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SUMMARY:Conducting a Diversity Audit of Your Collections and Ordering: Where to Start  
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Conducting a Diversity Audit of Your Collections and Ordering: Where to Start  \n\n06/12/24 10:00 AM EST\n - 06/12/24 11:00 AM EST\Description:\n\nFor libraries to effectively meet their mission of serving the educational, informational, and entertainment needs of their communities, their collections must be diverse and inclusive, offering windows into and mirrors of the vast array of perspectives and stories that make up our world. Library selectors and readers’ advisors must have a keen understanding of the basic frameworks for building and maintaining collections through an equitable lens, including the ability to apply that knowledge to a collection audit.\n\nIn this course, learn from Collection Managers Dontaná McPherson-Joseph and Betsy Bird as they explore key concepts essential to cultivating and promoting inclusive and equitable collections. You'll find out more about conducting a diversity audit of your collections, and learn how to include diverse books with wider perspectives that allow you to be more responsive to the community you serve and more reflective of the diversity of our world.\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n	To have a thorough understanding of the different types of equity audits and which methods suit your collection best.\n	To understand how equity begins with purchasing and does not stop after the audit stops.\n	To consider weeding, displays, and community outreach and how each one of those factors affects the representation found in your collection. \n\nPresenters:\n\nBetsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of Evanston Public Library and the former Youth Materials Specialist of Evanston Public Library. Betsy reviews for Kirkus and hosts the blog A Fuse #8 Production for School Library Journal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDontaná McPherson-Joseph (she/her) is a collection management librarian at Oak Park (IL) Public Library. She has presented for Library Journal on inclusive collection development and auditing, and is an advocate for reading widely and diversely.\n\n\n\n\n \Details:\nWho should attend:  Anyone wanting to learn about Conducting a Diversity Audit of Your Collections and Ordering\nCompetencies: Collection Management, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion\n\nNon-Member Cost:      $40\nNEO-RLS Bronze Member Cost:  $24\nNEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:   FREE\nNEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:    FREE\nNEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:  $20\n\nCan't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway!  This webinar includes archive access for later viewing at your convenience.\n \nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline via Zoom\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Conducting a Diversity Audit of Your Collections and Ordering: Where to Start  <br /><br />06/12/24 10:00 AM EST - 06/12/24 11:00 AM EST<br />Description:<br /><br />
For libraries to effectively meet their mission of serving the educational, informational, and entertainment needs of their communities, their collections must be diverse and inclusive, offering windows into and mirrors of the vast array of perspectives and stories that make up our world. Library selectors and readers&rsquo; advisors must have a keen understanding of the basic frameworks for building and maintaining collections through an equitable lens, including the ability to apply that knowledge to a collection audit.<br />
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In this course, learn from Collection Managers Dontan&aacute; McPherson-Joseph and Betsy Bird&nbsp;as they explore key concepts essential to cultivating and promoting inclusive and equitable collections. You'll find out more about conducting a diversity audit of your collections, and learn how to include diverse books with wider perspectives that allow you to be more responsive to the community you serve and more reflective of the diversity of our world.<br />
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<strong>Learning Objectives:</strong>
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	<li>To have a thorough understanding of the different types of equity audits and which methods suit your collection best.</li>
	<li>To understand how equity begins with purchasing and does not stop after the audit stops.</li>
	<li>To consider weeding, displays, and community outreach and how each one of those factors affects the representation found in your collection.&nbsp;</li>
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<strong>Presenters:</strong><br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/Bird_04152024093645.JPG" style="float:left; margin:5px 15px; width:100px" />Betsy Bird</em> is the Collection Development Manager of Evanston Public Library and the former Youth Materials Specialist of Evanston Public Library. Betsy reviews for <em>Kirkus </em>and hosts the blog A Fuse #8 Production for School Library Journal.&nbsp;<br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/McPhearson-Joseph_04152024093739.JPG" style="float:left; margin:5px 15px; width:100px" />Dontan&aacute; McPherson-Joseph</em> (she/her) is a collection management librarian at Oak Park (IL) Public Library. She has presented for Library Journal on inclusive collection development and auditing, and is an advocate for reading widely and diversely.<br />
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&nbsp;<br />Details:<br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Who should attend:&nbsp; Anyone wanting to learn about&nbsp;Conducting a Diversity Audit of Your Collections and Ordering<br />
Competencies: Collection Management, and Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion</font></font><br />
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Non-Member Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
NEO-RLS&nbsp;Bronze Member Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp;FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:&nbsp; $20<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway!&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>This webinar includes archive access for later viewing at your convenience.<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><em>It&rsquo;s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.</em></font></font></font></font></font></strong></font></font><br />Location:<br />Online via Zoom<br /><br />,  
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