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Class Description
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are core values in librarianship, and in recent years, a wealth of resources has emerged to support EDI planning. Yet navigating this landscape to create a plan tailored to your team, library, and institution can be daunting—especially amid increasing scrutiny of EDI initiatives.
In this webinar, we’ll explore two complementary librarian-led projects that offer practical, adaptable approaches to advancing EDI work. You’ll learn how to assess your institutional context, leverage your existing strengths, and address challenges unique to your community. You will also have the opportunity to use these tools to begin building sustainable, impactful EDI strategies in your libraries.
The Pathways to EDI Framework offers an accessible, “choose-your-own-adventure” style approach to planning EDI efforts. Organized by six key Areas of Focus—including user services, collections, and leadership—paired with five thought-provoking Themes, the interactive tool provides flexible prompts to inspire action at any level. Whether you’re starting fresh or building on existing work, join us to explore the Pathways Framework, engage in reflective dialogue, and see a demo of our digital version for even more EDI inspiration!
The ACRL EDI Projects Directory offers user-submitted examples to inspire future projects in other libraries. The EDI Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has designed a national, centralized, searchable directory of EDI projects in academic libraries. This directory serves as vital support for EDI initiatives within academic libraries. It enables staff to find inspiration, facilitate connections, access guidance, and effectively plan EDI training, speaker series, programs, collections, and other related endeavors. Join us to learn how you can contribute to this directory and help build a collective practice.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
- realistically assess the resources and obstacles related to EDI work at their institutions
- familiarize themselves with the Pathways to EDI Framework and the ACRL EDI Projects Directory.
- apply these tools in their institutional context to develop strategies for successfully and sustainably advancing EDI efforts at their own libraries
- enhance the development of these tools through shared insights and experiences.
Instructors
Paige Crowl (she/her) is the Head of Teaching at Oxford College Library and a co-chair of the ACRL Library EDI Committees discussion group. Her academic interests include disability justice, queerness, EDI in libraries, and empowering students through library instruction. She believes that libraries are uniquely positioned to help people learn and pursue their interests, build compassion for others, and continue the work of making a just and empathetic world.
Corliss Lee (she/her) recently retired as the American Cultures librarian at UC Berkeley. Her academic interests continue to center around EDI in libraries. She was awarded the Distinguished Librarian Award from the Librarians Association of UC Berkeley in 2020. Together with Brian Lym she co-edited Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries, published by ACRL in 2022.
Brian Lym (he/his) is the Director for Employee Engagement, Development, and Belonging at the University of Oregon Libraries. His professional interests include DEI in libraries and higher education, organizational development, and coaching for advancing employee development and flourishing. He works closely with the UO’s Division of Equity and Inclusion (DEI), which promotes inclusive excellence to ensure equitable access to opportunities, benefits, and resources for all faculty, administrators, students, and community members .Together with Corliss Lee he co-edited Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries, published by ACRLin 2022.
Saira Raza (she/her) is a business librarian at Goizueta Business Library of Emory University. She started her career as business librarian at Lehman Brothers, where she witnessed first –hand the fallout of its bankruptcy that resulted from unethical business practices. Drawing from this experience, she emphasizes the importance of making ethical, well-researched, evidence-based decisions in her liaison role with working professional MBA students. Her academic and professional interests include EDI in libraries, engaging artists with collections and library programs, creating instructional and outreach videos, and business research for entrepreneurs. She is also a founding member of the Georgia Asian-American Community Archives Initiative (GAACAI). Saira has an active creative practice as a musician and multidisciplinary artist and actively volunteers with her local independent progressive community radio station.
Ken Irwin is a Web Services Librarian at Miami University and co-chair of the Resources & Tools Subcommittee of the ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. He is committed to furthering libraries’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility goals. In his web-librarian hat, he is interested in developing open-source solutions to solve challenging library issues and to make the most of our resources.
Adriana Poo has served as the Health Sciences Librarian at San José State University for fourteen years. She co-chaired the King Library’s Anti-Racism Advocacy and Assessment Committee (2020–2023) and currently serves on the ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. She is co-editor of Creating an Inclusive Library: Approaches for Increasing Engagement and Use with Students of Color and co-author of Approaches to Inclusive Recruitment: Practical and Hopeful in Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices (both ACRL, 2024). Her work centers on advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries, with a particular focus on inclusive hiring practices and supporting historically marginalized students.
Virginia Sytsma has worked in several information institutions including school and public libraries, and a national Canadian organization dedicated to providing reading materials for people with print disabilities. She has lived experience with disability and is a passionate advocate for EDI. She is currently pursuing a career change into academic librarianship.
Lyrasis Learning events are delivered using the Zoom videoconferencing platform and will have AI-generated captions available. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available upon request. If you need ASL or other accommodations to support your participation in the course, please contact us at es@lyrasis.org at least 2 weeks in advance of the event or as soon as possible.