In September of this year over 800 librarians met in Kansas City, Missouri for the second installment of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. The conference brings together all five of ALA’s recognized minority caucuses for one conference in order to address diversity efforts in the library profession. A number of past, current and future residents were in attendance. While we all found the sessions and events enormously informative, being able to connect with a diverse group of like-minded professionals reaffirmed the need for all of us to continue …

Winning on Two Fronts
How Library Residencies are Placing Libraries at the Leading Edge of Innovation and Diversity Initiatives
 
Date and Time: June 23, 10:30 – noon 
Location: HIL – California D
 
Panelists
 Hannah K. Lee -Former Resident
Assistant Librarian

About Hannah
Hannah K. Lee is an Assistant Librarian at the University of Delaware Library. She began her time there in a two-year residency based in the Student Multimedia Design Center, a large state-of-the-art multimedia facility. Her responsibilities included assisting students in creating multimedia content, collaborating on interdepartmental library projects such as videos and interactive tutorials, digital literacy …

The ACRL Residency Interest Group (RIG) will host
 
Saturday RIG Panel at 10:30 am
 
Winning on Two Fronts
How Library Residencies are Placing Libraries at the Leading Edge of Innovation and Diversity Initiatives
 
Date and Time: Saturday, June 23, 10:30 am – Noon
Location:  HIL – California D
Panelists Page
 
We’re coming to an ALA near you! Or, perhaps not actually near you, but ALA Anaheim nonetheless. We’re delighted to be presenting a panel all about residencies this month in Anaheim. The panel specifically focuses on how residencies are putting libraries at the forefront of diversity initiatives …