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Diversity

• Diversity

  Cultural Competency Training 2009

  July 10th, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

  THE ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY
  Diversity Program Presents:

  “Empowering Library Staff to Meet the Needs of the Spanish Speaking Community”

  DATE: March 19, 2009
  TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  PLACE: Lincoln Trail Libraries System
  1704 West Interstate Drive, Champaign, IL 61822

  DATE: June 4, 2009
  TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  PLACE: Metropolitan Library System
  224 South Michigan Ave, Suite 680, Chicago, IL  60604
  312-341-0396

  PRESENTERS:
  Vandella Brown, Manager, Illinois State Library Diversity Program
  Cheryl Goza Smith, Library Specialist, Illinois State Library Diversity Program

  REGISTRATION: No Fee – Register at http://www.islcleo.org

  DESCRIPTION:

  This workshop is for all library staff. Participants will:

  • Learn about the challenges and benefits of reaching out to serve the Spanish speaking community and increasing their access to public library computers and resources. There will be a presentation about Hispanic/Latino culture, behavior and values; how we learn about the culture; and how that culture impacts our behaviors and perceptions.
  • Learn the differences and strengths in communication styles of the Spanish speaking community. Learn how to build strong community partnerships and collaborate with the Spanish speaking community to increase their access to public library computers and resources.
  • Learn techniques for reaching out and marketing the public library and their resources to the Spanish-speaking community. Develop an action plan for reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community.

• Diversity

  Celebrate Black History Month

  February 1st, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Illinois State Library Diversity program in partnership with Springfield libraries and other agencies will offer a number of Black History Month events. Browse the schedule of events and make plans to attend.

• Diversity

  Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

  November 28th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  The National Center for Education Statistics has released its 2007 study related to the Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities. The report examines the educational progress and challenges that racial and ethnic minorities face in the United States. For more details, read the report.

• Diversity, News

  Illinois State Library Diversity Programs 2007-2008

  November 5th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  You can now download a calendar of the Diversity Programs scheduled by the Illinois State Library from the Diversity page of WJ-IL. Plan ahead to take advantage of the exhibits and training provided by the ISL Diversity Program.

• Diversity

  Diversity Cookbook Webinar Archive

  November 1st, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  In October theWebJunction Spanish Language Outreach webinar featured librarians from the Ocean County Library demonstrating an exciting new knowledge-sharing tool developed to support implementation of diversity programs in libraries. The archive includes the presentation, powerpoint slides, additional links, and of course a link to the Diversity Cookbook, now known as the Diversity Exchange.

• Diversity

  Success in Diversity: How Three Illinois Libraries Embrace Multiculturalism

  October 24th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Illinois State Library’s Diversity Program is proud to be featured in an article in the October 2007 ILA Reporter published by the Illinois Library Association.  The article entitled Success In Diversity: How Three Illinois Libraries Embrace Multiculturalism, examines the uniqueness of a diversity program at a special library in Illinois. Some key points from the article are the Tips for Success in Diversity for Multi-type Libraries which include:

  1. Setting goals
  2. Involving others
  3. Training staff to relate to and work with diverse communities
  4. Employing minority and special interest library workforce
  5. Planning to celebrate diversity, heritage, and culture; Involving local schools
  6. Inclusion of diverse populations in planning, trustees, and on committees
  7. Partnering with local cultural organizations
  8. Engaging local businesses
  9. Staying creative
  10. Evaluating programming and involvement, with input from library staff and community members.

• Diversity

  Cultural Competency Training 2007-2008

  October 15th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Illinois State Library Diversity Program
  Presents

  Empowering Library Staff to Meet the Needs of the Spanish Speaking Community

  • Date: November 15, 2007
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Place: Illinois State Library Room 403 & 404,Gwendolyn Brooks Building, 300 S. Second St. Springfield, IL
  • Presenter: Vandella Brown, Manager, Illinois State Library Diversity Program

  REGISTRATION:  No Fee—Register at http://www.islcleo.org

  DESCRIPTION
   
  This workshop is for all library staff. Participants will:

  • Learn about the challenges and benefits of reaching out to serve the Spanish speaking community and increasing their access to public library computers and resources. There will be a presentation about Hispanic/Latino culture, behavior and values; how we learn about the culture; and how that culture impacts our behaviors and perceptions.
  • Learn the differences and strengths in communication styles of the Spanish speaking community. Learn how to build strong community partnerships and collaborate with the Spanish speaking community to increase their access to public library computers and resources.
  • Learn techniques for reaching out and marketing the public library and their resources to the Spanish-speaking community. Develop an action plan for reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community.

• Diversity

  Creating More Inclusive Libraries

  October 10th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  In FY2007, Lincoln Trail Libraries System held two diversity forums featuring Susan O’Halloran called “Walking the Talk.” Susan’s enlightning and non-threatening approach for inclusion in all types of organizations is one that can benefit all libraries. With that in mind, LTLS has captured the essence of these workshops in a series of videos along with downloadable handouts intended to be used in your own library. Some of the handouts are for small group work and some are intended to help raise awareness of yourself and your own biases.  All materials are free and available for your use.

• Continuous Learning, Diversity

  New GSLIS Course: Serving Diverse Populations in the Library

  September 27th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is offering a new online, non-credit continuing education course, Serving Diverse Populations in the Library. Intended for Librarians and information professionals in all types of libraries, the purpose of this course is to create an awareness of and sensitivity to diverse information needs of multiethnic/multicultural/multilingual populations served by libraries.

  For more information about this unique opportunity and to register visit the UIUC web site.

• Diversity, News

  Diversity Fair

  September 20th, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Second Annual Diversity Fair will be held on Thursday, October 11 from 2:00-3:30 during the Illinois Library Association 2007 Annual Conference in Springfield.

  Sponsored by DEMCO and the Illinois Library Systems Directors Organization, the Diversity Fair is a chance for conference participants to learn about programs and initiatives around the state that address diverse user populations. Participants in the Fair will be provided with space for a poster or table-top display and will have the chance to interact with conference goers to explain more about their projects. If you would like to register for the event, complete the brief submission form. Contact Amanda McKay with any further questions.

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