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Webinar: What to Do About Anti-Racist Babies, Drag Queens and Censors
August 18, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MDT
In a time when board books and story times are being challenged, your institution and staff need to be prepared – but how? Solid informed policy, consistent processes, and knowing your stakeholders will all lead to better communication and response when a challenge arises. We will walk through these areas providing examples and possible solutions, including a variety of resources and allies available for support. Time for Q&A at the end!
The webinar will take place via Zoom. Live captioning will be provided. A recording and transcript will be made available afterwards if attendees cannot participate in real time. Please contact info@clel.org with any additional access needs.
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CLEL is hosting a Matching Fundraiser in conjunction with this webinar to benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship. CLEL will match donations up to a total of $500. Learn more at https://www.clel.org/advocacy/
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Miranda Doran-Myers is a librarian in Denver, Colorado and has served as the chair of the Colorado Association of Libraries Intellectual Freedom Committee since 2018. Her goal is to help library workers provide their communities with free and equitable access to information, which includes creating supportive, safe, and stimulating workplace conditions for library workers. Miranda holds an MLIS from Florida State University.
Dodie Ownes is an adult services librarian at Denver Public Library, in the Central Branch, and has been the co-chair of the Colorado Association of Libraries Intellectual Freedom Committees since the start of 2022. As public libraries increasingly become safe havens for underserved communities, she works to ensure equity of access to resources and information for all, and to protect the privacy of customers and library workers. Dodie holds an MALS from University of Chicago.
