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The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.

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Book Release: Borders & Belonging

  • 1.  Book Release: Borders & Belonging

    Posted May 20, 2021 04:57 PM
    Hello  SRRT and EMIERT family,

    I am pleased to announce the release of "Borders & Belonging: Critical examinations of library approaches toward immigrants," a book on how libraries miss the mark in serving immigrants, refugees, and asylees. The goal of "Borders & Belonging" to probe negative assumptions and reframe LIS philosophies of newcomers to the U.S. The book includes contributions from several of our peers. Please be on the lookout for details on book talks and author discussions.

    Cheers,
    Ana Ndumu
     
    Book details:
    https://www.parlewdistribution.com/store/p153/borders-and-belonging.html#/
     

    Foreword - Immigrants being, belonging, and becoming: Libraries undoing borders by Dr. Clara M. Chu

    Introduction - Dr. Ana Ndumu, Editor

    Uncovering problematic paradigms

    1. Libraries and the Americanization crusade: A Historical and Critical Study of John Foster Carr - Ana Ndumu and Kimmi Ramnine

    2. Immigration, Poverty and the (Radical) People's Library: The New York Public Library and Radical Education during the Progressive Era and War on Poverty - Kate Adler

    3. Immigrant Identities and Knowledge (Re)production in postcolonial Academia - Eungjung Choi

    4. We see you: Increasing Inclusion and Empowerment of Immigrants by Liberating Library Workflows from Institutional Biases Rooted in Colonial Frameworks - May Chan and Jorge Cardenas

     

    Immigrant librarians speak out 

    1. Having our say: A collaborative dialogue on the complexities of being Blak immigrant librarians - Simone Clunie, Kelsa Bartley Quan Hem, Pearl Adzei-Stonnes

    2. Through hardships to the stars: Libraries as personal refuge and professional calling - Anita Kazmiercak-Hoffman

    3. Entre mundos y fronteras: An exploration of linguistic ability and value in libraries - Denisse Solis and Jesus Espinoza

    4. North American library services to immigrants who identify as LGBTQ - Michelle P. Green & Kristina A. Clement

    Taking Action

    1. Rupturing Capitalist Alienation: Current debates on Open Borders as a Catalyst for Ethically-motivated Information Literacy - Taylor

    2.  Sorrow, Fury, Helplessness, and Cynicism: An Account of the Library of Congress Subject Heading "Illegal Aliens" - Jill E. Baron and Tina Gross

    3.  Acknowledging the Past while embracing the future: Meeting the needs of Immigrants in the Historically "All-American" Central Virginia Region - Cristina D. Ramirez

    4.  "The library as a hub for democracy": How a Public library increases belonging for newcomer youth - Sofia Rodriguez, Homa Naficy, and Mary Beth Russo

    5.  Reducing barriers and creating community dialogue through serious play - Amanda Chin, Diane Lopez and Ricardo Gomez



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    Ana Ndumu
    Assistant Professor
    University of Maryland, College Park iSchool
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