EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table)

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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

Learn more about EMIERT on the ALA website.

  • 1.  Black Joy Librarianship and Resources

    Posted Feb 17, 2022 10:35 AM
    San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco Unified School District BIPOC Librarians collaborate to present Black Joy Books and Resources for Youth.  Jason Hill (SFPL Early Learning Coordinator), Rachel Fiege (SFPL Teen Librarian) and Ayana Thompson (SFUSD Teacher Librarian) share what Black Joy means to them as individuals, what it looks like in books (picture stories to YA) and book-talk the 2022 Coretta Scott King Awards.  Highly recommend watching the recording on the SFPL YouTube.  

    SFPL is hiring!  Learn more. 
    • Chief of Branches (closes 3/1)
    • Apply to the Civil Service list for Librarian III (District Managers, Floor Managers at the Main, Service Managers- closes 2/18), and Librarian I (entry level part-time & full-time positions - continuous recruitment). 
    • Coming soon  Librarian II (Branch Managers, Program Managers) and Chief of Main.


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    Christy Estrovitz
    Manager of Youth Services
    San Francisco Public Library
    She/Her/Hers
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  • 2.  RE: Black Joy Librarianship and Resources

    Posted Feb 18, 2022 10:50 AM
    Thank you! This was so very nourishing, and I shared it with the Black Librarians on my team.


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    Akiliah Manuel Mills
    Director
    Lodi Public Library
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