April 2021

 This message is from the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Iowa Library Association as a whole.

Greetings from ILA’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee!

Throughout the month of March we have been reading, watching, and listening to resources about the topic of Unconscious/Implicit Bias. Discussions are scheduled for April 7th at 10:00 am 1 (passcode 094427) and April 12th at 2:00 pm (passcode 175139).

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:

• What is Implicit Bias?
• Strategies to Address Unconscious Bias
• How Racial Bias Works - and How to Disrupt It
• To Reduce Gender Bias, Anonymize Job Applications 1
• Project Implicit - Implicit Association Test
• End Racial Bias in School Discipline
• reWork: Raise Awareness about Unconscious Bias
• Implicit Bias in the Library Workplace [WebJunction webinar]
• Mitigating Implicit Bias 1 [American Libraries]
• Librarians Have an Implicit Bias Problem, Too 1
• The Fog of Implicit Bias 2 [Library Journal]
• Minimizing and Addressing Implicit Bias in the Workplace 2
• Grappling with Unconscious Bias in the Library Setting 1 [Webinar]
• Implicit Bias book list [Seattle Public Library]

Other resources of interest:

• “Inclusifyy” Workshops for your organization or institution
• The Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has some great webinars scheduled for this upcoming year. Please visit the State Library’s website and look under the Events column for more details.

Also, please mark your calendar for Wednesday, May 5th at 10:00 am, for our next deep dive into January’s Racial Equity workshop. We will be examining Library Card/Borrower Policies . Zoom link, Meeting ID: 976 6000 8323, Passcode: 233917.

On behalf of ILA CD&I,

Jillian Rutledge
jrutledge@waterloopubliclibrary.org

March 2021

 Greetings from ILA’s Diversity & Inclusion committee!

This message is from the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Iowa Library Association as a whole.

The Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has some great webinars scheduled for this upcoming year. Please visit the State Library’s website and look under the Events column for more details.

Throughout the month of March we will be reading, watching, and listening to resources about the topic of Implicit Bias. Discussions are scheduled for April 7th at 10:00 am (passcode 094427) and April 12th at 2:00 pm 1 (passcode 175139).

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:

• Strategies to Address Unconscious Bias 1
• How Racial Bias Works - and How to Disrupt It 2
• To Reduce Gender Bias, Anonymize Job Applications
• Project Implicit - Implicit Association Test
• End Racial Bias in School Discipline
• reWork: Raise Awareness about Unconscious Bias 1

Other resources of interest:

• Police in Libraries: What the Cop-Free Library Movement Wants
• When not to call the cops 1
• University of Iowa’s Center for Human Rights YouTube channel 1
• The Privilege Institute virtual conference
• (Not) Another Anti-racist Reading Group webinar 2 from UNC Greensboro
• The Inner Work of Racial Justice 1
• Why Diversity Programs Fail and What Works Better - Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev 2
• Stop White Centering 2
• How to Attract Diverse Talent with Inclusive Job Postings
• 7 Examples of LGBTQ Exclusionary Language [in Job Descriptions] 1
• Creating a More Inclusive Job Posting
• Gender Encoder (Find subtle bias in job ads)
• Abolishing Inequity in the Workplace 1
• Dr. Seuss was a racist. Why are we still reading his books? 3

On behalf of ILA CD&I,
Jillian Rutledge, Chair
jrutledge@waterloopubliclibrary.org

February 2021

 February 1, 2021

The Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has some great webinars scheduled for this upcoming year. Please visit the State Library’s website and look under the Events column for more details. 

Throughout the month of January we have been reading, watching, and listening to resources about the topic of Race. Discussions are scheduled for February 3rd  at 9:00 am (passcode 094427) and February 8th at 2:00 pm (passcode 175139). 

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:

• Nikole Hannah-Jones on Race, Education, and Growing up in Waterloo (Talk of Iowa) 

• 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students (Published 2017)

• Teaching While White 

• 10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You 

• 17 Books On Race Every White Person Needs To Read 

• Twitter thread on Structural Racism in Libraries 

• Advancing Racial Equity in Public Libraries 

• Race, Ethnicity, Nationality and Jellybeans

• Understanding the difference between race and ethnicity

• Why We Confuse Race and Ethnicity A Lexicographer’s Perspective

• Why diversity matters: A roundtable discussion on racial and ethnic diversity in librarianship

• Racial Microaggressions: Comments That Sting | The New York Times

• Reading and Talking about Race: An Intro to ALA’s Great Stories Club (Part 1: Deeper Than Our Skins)

• Discussing Race with Young Kids | First Steps

• 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

• Exploring the Race and Ethnicity Question

• Understanding the difference between race and ethnicity

January 2021

 January 7, 2021

Equity-Based Library Policies Workshop 

 

Next 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 January we will be reading, watching, and listening to resources about the topic of Race. Discussions are scheduled for February 3rd  at 9:00 am and February 8th at 2:00 pm (Please contact Jillian Rutledge for Zoom passcodes). 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:

• Nikole Hannah-Jones on Race, Education, and Growing up in Waterloo (Talk of Iowa) 

• 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students (Published 2017)

• Teaching While White 

• 10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You 

• 17 Books On Race Every White Person Needs To Read 

• Twitter thread on Structural Racism in Libraries 

• Advancing Racial Equity in Public Libraries 

• Race, Ethnicity, Nationality and Jellybeans

• Understanding the difference between race and ethnicity

• Why We Confuse Race and Ethnicity A Lexicographer’s Perspective

• Why diversity matters: A roundtable discussion on racial and ethnic diversity in librarianship

• Racial Microaggressions: Comments That Sting | The New York Times

• Reading and Talking about Race: An Intro to ALA’s Great Stories Club (Part 1: Deeper Than Our Skins)

• Discussing Race with Young Kids | First Steps

• 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

• Exploring the Race and Ethnicity Question

• Understanding the difference between race and ethnicity

We encourage all libraries to sign the Urban Libraries Council’s Statement on Race and Social Equity. 

 

Examples of public library statements on racial equity:

• Free Library of Philadelphia statement

• Arapahoe Libraries statement

• Indianapolis Public Library statement

Additional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion resources:

• Safe Space Training

• Dates, Practices & Accommodations: Being mindful of non-Christian religious holidays when planning programs

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 

November 2020

 November 1, 2020

 

The Iowa Library Association Committee for Diversity & Inclusion is seeking new committee members! Please see this form if you are interested in volunteering.

 

The purpose of the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion is to advance awareness and improve service to a wide range of often underserved populations in Iowa. The Committee acts as a representative collective voice for Iowa libraries and promotes awareness of issues related to traditionally underrepresented groups.

The Committee for Diversity and Inclusion is comprised of no more than seven members, one serving as chair. The additional members serve three year staggered terms.

Duties

1. Promote inclusive library services.

2. Encourage recruitment and retention of diverse staff.

3. Provide opportunities for educational and professional development of existing staff focusing on issues of diversity and inclusion.

4. Communicate timely issues to the ILA membership.

5. Connect the membership with local and national resources and organizations.

6. Follow all established ILA policies and procedures that relate to committees.

 

 

Throughout the month of November we will be 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 next month’s discussion groups:

 

• What is Gender Expression? (4 min video)

• 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 communities)

• 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

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

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