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Walking the Talk Diversity Workshops

As part of their continuing committment to celebrating the diversity of library users, staff and community, the Lincoln Trail Libraries System, in Champaign, Illinois, encourage library staff to visit their Library Diversity project website. as well as take advantage of the "Walking the Talk" workshops conducted by Susan O'Halloran in 2007.

Visit the link above to view the streaming video format on WJIL.  Please visit the Library Diversity website for versions in QuickTime and for additional resources.

 

May 2009

In commemoration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month the Illinois State Library will host The Exhibition On Hindu Culture and Dharmic Traditions, May 1-29, on the 2nd floor.

June 2009

The Gwendolyn Brooks  Exhibit: A Chronology of the Life and Accomplishments of Illinois Poet and Author Gwendolyn Brooks 1917-2000.

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Diversifying Diversity in Illinois Libraries

diversityThe Illinois State Library's Diversity Program, a division of the Library Development Group, was created in 2003 to assist the Illinois library community in developing cultural and minority diversity initiatives. The Diversity program has developed a number of avenues for exploring cultural diasporas through library technology, the Internet, resources and programs.

For additional information on this program see the Diversity Fact Sheet.

Basic competency programs and training offered by the Diversity Program:

  • Diversity @ the Library
  • Diversity Cafe: The Eye Exam
  • Empowering Library Staff to meet the needs of Spanish Speakers
  • How to Make a Dynamic and Diverse Speech
  • Human Rights Video/DVD Project
  • "I Am an American" Program model
  • Lost Boys of Sudan Screening and Taste of the Sudan

Exhibits offered for display:

  • African-American History Month Poster Collection
  • Alaskan Natives and Native Americans Heritage Collection
  • Brown vs. Board of Education
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Posters
  • Irish Heritage Month and Famous Irish Personalities Posters
  • Women Heritage Month Posters
  • Coming Soon: "Gwendolyn Brooks: Illinois Poet Laureate" exhibit

Speaker resource:

  • List of minority librarians and Diversity Directory

The Diversity Program also provides about 15-20 exhibits yearly at the Illinois State Library that focus on multicultural heritage. Some of the exhibits from the past have included:

  • 350 Years of Jewish Life in American Poster Display and Heritage Program
  • Katrina Art Display by Norman Calmese, Illinois artist
  • Images of Contemporary African-American Artists Exhibit

For additional information on any of this training or resources contact Vandella Brown, Diversity Program Manager.

Diversity News & Events, from BlogJunction Illinois 

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Multilingual Bookmarks

Developed by the Lincoln Trail Libraries System as a part of a Diversity workshop, these multilingual bookmarks are professionally designed, downloadable and customizable. You will also find a multilingual screensaver on this page.

Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity Initiatives

ARL Diversity Initiatives support efforts within research libraries to promote and develop library staff and library leaders who are representative of America's diverse population.

American Library Association Office for Diversity

Serves as a key resource and link to the professional issues which speak to diversity as a fundamental value and action area of the association.

American Library Association Diversity Counts

A comprehensive study of gender, race and age in the library profession published by the American Library Association.