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<p class="MsoNormal">Making Sense of the Moment: The Library’s Role in Helping Us Understand Race and Racism<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The State Library of Ohio and Bexley (OH) Public Library recently collaborated on an LSTA-supported event called
<b>Making Sense of the Moment: The Library’s Role in Helping Us Understand Race and Racism</b> with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, associate professor of history at The Ohio State University where he teaches courses on the Civil Rights and Black Power Movement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The recording of this event is available on YouTube for any library worker or other interested person to view:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dr. Jeffries began by exploring the roots of race and racism in American society by examining the centrality of slavery to the nation’s founding, and highlighting the continuing
impact of slavery’s legacy. He built upon this foundation to specifically examine the role of libraries and library workers in the context of antiracism work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">After his presentation, Dr. Jeffries had a conversation with Erin Kelsey, Library Consultant at the State Library of Ohio, about how race and racism impacts the work of libraries
and how library workers are integral to building equity in our communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">It’s a little shy of 2 hours, including Dr. Jeffries’ address and the Q&A. There is also a companion resource guide at this link:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.ohio.gov%2Fservices-for-libraries%2Flibrary-programs-development%2Fcritical-conversations%2F%23MakingSenseoftheMoment&data=02%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7C6f8f0bbc97b54cd2950308d8484b41ce%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637338835346989078&sdata=yPnu0dfEherIWHFOhv4HopbOXrCWYiL9%2BnNzdQ2OBu0%3D&reserved=0">https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/critical-conversations/#MakingSenseoftheMoment</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For additional resources go to the </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">YSCON Race and Antiracism CE Opportunities list</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Janet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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