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<h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal">Thanks for the book title, Greg. I just noticed that the full title is:
<i><span style="color:#0F1111">Knowledge Justice: Disrupting Library and Information Studies through Critical Race Theory</span></i><span style="color:#0F1111"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Maybe I could start a list of Recommended Reading titles on our LLC Resources web page?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If anyone else is reading anything that may be of interest to other library deans and directors, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546A">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546A">Gerie Ventura (she/her/they)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546A"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am late to this thread, but I just wanted to send all the thanks to the folks that made this happen. Jess, what a gift you’ve given us with that LibGuide!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As an aside, I’m about a third of the way through <i>Knowledge Justice</i> and have found it to be significantly enlightening in the context of both librarianship and leadership.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Greg Bem, MLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Faculty Library Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Library Learning Commons</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Vice President, AFT 3533, ’21-‘22</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Contact Info</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:greg.bem@lwtech.edu%0d"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">greg.bem@lwtech.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">425-739-8100 xt.8898</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Chat with me on
<a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Teams</a>, or<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you both!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Koshi-Lum, Jessica via LIBRARYDIR<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you for sharing, Gerie! <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">On a related note, I wanted to share that there is a Library Juice Press class called
<a href="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/211-recruiting-retaining-librarians-underrepresented-minoritized-groups/?attribute_pa_session=2021-10-oct">
Recruiting and Retaining Librarians from Underrepresented Minoritized Groups</a> coming up on October 4<sup>th</sup>. Here is the description of this class:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“This course will address recruitment strategies that will improve your chance of attracting a diverse pool of applicants and minimize the influence of unintended biases in the selection process. Of course, hiring
is just the first step to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will also address factors that influence the long term retention of librarians from underrepresented minority groups.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jess<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.55pt"><b><span style="color:#98002E">Jess Koshi-Lum, MLISc</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"><br>
<b>Associate Dean<br>
</b>Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:#3B3838">(425) 235-2352, ext. 5678</span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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3000 NE 4<sup>th </sup>St., Renton WA 98056<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ventura, Gerie via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 1, 2021 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ventura, Gerie <<a href="mailto:GVENTURA@highline.edu">GVENTURA@highline.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] [LIBRARYDIR] Faculty Diversity LibGuide<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">It looks like a number of us are posting for new jobs, so our colleague at Renton Technical College created a libguide that can help us expand our reach. I updated our LLC “Projects” page to a “Resources”
page and linked to it there. Thank you, Jessica! Check it out!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you have ideas on more resources to add to that page, let me know! Open to making it an updated, reliable source of information for our group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#44546A">Gerie Ventura (she/her/they)<br>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">“In alignment with
</span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/dei/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SBCTC’s vision to lead with racial equity</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">, it is important for library workers to recruit, welcome, and retain diverse faculty
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to help fellow library leaders learn more about how to recruit and retain diverse library faculty into their workplaces. I recognize that diversity is a general topic, so the scope of this guide focuses on racial/ethnic diversity of the library workforce.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">What’s Inside this Guide?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Foundational resources to help you think about hiring strategies, best practices and potential barriers in diversifying your faculty<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Recommended reading on the perspectives from librarians of color, as well as learning more about white supremacy in the library context<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Local faculty diversity retention resources to help faculty of color build community and their leadership skills<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Our students benefit from colleges who have faculty members who represent the diversity of Washington state. A diverse library faculty signals to students from historically-minoritized communities
that libraries are truly welcoming and that careers in librarianship are accessible and achievable.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Please email comments, questions, or ideas on resources to add to:
<a href="mailto:jkoshi-lum@rtc.edu">Jessica Koshi-Lum</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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