[Libs-Or] Join Us! Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice in Library Workforce

[Darci Hanning]

Live Twitter Chat on July 1







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[Twitter chat on equity,   diversity, inclusion and social justice in library workforce. #chatPLA #libraryworkers]



SAVE THE DATE!
Live Twitter chat on equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice in the library workforce

July 1 at 12:00 p.m. Central



Join PLA's Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05NDA3OTcyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjU3NDYxODYmbGk9NzgwMzU4OTM/index.html> (EDISJ) for their first live Twitter chat on Wednesday, July 1 from 12-1:00 p.m. Central! The discussion will focus on EDISJ in the library workforce, and will aim to help library staff understand the interplay of EDISJ principles in workforce development and re-examine systems and policies to expose issues of inequity and injustice.







To participate, simply follow PLA on Twitter (@ALA_PLA<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05NDA3OTcyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjU3NDYxODYmbGk9NzgwMzU4OTQ/index.html>) and log in at noon Central on July 1. The EDISJ Task Force will post introductions and discussion questions to get things started. To join the conversation, tweet using the hashtags #chatPLA and #libraryworkers.



To ensure a lively discussion, we're providing the discussion questions ahead of time. So get ready to share your experiences and resources, ask questions, and learn from your peers!



  *   Has your library normalized a shared lexicon or other formalized initiatives around EDISJ?
  *   In what ways are communities of color formally recognized as key stakeholders in organizational decision-making?
  *   In what ways has your library developed hiring practices that support the recruitment and retention of those who are BIPOC?
  *   Does your library have a systematic review of racial equity?
  *   What are some of the societal shifts in a post-COVID world that will impact the public library workforce & values?



To learn more about PLA's EDISJ work, please visit http://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/edi<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05NDA3OTcyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjU3NDYxODYmbGk9NzgwMzU4OTU/index.html>.




















Celebrate Juneteenth with the Honorable Carla Hayden



Six black museums and historical institutions in the US will launch BLKFREEDOM.org<http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05NDA3OTcyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjU3NDYxODYmbGk9NzgwMzU4OTY/index.html> on June 19, a digital commemoration of Juneteenth, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced. The website will air an original video featuring appearances by Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American and first historian to serve as the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as Dr. Johnetta Betsch Cole, anthropologist, educator, museum director and the first female African-American president of Spelman College, and the Honorable Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, the first woman and the first African American to lead the national library.
















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