War and Peace in the Library
Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without …
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DEI Efforts From the Bottom Up: Trial and Error in a Branch-Level Committee
Guest Post by Ellie Nash, Library Specialist Lead at Arapahoe Libraries While Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a growing field, with an increase in businesses …
Professional Archival Experience: SRMA Archives Fellowship Pilot Program
The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) is offering a stipend of up to $6,000 for early professionals to participate in their Archives Fellowship Pilot …
LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources
Our hearts are so heavy with the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. In times like these, library staff play a crucial …
What is Critical Race Theory?
Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic legal theory that originated in the 1970-80s from the work of Black scholars such as Derrick Bell and Kimberlé …
Land Acknowledgements
A land acknowledgement is a statement that recognizes the history of colonization and the original occupation of land by Indigenous peoples in a geographic location. …
Transgender Youth
It is hard sometimes for me to read the news, to be open to hearing the latest litany of disturbing or painful events without letting …
Next Draft: EDI digest – September 2021
Next Draft is a digest from EDIT, the Colorado State Library’s (CSL) equity, diversity, and inclusion team. It includes links to original articles by our …
Diversity and Diversity Audits
The Associated Press recently reported that, although whites remain the largest racial group in the US, their share of the population has fallen by 6% …
Nothing About Us, Without Us
When you wake up, one of the first things you might do is open your weather app to see what the temperature is and if …
What We Learned From the 2021 CAL EDSJI Conference
The Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) second annual Equity, Diversity, Social Justice, and Inclusion Conference was a jam packed day of sessions led by some …
What is Racism? What is Antiracism?
The meaning of a word can be nuanced, multi-layered, and hard to fully comprehend. Adding to the confusion is that each one of us labors …
Being an Ally: What it Means and How to Do it
We all hold different identities simultaneously—an intersection of race, class, sex, gender, religion, ability, etc. that impacts how we experience the world around us. As …
Why EDI Jargon Can Be Counterproductive
Incivility on the Web In the information age, online debates have come to represent the more toxic parts of our culture and are one reason …
Next Draft: A Quarterly Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion digest from EDIT
This month we launched a quarterly Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion digest from EDIT, the Colorado Virtual Library EDI Team. In it you’ll find recent EDI-related …
If Not Now, Then When? Starting your EDI process
Starting the journey toward building a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization can evoke a range of emotions. From being guilty you didn’t start this …
Why Use Inclusive Language?
Using appropriate terminology is a vital part of being an effective communicator. Using inclusive language is a way of showing consideration for everyone we meet. …