Access & equity
Access & Equity are broad areas for libraries and they encompass many issues. This includes, among so much more, making sure your facility is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, serving patrons on the autism spectrum, building a diverse collection, and creating a welcoming environment that represents your entire community no matter ethnicity, heritage, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
Most Recently Added
2025 National Day of Racial Healing
Publish Date: News / 17 December 2024
The National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) is an opportunity for people, organizations, and communities to call for racial healing, bring people together in their shared humanity and take action together to create a more just and equitable world.
Climate change communication: How and why to do it in libraries
Publish Date: Webinar / 5 December 2024
Explore effective climate change communication strategies to engage communities and inspire action.
Building community in a changing climate
Publish Date: Webinar / 21 November 2024
Explore how public libraries and their partners are empowering communities to address climate change collaboratively.
Serving Communities: Inclusion-centered leadership practices that engage the community in actionable science
Publish Date: News / 13 November 2024
Adults can address a range of pressing issues when and if they have the ability to access and understand scientific information that is meaningful to them, their families, and communities. This includes health concerns such as the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Expanding collections with a Library of Things
Publish Date: News / 21 August 2024
Everybody loves a Library of Things. Stories about these popular lending libraries are popping up all over mainstream and social media. Community members are heading to their local library branch to borrow everything from cookware and tools to prom d...
Fostering public library teen engagement through connected learning
Publish Date: News / 31 July 2024
Learning and literacy that is grounded in personal relevance, meaningful relationships, civic engagement, and a sense of purpose, is what the Connected Learning Alliances describes as “connected learning.” For public libraries, building connected lea...
Cultural humility in library work
Publish Date: Webinar / 17 July 2024
Explore the benefits of incorporating cultural humility into library practice, whether through interpersonal interactions or to inform and improve policies and procedures.
A Community-Centered Approach to Digital Collections
Publish Date: News / 16 July 2024
Digital collections offer a way to preserve local history and artifacts while showcasing the diverse stories and voices in your community that might be absent from your physical collection. Creating and curating a diverse collection requires intentio...
Partner with indie authors to share diverse stories
Publish Date: News / 11 June 2024
Despite efforts to increase representation in publishing, the industry remains predominantly white. Authors of color often face a range of challenges, including difficulty finding literary agents, limited access to publishing opportunities, and insuf...
Supporting domestic and sexual violence survivors at your library
Publish Date: Webinar / 6 June 2024
Learn to recognize signs of domestic/sexual violence and the ways your library can support survivors through referrals and resources.
Community engagement
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