1st Edition

Practicing Social Justice in Libraries

Edited By Alyssa Brissett, Diana Moronta Copyright 2023
172 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Practicing Social Justice in Libraries provides practical strategies, tools, and resources to library and information workers and students who wish to drive change in their classrooms, institutions, and communities and incorporate social justice into their everyday practice. With contributions from a diverse group of librarians, who have experience working in different types of... Read more

Dedication

List of figures and tables

List of contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction - Diana Moronta and Alyssa Brissett

1. Black Librarianship in the Times of Racial Unrest: An Ethnographic Study from Three Black Voices - Anthony Bishop, Jina DuVernay, Rebecca Hankins

2. Community-building, Empowering Voices, and Brave Spaces Through LIS Professional Conferences - Jennifer Masunaga, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Nataly Blas, Jessea Young

3. Information is a Two-way Street: How Libraries can learn from community outreach - Shaunda Vasudev

4. Libguides for Social Justice: Limitations and Opportunities- Stephanie Porrata

5. Weaving the Longhouse "Four Rs" in LibGuides: Indigenous teachings in library practice - Kayla Lar-Son, Karleen Delaurier-Lyle, Sarah Dupont

6. Bringing Diverse Library Exhibitions and Events to Life - Essraa Nawar

7. Environmental equity for students in the library and LEED buildings - Peggy Cabrera and Elizabeth Carroll

8. Adhocking It: Overcoming the Overwhelm to Start Creating Equitable and Inclusive Collections Now - Renae J. Watson, Khaleedah Thomas, and Kristine Nowak

9. Creating EDI Internships within the Academic Library: A Case Study - Sajni Lacey, Taya Jardine, Atmaza Chattopadhyay

10. Creating More Possibilities: Emergent strategy as a Transformative Self-Care Framework for Library EDIA Work - Stefani Baldivia, Zohra Saulat, Chrissy Hursh

11. Diversity Fatigue: Acknowledging and Moving Beyond Repetitious Emotional Labor - Joy Doan, Rahni B. Kennedy

Index

Biography

Alyssa Brissett is an academic librarian. Her research interests include critical library practice, organizational change and culture, and social justice in libraries. She graduated with her MLIS from Wayne State University and has a Master of Arts in childhood education from New York University.

Diana Moronta is an academic librarian. Her research interests include critical library instruction, open educational resources, and social justice in libraries. She graduated with her MSLIS from Pratt Institute and her BA from Hunter College, City University of New York.