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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Survey on diversity programming below, for anyone interested. Due January 12. -Steve</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> alacro-l-request@lists.ala.org <alacro-l-request@lists.ala.org> on behalf of Don Wood <dwood@ala.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@lists.ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] ALA Committee on Diversity Seeks Feedback on Libraries as Responsible Spaces</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the 2017 Annual Conference of the American Library Association, the ALA Council adopted a
</span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwiA7Peh8vXXAhUJ8GMKHYBKBc8QFggqMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fconnect.ala.org%2Ffiles%2FResolution%2520on%2520Libraries%2520as%2520Responsible%2520Spaces%2520FINAL.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2f6zVfsXaybbEYhl9czJr4" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color:blue">Resolution
on Libraries as Responsible Spaces</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and charged the Committee on Diversity to “develop, provide, and disseminate materials and programming for libraries that deter hate, foster community, and oppose bigotry toward or
oppression against any group.”</span><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="">The committee has developed a survey to help determine what materials, programming, and other resources related to responsible spaces would be most useful to libraries. Feedback, input, and guidance is appreciated as the committee
begins to develop these resources. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="">All interested individuals are asked to Please take the survey at:</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/responsiblespace" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/responsiblespace</a></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please also disseminate the survey within your networks as you see fit.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, January 12</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Any questions can be directed to
</span><a href="mailto:diversity@ala.org" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color:blue">diversity@ala.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="">ALA’s Committee on Diversity thanks you for your participation and assistance!
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Gwendolyn Prellwitz</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Assistant Director</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">American Library Association</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:gprellwitz@ala.org"><span style="color:windowtext">gprellwitz@ala.org</span></a></p>
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<i>My pronouns are she, her, hers</i></p>
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