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Hello LLC! I'm sending the below message on the behalf of Aryana Bates and Lynn Kanne who have been developing an exciting EDI opportunity. Please read the below message. A HUGE thank you to both Aryana and Lynn for doing this work and providing the opportunity
for LLC. I look forward to working more on this as a group!</div>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif">Something good is happening. The Washington State Library (WSL) has agreed to fund a professional development series
on anti-racism practices in libraries. This program is targeted to the Washington State community college libraries and is meant to be offered as an opportunity<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;background-color:white">to
a new</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;background-color:white"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">cohort</span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;background-color:white"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">of
libraries</span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;background-color:white"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">each
year</span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;background-color:white"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">over
several years. <span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">The idea is that each participating library commits to learning and growing together with the support from this program.</span><span> </span><span style="margin:0px">The training
will be contracted with<span> </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sofiayleung.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cdb613bb126fd46e0bd7408d97a13f54c%7C02d8ff38d7114e31a9156cb5cff788df%7C0%7C0%7C637675048412972132%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=h6I5v4Z%2FRvKUIGYAAuVUx9E4KtPxELtZ8HAHelwjzhE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" shash="fytmDv+zCUrJhmxL8geVwjhnJ7pEzi3dgU/XrRUX1tANdovLwrlqYaEhhmSQDSxU+K6ufhCSyP4kriOzPCc4GkmrdGibVeHuv3JALslqNICvBeTQzUBxFGJNhGt1WAK9CN+Dm+SnCvduCVXUk2I3bHYHTfxI95C3Q8vwFVn6z4A=" title="Original URL: https://www.sofiayleung.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px">Sofia
Leung</a><span> </span>and will begin as a pilot project for/with the Seattle Colleges, Fall 2021 through Spring 2022.</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif">Background: Originally, North Seattle and Seattle Central college library deans reached out to WSL to explore funding
options for a comprehensive, iterative training in anti-racism practices for our entire staff and faculty. The ask grew into a discussion about scaling up to an initiative that could potentially benefit the entire system. After confirming a significant level
of interest with LLC, we entered an agreement with WSL to run the pilot with the promise of cultivating the professional development into a system wide opportunity. </span></p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif">Expansion: The intention is that the initiative will expand into a second (2022-2023), a third (2023-2024), and
possibly later waves of participation by libraries throughout the system. This is completely voluntary, but the dream is that we reach a critical mass of participation within our system</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif">,</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;background-color:white"><span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">library
by library</span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">. </span><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>Potentially, this could evolve into a longer-term initiative that involves cycling back through the colleges so that early adopters get a refresher.
The learning is iterative, after all.</span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;color:black;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif">LLC Workgroup: At our Fall meeting, we will form a sub-task
force of the EDI Workgroup charged with pulling this initiative through. Initial objectives will be to outline a process for how to identify second wave participating libraries. Lynn Kanne and I have committed to serving as co-leads for this task force and
would love company.</span></span><br>
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