(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance events in June.
“Black Lives Matter: Programming within an Equity Framework”
Monday, June 7, 12:00-1:45 PM CDT
An in-depth look at the Black Lives Matter public programming initiative launched by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in September 2020. Learn how this program began, and the plan to maintain sustainable programs and practices to create a long-term framework for social justice support.
Register here.
“Anti-racist/Anti-bias Recruitment and Hiring Practices”
Monday, June 7, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
Dr. Kawanna Bright will discuss the concepts of anti-racism and anti-bias as they relate to hiring in library and information organizations (LIOs). Information on aspects of recruitment and hiring practices that should be reviewed will be shared, in order to identify aspects that might negatively impact efforts to recruit and retain diverse employees. Additionally, steps for supporting and implementing anti-racist/anti-bias recruitment and hiring practices, including interviewing and candidate selection, will be shared.
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“Enhancing Personal Wellbeing: At Work and at Home”
Tuesday, June 8, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
This session will highlight the six dimensions of the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing’s Wellbeing Model, developed by Bakken Center founder and director, Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN, and its application in fostering resilience in individuals and teams. It will also include examples of wellbeing practices and tools for supporting resilience and wellbeing, and an opportunity to practice mindfulness, which is an evidence-based wellbeing practice.
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“Community College Libraries Collaborating with Student Services to Encourage Student Growth”
Tuesday, June 8, 12:00-2:00 PM CDT
Presenters from Pitt Community College will discuss how departmental partnerships have helped to ease the pressures of collegiate stress, the benefits of partnering, and highlights of programming during the pandemic.
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“National Movements for Racial Justice and Academic Library Leadership: Results from the Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2020”
Tuesday, June 8, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
Ithaka S+R fielded a special edition of the US Library Survey–a long-standing survey of library directors across the country on strategy and leadership–in fall 2020 to document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and movements for racial justice on the academic library sector. Join Jennifer K. Frederick and Christine Wolff-Eisenberg for a presentation highlighting the key findings of the survey on library leaders’ perspectives and practices related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
Register here.
“Black to the Future: Exploring Digital Humanities to Engage Diverse Audiences”
Thursday, June 10, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
Dr. Bryan Carter, Director of the Center for Digital Humanities and Associate Professor of Africana studies at the University of Arizona, will showcase his diverse projects including his signature project “Digital Harlem”, his recent Knight Foundation Grant working closely with the Colored Girls Museum of Philadelphia, and a virtual reality digital storytelling project which addresses systemic racism in institutions by relating the negative experiences of marginalized groups to others. For each project, Dr. Carter will introduce augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality opportunities along with personal assistants (robots) and holographic video streaming.
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“Mentorship, Recruitment, and Retention of Librarians of Color”
Monday, June 14, 12:00-2:00 PM CDT
Mentorship is the cornerstone to the recruitment and the retention of librarians of color to the field of librarianship. Join members of The REMCo Executive Board as they give a candid and open discussion about their personal experiences of being mentored, being a mentor, their thoughts on how mentorship plays into retention, and recruitment of librarians of color.
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“Documenting Community Movements on the Fly: A Case Study of Greensboro’s BLM Demonstrations”
Tuesday, June 15, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
In the Summer of 2020, during the COVID lockdown, people took to the streets of downtown Greensboro protesting the murder of George Floyd. Knowing they were witnessing history in the making, archivists and librarians at UNC Greensboro rapidly organized a project to document people and events in the city and Triad region of North Carolina. In this workshop, David Gwynn and Stacey Krim discuss how to quickly implement a digital collection to capture history as it unfolds.
Register here.