Building Community Connections by Hiring for Cultural Knowledge

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Learn how the Cultural Liaison Library Assistant program builds community connections by hiring for cultural knowledge and creating a team that reflects a diverse library community.

Staffing demographics rarely match those of the communities they serve. Learn how valuing specific knowledge, skills, and abilities during the hiring process can develop a staff ready to serve a diverse community. Hear from Cultural Liaison Library Assistant staff representing Hispanic and Tribal communities, including the results of their efforts to build connections with and share stories of these communities. Attendees will be challenged to reconsider some common hiring practices and how to make them more inclusive. Hear a success story from a library that identified cultural knowledge gaps and worked with community stakeholders during the job posting and selection process.

Presented by staff from Whatcom County Library System (WA), including:

• Amelia Martinez, Hispanic Cultural Liaison
• Coreen Kurtz, Lummi Cultural Liaison
• Diana Antaño, Hispanic Cultural Liaison
• Joshua Olsen, Nooksack Cultural Liaison
• Michael Cox, Deputy Director

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