From Diversity to Inclusion: How to Audit Your Collection and Why 

There is still time to register for From Diversity to Inclusion: How to Audit Your Collection and Whyon May 19th at 2:00 pm presented by Kymberlee Powe, Children and YA Consultant with the Connecticut State Library.

In this presentation attendees will learn what a diversity audit is, why we should audit our collections, why the structure of the publishing industry may make it difficult to cultivate inclusivity, and most importantly, why it’s important to not stop at diversity, but to make sure that our collections are inclusive as well. We’ll look into the logistics of performing these audits, then you’ll be given some resources to help you identify inclusive titles. Because Kym is a youth consultant many of the examples and titles will fall into the youth category, but the principles are scalable to any collection.

Kymberlee Powe has been working in libraries for fourteen years and specializes in youth services. Kym is currently the Children and YA Consultant with the Connecticut State Library and was recently awarded the inaugural Judy Burroughs award by the Connecticut Crossroads Project, an award given to people whose skills and talents have a positive effect on the greater Connecticut Community.

If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the recording and resources from the program, please register for the event.