Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Libraries Respond: Natural Disasters
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Libraries Respond to Natural Disasters. A summary of resources from across the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ in relation to preparing for and responding to natural disasters.
EDI and Change in Libraries
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The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Implementation Working Group (EDI-IWG) hosted a program at the 2017 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. The program was titled, "Where there is thunder, there is lightning: EDI and Change in Libraries."
¾«¶«´«Ã½condemns racism and violence in Charlottesville
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CHICAGO - Today ¾«¶«´«Ã½ President Jim Neal released the following statement regarding the weekend’s tragic violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “The ¾«¶«´«Ã½expresses our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those lost and...
Free webinar seeks to help libraries launch services for immigrants
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The Public Library Association (PLA) and the ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS) are partnering to offer a webinar for library professionals who are interested in offering services to immigrants...
¾«¶«´«Ã½awards 2017-2018 Spectrum Scholarships
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CHICAGO — Today, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services awards 2017-2018 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the...
Library Systems & Services supports LITA Spectrum Scholarship for future library leader
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CHICAGO, June 12, 2017 - Library Systems & Services (LS&S) has increased its sponsorship level of the 2017-2018 LITA Spectrum Scholarship in honor of the 20 th Anniversary of the Spectrum Scholarship Program of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA). The...
Celebrate Outreach at ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference
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CHICAGO – Every day, libraries across the country deliver vital library services across the communities they serve. To showcase the work outreach library professionals do on a daily basis, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services and...
¾«¶«´«Ã½awards 2017 Diversity Research Grants
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services has announced the recipients of the Diversity Research Grant for 2017-2018. The grants consist of a one-time $2,500 award for original research. Recipients...
2017 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Diversity & Outreach Fair to celebrate inclusive outreach, diversity-in-action ideas
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services has selected 33 presentations for the 2017 Diversity and Outreach Fair, to be held from 3 – 5 p .m. on Saturday, June 24 in the Special Events area in the Exhibits Hall at McCormick...
2017 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants announced
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CHICAGO – The W.R. Saffold Community Resource Center in Britton’s Neck, S.C., the Mayaguez Children’s Library in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and the Lawrence Memorial Library in Windsor, N.C. have been selected to receive books as part of the 2017 Coretta Scott...
Spotlight on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries at ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee (RNTLOAK) and the American Indian Library Association (AILA) will be hosting two presentations during its Spotlight on Rural, Native, and Tribal...
EDI Update
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The third Thursday of each month, the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services sends out a monthly e-Newsletter to our member groups, including the ODLOS Advisory Committee, the Committee on Diversity, the Committee on Literacy, the Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee (RNTLOAK), as well as to the executive officers of the Ethnic Affiliates of ALA, the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services, and the Association for Rural & Small Libraries. We also distribute the newsletter to the four ¾«¶«´«Ã½Round Tables that ODLOS liaises with, including the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT), the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT), the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), and the Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT).
Celebrate the best in children’s literature at the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African-American experience at the 2017...
Satia Marshall Orange recipient of 2017 EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award
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CHICAGO — Satia Marshall Orange, former director of the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS), is the recipient of the 2017 ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) Distinguished Librarian...
What is Sanctuary?
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The designation of spaces as sanctuary – cities, counties, college and university campuses, and even schools – generally refers to the establishment of policies or procedures that limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, usually by prohibiting police or other employees or personnel from asking about a person’s immigration status and refusing to detain undocumented immigrants for minor offenses.
Innovative outreach programs and strategies sought for 2017 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Diversity & Outreach Fair
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services invites library professionals from institutions of all kinds to submit proposals for the 2017 Diversity and Outreach Fair, to be held from 3 – 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 during the...
Public Library Association awarded grant to sponsor summer library internships
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CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), announced today that it will pilot a diversity-focused library internship program this summer. PLA received funding from the Institute of Museum and...
