A facilitated conversation on multi-racial identity in libraries

Panel Description

How do library workers with multi-racial identities, who present and identify in complex and nuanced ways incorporate this into the spaces they hold within libraries and the work within these organizations and institutions? Part affinity space, part sharing, part collaborative learning, this roundtable will provide an opportunity for racialized folks from any kind of library to hear from each other about how we do and don’t bring these contexts into the workplace through a structured and facilitated discussion.

Recognizing that affinity spaces are essential for marginalized folks, and that the multiracial identities are diverse and difficult to define, conversing with others will aim to create community and a sense of belonging which are so often longed for within the workplace and beyond.

Sponsored by Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (VimLoC), a panel of librarians will bring some of their own stories to this space, how they navigate this, and why they feel it is important to highlight multiracial experiences.

Speakers

• Mike Chee (University of Waterloo Library)
• Ariana Ferrone (Markham Public Library)
• Estelle Frank (Okanagan College Library);
• Sajni Lacey (University of British Columbia, Okanagan Library)
• Alanna Marson (University of Western Library)
• Cecilia Tellis (University of Ottawa Library)

Time

Thursday, May 25, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Times | 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)