Event:

Allyne Ellis, children's librarians at the Billings Public Library, will present a report of her work to update the collection using best practices for promoting diversity and repesenting cultures and groups respectfully.  Librarians who attend this webinar will be able to: 

• use valid criteria for assessing their children's collection and for weeding out books that do not meet minimum standards for being inclusive and avoiding cultural stereotypes;
• recognize their own innate bias and build their own cultural humility;
•  state the advantages of developing a more inclusive collection to better serve all patron;
• immediately apply practical tips for improving their collections to better represent cultural and human diversity.

This webinar will be recorded and posted to the Montana State Library Vimeo Channel here:  https://vimeo.com/channels/403784

Teacher librarians who wish to earn OPI credit must attend this event live.  Send Jo Flick an email on the day of the event to claim your credit and include your home address:  jflick@mt.gov

CE category: collections management and technical services