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Library Examples
American Library Association Resources
- Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework The Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework is a tool both theoretical and practical in its orientation, as a guide for developing personal, organizational, institutional, and systems-level knowledge and understanding of the nature of racism and its many manifestations. Racism results in differential, inequitable, and devastating impacts on Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) in the library and information science (LIS) sector, the communities libraries serve, and beyond. The framework is not intended to be liberatory practice in itself—an instrument or agent that will abolish racial inequity or a step-by-step guide—but, rather, to provide the grounding needed to effect change in thinking, behavior, and practice that will lead to better outcomes for racialized and minoritized populations. (Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force – August 2022)
- 2021 Public Library Staff and Diversity Report The latest nationwide trends in beginning librarian and library director salaries; traditional and emerging staff roles; staff diversity, recruitment, and retention efforts; and information about public library equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) goals and activities. The survey is the second in a rotating series of three national surveys exploring public library roles, services, and resources to provide actionable data for decision-making and advocacy. The Public Library Staff and Diversity Report: Results from the 2021 PLA Annual Survey was published on August 23, 2022, and is freely and publicly accessible on the PLA website. The full dataset is available in Benchmark. (Public Library Association)
- Justice at Work in Public Libraries: Understanding Power, Oppression, Resistance and Solidarity A course for public libraries making a commitment to justice and equity. (Freedom Lifted, 2022) In November 2023 RAILS is offering to its membership, Social Justice in Public Libraries from Freedom Lifted. See announcement. For more information and to create an account, visit the RAILS Freedom Lifted portal page (login to the RAILS website required).
- Narratives of (Dis)Engagement: Exploring Black and African American Students' Experiences in Libraries by Amanda L. Folk and Tracey Overbey (ALA Editions, 2022)
- ALA's EDI & Social Justice Opportunities
- ALA's Committee on Diversity Announces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scorecard for Library and Information Organizations
- APALA Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence
- APALA 2021 Anti-Xenophobia and Anti-Racist Resources
- APALA 2021 Anti-Asian Racism Resources for K-12
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
- ALA Statement on Institutional Racism
- ALA Condemns Police Violence
- ALA Executive Board Stands with BCALA
- ALA Executive Board Stands with APALA in Condemning Xenophobia, Racism
- Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (ALA's Public Programming Office's Great Stories Club)
- Race and Place: A Personal Account of Unequal Access by ALA Executive Director Tracie Hall (American Libraries)
- ACRL Keeping Up with Implicit Bias (Association of College & Research Libraries)
- ALSC Supporting Diverse Communities Toolkit (Association for Library Service to Children)
Illinois Library Association Resources
LibGuides and Other Academic Library Resources
General Resources
- OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries (podcast)
This is a podcast attempting to shine a light on the radical inequities and the oppressive nature of the library profession, specifically as it pertains to BIPOC professionals and the communities they serve in the state of Oregon—an Oregon Library Association EDI & Antiracism production. - In the Library with a Lead Pipe
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is an open access, open peer-reviewed journal founded and run by a team of librarians working in various types of libraries. In addition to publishing articles and editorials by Editorial Board members, Lead Pipe publishes articles by authors representing diverse perspectives including educators, administrators, library support staff, technologists, and community members. - Library Accessibility Alliance
- Inclusive Language Guide
- Bias-free Language
- A Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation (Surgeon General)
- The National Resource Center on Advancing Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Spectrum Tool for organizations
- Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks: Standards for Organizations Around the World
- EDI and Anti-Racism Toolkit from the Oregon Library Association, February 2021
- How digital libraries drive equity and excitement, article in DA District Administration, January 26, 2021
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Library's Online Catalog, June 21, 2019
- The Bias Hiding in your Library, March 20, 2019
- Combating Racism in Libraries: Creating Spaces to Educate and Inform Our Communities, New York Library Association webinar series
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Toolkit from the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
- Race Forward – Race Forward works with communities, organizations, and sectors to build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture.
- South Carolina State Library Collection Development Resources
