Coordinator for Library and Information Services SD38 (Richmond, BC) Delta, British Columbia, Canada
This session will focus on how to audit a Library collection for the diversity of authors, illustrators and main characters using specific criteria including racialized, Indigenous, LGBTQ+ and disabled voices (shared resources will be provided). We will share: 1) why we did diversity audits 2) how the process of a diversity audit is an example of equity in action in both elementary and secondary schools 3) what to do after you collect your data. Participants will be encouraged to consider ways they might bring a diversity lens to their Library Learning Commons.