Closing Session, 2:30 pm
Thursday, January 26
Thursday, January 26
Master of None
Librarians are being increasingly pulled in many directions. What once was a profession focused on collections and institutions that served the public, has become a community centered space that acts as makerspace, reading refuge, business center, and more. Recognition that libraries are not neutral and should serve an increasingly diverse community is being met with increasingly visible book banning efforts and complex issues of perspectives on diversity are flattened to being “woke.” This session will provide strategies and examples for offering focused services that reflect the complex community served.
Participants Will:
- Learn strategies for offering focused services for communities
David Lankes, Virginia & Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship, University of Texas at Austin's School of Information (Texas)
Librarians are being increasingly pulled in many directions. What once was a profession focused on collections and institutions that served the public, has become a community centered space that acts as makerspace, reading refuge, business center, and more. Recognition that libraries are not neutral and should serve an increasingly diverse community is being met with increasingly visible book banning efforts and complex issues of perspectives on diversity are flattened to being “woke.” This session will provide strategies and examples for offering focused services that reflect the complex community served.
Participants Will:
- Learn strategies for offering focused services for communities
David Lankes, Virginia & Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship, University of Texas at Austin's School of Information (Texas)