<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Just following up on our discussion this afternoon with resources of interest to heighten member awareness and to support the growth of EDI initiatives within our own respective institutions:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_offices_diversity&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=-Pcrs4MnSLBJwtj3SRXi6beXdvSE-qPn4XS0PXJBPXI&e=">Office of Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services </a>(ODLOS)</div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><ol style=""><li style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_offices_diversity_continuinged&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=BWrYjnMbi2STPoYsn9elnmJYYjOJJVZB1DBENLm1PMU&e=">Continuing Education Resources</a></font></li><li style=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_offices_diversity_edi&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=wr7O8IWl2i7ZphSDHZ0BVAA7KsL2WhAH-sQq8ZU1O9c&e=">Equity, Diversity & Inclusion</a></li><li style=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_offices_diversity_initiatives&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=wcDRZmGlH4-JsLeHYNCRHc7ghiA9vZSVeK680BUAMg4&e=">Outreach Initiatives</a></li><li style=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_offices_diversity_odlos-2Dwebinars&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=N0Kc06ozUMiqpx_5MWGK7XRePYAKVtRs9I-Tlr0ArKI&e=">Webinar archives</a> and an opportunity to present on EDI issues related to the chosen theme. Currently, "Literacy as Social Justice."</li><li>Subscribe to <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_advocacy_diversity_odlos-2Dblog&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=lAnAZaO44QGyEiNefjS0wfxYpZzU566XF7GK8xeJTUQ&e=">Intersections</a>, ODLOS' blog, highlights the work of library and information science workers as they create safe, responsible, and all-inclusive spaces that serve and represent the entire community, as well as initiatives and projects supported by the office that promotes their work.</li><li>Subscribe to <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_offices_odlos-2Dmonthly-2Dnewsletter&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=I385MJvjAtVXSFzsT4bzP92SePEjCt0i2TMSKvxuSQw&e=">EDI Update</a>: On the third Thursday of each month, the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services sends out a monthly e-Newsletter, highlighting issues and resources related to EDI.</li></ol></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ACRL's Core Strategic Initiative on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><ol style=""><li style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.acrl.ala.org_acrlinsider_archives_15380&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=eMNAXqpVLPp1q6Jwth-KPPNi3DAf41wsU-_F3udv0B8&e=">Creation of the EDI Core Strategic Initiative</a></font></li><li style=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.acrl.ala.org_acrlinsider_archives_16629&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=mAiDuqR98oKPblAqSsCsB21tBfPjIACKwAxKB1AbA9Y&e=">ACRL President's Discussion Program on EDI</a></li><li style=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_acrl_conferences_elearning_webcasts&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=R2gsdcXY9NR4zjUAHkVq4oGW1r_65IJ5hNtZL7ONRSE&e=">ACRL E-Learning Webinar Series</a> - two free webcasts for the FACRL Chapter annually, up to three viewing locations permitted. A wide variety of topics.</li><li style=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_acrl_conferences_elearning_onlinediscussionforums&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=EXjyjNIGdx21Jmn1vIa4353ExnmTcoTahKpNfvZARt8&e=">ACRL Online Discussion Forums</a> - free events offered by ACRL membership units on a wide variety of topics. </li><li style="">White papers on "Recruiting to the Profession. <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_acrl_files_publications_whitepapers_ACRL-5FAchievingRacial.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=XzRTbgPKrgQDNmIiuULB39vBRUOT0Dnz0SP2Bf0tUEY&e=" target="_self" title="" style="font:inherit;background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Academic and Research Librarians: The Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Librarians of Color</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px">(October 2006) </span>A White Paper by the ACRL Board of Directors Diversity Task Force, produced by Teresa Y. Neely, Ph.D. and Lorna Peterson, Ph.D. and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_acrl_files_publications_whitepapers_culturekeepers.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=csEdHmVQqPrVSIDCF9P9FGkjMUKQduGKXApxLAA944Q&e=" target="_self" title="" style="font:inherit;background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Culture Keepers VI</a>. A companion piece to the ACRL Diversity White Paper by Julie Todaro, Past-President of ALA.</li></ol></div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_acrl_issues_diversityalliance&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=KaN3VdRZ1jToMNodpcH3Se40o6-PWUaRpzcau3pubf0&e=">ACRL Diversity Alliance</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px">The ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries committed to increasing the hiring pipeline of qualified and talented individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. By working together and thinking more broadly, ACRL Diversity Alliance institutions will help diversify and thereby enrich the profession.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> *<i><b>Note: The only Florida school listed as a member is Florida State University (2017-2018)</b></i></span></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></font><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_acrl_aboutacrl_directoryofleadership_taskforces_acr-2Dtfda&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=hOWfm4ktNjv8IwBqtNYkyOZbLzYwMMxXARYC4hZljyw&e=" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">ACRL Diversity Alliance Task Force</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px">: Oversees the Diversity Alliance, serves as a champion of the program, builds relationships and investigates partnerships with appropriate ACRL and ALA groups, and proposes future directions, including governance, to the ACRL Board of Directors.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__conference.acrl.org_virtual-2Dconference_&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=n4J-hA6iAisPCl1oYjjbKZ_o1pjMKqEdDhB9qNSGSBI&e=">ACRL Virtual Conference</a>: Can't take everyone to Cleveland? Considering registering as a group/institution for the ACRL Virtual Conference and host professional development gatherings for staff, faculty, and members of your broader community. </span>Each registration includes unlimited access to the online conference community for one year after the event and there are many sessions focused on EDI and academic libraries.</div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The above are just a few that come to mind. I hope you will share others as we seek to heighten awareness and nurture professional growth surrounding issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion within academic libraries in our state.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Best,</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans""><font size="1">Kimberly Copenhaver, M.A.</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans""><font size="1">Associate Professor, Reference, Instruction & Access Services</font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><a href="tel:727.864.7518" target="_blank"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">(727) 864-7518</span></font></a></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__eckerd.edu&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=cxII178qVLC4S1pNXIkl2riteGfP2ILUAMXO810aGcA&s=5H8HuBeCkVfTPzJ9NcegCag8HaEhI14hehTe-hPleOQ&e=" target="_blank">Eckerd College</a></span></span><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans""><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans"">4200 54th Avenue South</span><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans""><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans"">St. Petersburg, Florida 33711</span></font><br style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px"><font color="#999999"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Uw7RK_WnOuXy2_Fc4WGB4SJY1jOF257X&revid=0B3C8izUnDZgjVkdVdzNtSm5rL290TUx5VGlCWkxpVm5YUWVFPQ" height="31" width="96"><br style="font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px"></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>