Equitable Summers: Reimagining Long-Held Traditions & Your Library’s Summer “Why”

Program Type:

In-Person

Event Details

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Thursday, October 17th, 2024 | 9 am - 4 pm | CLA Conference Super Session

Ask yourself: In the last two to three years, have your library’s summer services significantly evolved beyond a new theme each year? Are they connecting with people who have experienced marginalization?

During this full-day session you will:

  • Dig into the purpose of summer services and give you the chance to reimagine long-standing practices.
  • Learn how to apply Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS) principles to your summer services and how to gather data that will give you fresh insights into engaging with communities experiencing marginalization.
  • Develop a framework for building and assessing equitable summer services, and be on the way to ensuring your services are built on a foundation of equity.

Presented by: California Library Association’s Building Equity-Based Summers Project in partnership with the California State Library

  • Caitlin Martin, Research and Evaluation Consultant, CKMartin Consulting

  • Linda Braun, Consultant, The LEO Group

  • LaKesha Kimbrough, Certified Healing Centered Engagement Practitioner, LK Consulting and Coaching, LLC

  • Rachel K. Tucker, Library Programs Consultant, California State Library

  • Kaela Villalobos, Library Programs Consultant, California State Library

Additional Information:

  • Library Teams of 2 or More: This session asks that library staff attend as a library team (of 2 or more participants) -- with a library colleague(s) and/or with a community partner that you wish to collaborate with in building equity. (A community partner might include staff from a local organization with whom you've either recently established a partnership, or with whom you have a long-established partnership, that you’d like to strengthen or deepen as part of your equity-building collaborations.) If circumstances make attending as a team a challenge, please reach out to the BEBS team at <bebs@cla-net.org>.
  • Pre-registration:
    • CLA Conference registration/attendance is not required to register and attend this Super Session.
    • The session is free. Travel funds are available on a first come first-serve library-need basis.
    • Pre-registration required by Wednesday, October 2nd, while seats last. Space is limited.
  • Travel Funds: If your library/organization is unable to support travel for you to attend the session, limited funds are available to cover travel costs (round trip travel and 1-2 nights hotel stay). A section has been included on the registration form to indicate a need for travel support.
  • Includes a working lunch.

Registration is confirmed only once you've received an official registration confirmation email from the BEBS project team.