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Dear colleagues,

Save the date! The Academic Division will host our next open forum on Wednesday, December 9 from 3 pm to 4 pm EST. The hour-long open forum will center around antiracism and academic art libraries. Use the following Zoom link to join the meeting:

Topic: Academic Division Open Forum

Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Link: https://yalelibrary.zoom.us/j/92482958689

Libraries:

What (if anything) has your library done to be an antiracist institution?
Who are the groups in your libraries working toward racial equity? How could you support these groups working to reduce disparities?
How does white cultural dominance impact people of color in your library – students, employees, and patrons? What kind of culture shift is needed?
In what way do you benefit from and perpetuate the status quo and how do you disrupt it?
How is valuing difference foundational to the mission of our profession?

Academic Institutions:

Is your institution having conversations around antiracism?
Who are the groups in your institution or community working toward racial equity? How could you support these groups working to reduce disparities?
What steps could you take to increase a shared understanding of bias, racism, and racial equity in your institutions?
How does white cultural dominance impact people of color in your institution – employees and students? What kind of culture shift is needed?
What challenges do you face at your institution towards a more equitable and antiracist environment?

Action Steps:

What topics or decisions at your institution call for a Racial Equity Assessment?
How could you develop a clear racial equity vision?
What action steps and measures can you take to achieve results?

Resources to explore:

https://acrl.libguides.com/diversity/standardstoolkit

https://www.racialequityalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/GARE_LibrariesReport_v8_DigitalScroll_WithHyperlinks.pdf

http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2016/quest-for-diversity/

The open forum will not be recorded, to allow participants to speak freely. Summary notes including links to resources will be shared to the Academic Library Division listserv.

If you are not on the Academic Library Division Listserv and would like to subscribe, go to https://www.lists.utah.edu/wws/info/arlis-ald.

Your moderators,

Courtney Baron and Tess Colwell

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