Decolonize the Library

[Karen Michele]

What are the best library materials online and in print for achieving equity across the student interest areas and favorite genres?

"As librarians and publishers, we must have honest, direct conversations about anti-racism, equity, and inclusion, and acknowledge our roles as gatekeepers and in privileging Western norms. We can no longer privilege the “canon” or maintain the status quo. We must devote significant and substantive time to discussing the field’s diversity problems, our implicit biases, and the language we use. Specifically, we must reconsider how we think and speak about systemic racism and inequity and how that's baked into the infrastructure of our society."
What it Means to Decolonize the Library