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Good Morning Colleagues, The Research and Information Services Section will be hosting an informal Zoom discussion on reference services and race on Monday, November 16. Please see details below. Libraries and the people who work in them are not neutral. Racism commonly affects the services that BIPOC receive at the reference desk, as well as how BIPOC librarians are treated by patrons and their colleagues. In our COVID world, these issues have not disappeared, and in the light of Black Lives Matter protests, many libraries are starting or renewing efforts to fight racism within their organizations. Still, racism persists. How can we work to change this as art librarians, starting with one of the most essential services we offer? Please join the Research and Information Services Section (RISS) of ARLIS/NA for a conversation about whiteness, racial justice, and reference services on Monday, November 16 from 2-3 p.m. (E.T.). We will be moderating a discussion of “Mapping Whiteness at the Reference Desk” by April Hathcock and Stephanie Sendaula, a chapter included in the volume Topographies of Whiteness, edited by Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, 2017, as part of a series on Critical Race Studies and Multiculturalism in LIS published by Litwin Books/Library Juice Press and edited by Rose L. Chou and Annie Pho. Depending on the number of attendees, we will either stay in the main Zoom room or use breakout rooms to hold smaller, more intimate discussions. The pre-print of the chapter is available freely here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/archive.nyu.edu/handle/2451/40072__;!!KGKeukY!mb_KS7XksZ_gh4bomeNcDYuDqCiva90zOFJiwYgyUFQ_nuMUi2JzwLURT_UQUa4JYA$>. For those who wish to and are able to support the scholars who contributed to this book, it is available for purchase here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/litwinbooks.com/books/topographies-of-whiteness/__;!!KGKeukY!mb_KS7XksZ_gh4bomeNcDYuDqCiva90zOFJiwYgyUFQ_nuMUi2JzwLURT_W44kRKsA$>. The Zoom meeting for this discussion will be designated as a safe space. Harassment or bigotry in any form will not be tolerated. Zoom Meeting details for this discussion are below. Date: Monday, November 16 Time: 2-3 p.m. (E.T.) Meeting Link: https://osu.zoom.us/j/96200210462?pwd=bXJnWFFtemlrMWJZdVp4b2FjVitOdz09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/osu.zoom.us/j/96200210462?pwd=bXJnWFFtemlrMWJZdVp4b2FjVitOdz09__;!!KGKeukY!mb_KS7XksZ_gh4bomeNcDYuDqCiva90zOFJiwYgyUFQ_nuMUi2JzwLURT_WOEOKLuA$> Meeting ID: 962 0021 0462 Password: RISS One tap mobile +16468769923,,96200210462#,,,,0#,,112738# US (New York) +16513728299,,96200210462#,,,,0#,,112738# US (St. Paul) Warmly, Courtney Hunt Art & Design Librarian Assistant Professor Pronouns: she/her/hers The Ohio State University Libraries Fine Arts Library Wexner Center / Room 040L 1871 N. High Street Columbus, OH, 43210 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 614-688-2888 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna__;!!KGKeukY!mb_KS7XksZ_gh4bomeNcDYuDqCiva90zOFJiwYgyUFQ_nuMUi2JzwLURT_VKNSvwRw$> Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/lsv.arlisna.org__;!!KGKeukY!mb_KS7XksZ_gh4bomeNcDYuDqCiva90zOFJiwYgyUFQ_nuMUi2JzwLURT_UOZyssdw$> Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~