Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Resources for Maryland Libraries: Building an EDI Foundation
An ongoing collection of resources to support academic, public, school, and research libraries and institutions in promoting and supporting EDI throughout their organizations.
This is an issue brief from 2018 by the Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity "to develop the capacity of libraries to make racial equity a priority."
Style guide created by DCFPI to aid staff in making decisions for language that is inclusive and accurate. As described in their introduction, not an end-all-be-all, but a helpful tool for decision-making and finding definitions.
This ALA page shares videos from public, school, and academic librarians about how EDI affects their daily work and their thoughts about the EDI challenges libraries face and how they can promote EDI.
This toolkit is published by the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all.
These reading lists and resources for youth, families, and adults is part of a response to the current awareness and events surrounding social justice and racial equity. Compiled by Maryland State Library Youth Services Coordinator.
This ALA page provides a timeline of the expansion of access to libraries starting with the first free modern public library in the U.S. in 1833. It links to additional information for many of the entries.
Includes terminology and cliches to avoid, and other helpful tips for including trans folks in the library - most advice is helpful even beyond journalism.