From Inside Out: Promoting Diversity Awareness in Ourselves and Our Library Users.

JULIE BIANDO EDWARDS; AUDRA LOYAL; MEGAN STARK; KATE ZOELLNER

From Inside Out: Promoting Diversity Awareness in Ourselves and Our Library Users.

JULIE BIANDO EDWARDS, AUDRA LOYAL, MEGAN STARK, KATE ZOELLNER

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Abstract

The article discusses the importance of developing a diversity committee in school libraries. It states that a diversity committee can provide a real way to encourage, support, and concentrate on issues of diversity at the library and in the community. It adds that communication and acknowledgement of strength of the individual's distinct qualities can provide a friendly work environment which in turn can provide multicultural services that target the specific needs of library users.

Original language	English
Pages	6-16
Number of pages	11
Volume	74
No	1
Specialist publication	PNLA Quarterly
Publisher	Pacific Northwest Library Association
State	Published - Sep 1 2009

Keywords

School library administration
Library users
Libraries & minorities
Cultural pluralism
Multiculturalism

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