Broadly defined, restorative justice is an approach to repairing and addressing harm done within a community. Related to this approach, restorative practices provide proactive ways to build the relationships that can help to address and repair some of that harm done. Oak Park Public Library is using restorative practices to better serve both community and staff. In this session, you’ll learn about restorative justice and restorative practices, and how these practices can guide a powerful shift in communities and within an organizational culture. The webinar has actionable strategies you can start practicing immediately, as well as methods for you to build buy-in from your organization as you get started on this impactful work.

Presented by: Stephen Jackson, Restorative Justice Practitioner/ Trainer, Director of Equity and Antiracism; and Tatiana Swancy, Restorative Practices Coordinator, both from Oak Park Public Library (IL)

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Webinar Attachments

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Related Resources and Links

• Restorative Libraries: Restorative Justice Practices and How to Implement Them, by Stephen Jackson, Library Journal, April 12, 2021
• Oak Park Public Library
  
• Playlist on YouTube, Anti-Racism Journey
• Video: Introduction to Circles as a Restorative Practice
  
• Equity & Anti-Racism
• Social Services
  
• Multicultural Collection & Services
• Oak Park Public Library Goes Fine Free, 2017
• Pop-up Barber Shop at the Main Library
• Why anti-racism work is library work
• Annual Restorative Justice Conferences, 2018 coverage and 2020 coverage
• Sign up for monthly meeting on Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices in Public Libraries
  
• Turning Outward Resources for Libraries from ALA
• PLA webinar recording, Conflict as Opportunity: Library Restorative Practices for Youth, with Pima County Public Library who won a Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Award for the Restorative Practices for Youth Program.
• Spokane Public Library – Community Court
• Hennepin County Public Library – Urban 4-H Program
• Using Restorative Questions in challenging behavior conversations
• Resources for Social Work and Library Collaboration, WebJunction
• Undoing Harm: Applying restorative justice approaches to teen behavior in the library, American Libraries, 2017
• Restorative Justice in Libraries: A Short Guide, John Thill, 2020
• Hacking the Restorative Justice Model in Teen Services, Public Libraries Online, 2023
• Library Safety and Security: A Holistic Approach, WebJunction webinar
• Eliminating Library Fines: Improving Community Access, Equity and Usage, WebJunction webinar
  
• Shared in chat, The Confess Project, training barbers and stylists to become mental health advocates