"In collaboration with CORE." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Index. Introduction to liberatory librarianship Sabine Jean Dantus -- Part I: Liberatory librarians -- Empathy as resistance?: the concept of empathy in liberatory librarianship Shamin Renwick -- Lilian Marrero: sanctuary and solidarity through libraries Tania Marîa Rîos Marrero -- Rosa Quintero Mesa: the University of Florida's librarianship defied global politics Richard Phillips -- Judith Rogers: visionary and organic leader Laurie Taylor -- Part II: Programs that support liberation -- Liberatory librarianship in a public library Brian Boies -- the KNOW systemic racism project at Standford University Felicia A. Smith -- Part III : the personal as professional -- My brother's keeper Tiffany J. Grant ; LaWanda Singleton ; Clementine Adeyemi -- Disabled in the library JJ Pionke -- Part IV: Histories of libreration -- Elevating diverse voices in service Willa Liburd Tavernier ; Ursula Romero ; Christina Jones -- Unsiloed, cross-jurisdictional DEI Tiffany J. Grant ; Mikaila Corday ; Michelle McKinney ; Margaux Patel ; Eira Tansey ; June Taylor-Slaughter -- Hidden histories and radical reading lists : restorative justice at SOAS library Farzana Qureshi ; Ludi Price -- g Part V: Liberatory instruction and training -- "We are ... library users!" : developing a liberatory library instruction program for college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities Bernadette A. Lear -- Critical reflection on the University of Kentucky's basic archives workshop: status quo or transformation? Sarah Dorpinghaus ; Ruth E. Bryan -- Part VI: Imagining and enacting liberation together -- Empathy as resistance?: the concept of empathy in liberatory librarianship Sabine Jean Dantus -- Appenix: acronyms -- About the editors and contributors -- Index.
Summary:
"How can librarianship be liberatory? How does librarianship help people to be free? How is library capacity and expertise used to increase freedom, justice, and community? This invigorating collected volume from Core unpacks these questions, and many others besides, to reveal the many ways that library workers and their institutions are applying skills, knowledge, abilities, professional ethics, and personal commitment to practice liberatory librarianship. These examples will serve as guideposts and inspiration for readers undertaking their own efforts. With a special emphasis on the voices of non-white practitioners..." -- Publisher
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