1. The libraries of America are and must ever remain the home of free and inquiring minds. To them, our citizens-of all ages and races, of all creeds and persuasions-must be able to turn with clear confidence that there they can freely seek the whole truth, unvarnished by fashion and uncompromised by expediency.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

2. Building Inclusive Collections
Welcoming All
Building Inclusive Collections
Jen Maguire-Wright
@jenwpa

3. Why do we want inclusive collections?
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop

4. Why do we want inclusive collections?

5. Defining Diverse Collections: Audience
Race/ethnicity
Gender and sexual identity
Religious identity
Literacy level
Socio-economic diversity
Different abilities
World language collections

6. Defining Diverse Collections: Audience

7. Defining Diverse Collections
Know your community
Who visits the library
Who does not visit the library
Demographics
Google Public Data Explorer
Tableau

8. Defining Diverse Collections: Audience
2016 American Community Survey Data - census.gov

9. Southeast Pennsylvania: Hispanic Origin

10. Selecting Diverse Collections
“Holy $h1t! It actually looks like you!”
-a parent (to his baby) in our library recently

11. Selecting Diverse Collections
Know your sources
Reviewers
Publishers
Blogs
Twitter
#ownvoices #wndb

12. Selecting Diverse Collections

13. Selecting Diverse Collections: Online

14. Selecting Diverse Collections: Challenges (not “challenges”)

15. Challenge Scenarios Consider: Who is making the complaint and why
What points did the person complaining have that are valid?
What options do you have in responding?
What resources can you use in responding?

16. Challenge Scenarios Who is making the complaint and why
What points did the person complaining have that are valid?
What options do you have in responding?
What resources can you use in responding?
ALA OIF
PLA

17. Promoting Diverse Collections

18. Promoting Diverse Collections: Displays

19. Promoting Diverse Collections: Programming
Include diverse and inclusive titles in all of your programs. As you choose books for storytimes, include titles of other cultures and diverse characters. Offer sensory storytimes for families with children on the autism spectrum to attend.
Feature inclusive titles in your book clubs and your “one book, one community” selections.
“If you never bought another book written by or about straight cis white men, the shelves would still be packed with their stories for a very long time. “

20. Promoting Diverse Collections: Labelling

21. Promoting Diverse Collections: Use Them!

22. Will you ever be done?
Weeding
Community changes
New items!

23. Questions?
Jen Maguire-Wright
@jenwpa