdivisions, this workshop will be free regardless of a registrant's ILA membership status. Non-members are encouraged to show support for this and future continuing education opportunities by joining ILA.

 

Registration can be found here.

 

 

Throughout the month of November we have been reading, watching, and listening to resources about the topic of Gender & Gender Expression. Discussions are scheduled for December 2nd at 9:00 am and December 14th at 2:00 pm. We would love it if you joined us for either or both calls. The level of participation is up to each attendee; you may actively contribute to the discussion or just listen & learn. Here are some resources for the discussion groups:

 

• Gender Glossary

• Gender Spectrum: Understanding Gender

• What is Gender Expression? (4 min video)

• Integrated Library Cis-Stems: Breaking the Binary at Your Library (30 minute video)

• Transgender Inclusion Institutional Worksheet

• Gender Identity & Expression

• Genderbread Person: A teaching tool for breaking the big concept of gender down into bite-sized, digestible pieces.

• Gender isn't Binary, and Neither is Anatomy comic

• Trans Students Often Struggle With Mental Health

• There's Heart Here (YouTube video of Indigenous members of Two Spirit and LGBTQ communites)

• A Guide to Being a Trans Ally

• Hundreds protest Toronto library event featuring controversial speaker

• Glad Day's statement on the @torontolibrary's failure of leadership in hosting transphobia and its betrayal of Toronto's LGBT community

• Three Trans & Nonbinary creatives to follow instead of J.K. Rowling

• J.K. Rowling: What is a TERF, or Trans-exclusionary radical feminist?

• 'Pro-lesbian' or 'trans-exclusionary'? Old animosities boil into public view

• Trans+Script: Trans and Nonbinary Library People Are Everywhere