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The CALA Canada Chapter (https://www.cala-canada.org/) invites you to submit presentation proposals to their first annual program: 2020 Chinese American Librarians Association Canada Chapter Annual Program  during the OLA Super Conference (https://www.olasuperconference.ca/) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, January 31, 2020, 9:00am – … Continue reading →

If we have any ViMLoC members in Ontario that are interested in attending the OLA Super Conference from January 29 – February 1, 2020, there are two bursaries available thanks to the Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. You can … Continue reading →

IDEAL ’19 takes place in a few days. This conference is a great opportunity for ViMLoC members or other visible minority librarians from Canada to meet up in person. We’re planning on grouping together at breakfast on Tuesday, August 6th. … Continue reading →

ViMLoC members Maha Kumaran, Allan Cho, and Jian Wang presented at the Saskatchewan Libraries Association Conference on May 3, 2019. Their presentation touched on many aspects of diversity in Canadian librarianship, particularly from their own visible minority perspectives. The topics … Continue reading →

SLA- PAM International Travel Award  Overview EDP Sciences is generously sponsoring an award that will help two international librarians attend the SLA conference in 2019. The award is open to librarians who live outside of the United States with a … Continue reading →

  Beyond Library Diversity Residencies: Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Promote presented by Jessica Dai, Grace Adeneye, & Jesus Espinoza.  The presentation was hosted by the ACRL University Library Section Professional Development Committee February 19, 2019.  This session, “Beyond Library … Continue reading →

Recently, a librarian shared her experiences at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference after she was verbally attacked by a white colleague at an ALA meeting.  This happened during a public Council meeting and was not dealt with during the Council … Continue reading →

The Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) is a province-wide organization designed to further the development of library service in Saskatchewan. The vision of SLA is to build an engaged library and information community that is an active force in Saskatchewan’s social, … Continue reading →

Call for Papers: The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI)–Special Issue “Engaging Disability: Social Science Perspectives on Information and Inclusion” The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI) invites submissions for a special issue focused on social … Continue reading →

Do you believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to personal and organizational excellence in the library and archives professions? Are you doing groundbreaking research on diversity– and inclusion-related topics and want to share it with your colleagues on an international platform? Mark … Continue reading →