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Core Connections: Supporting BIPOC Library Workers
Connect and hear from Yolanda Prado and Sophie Kenney, two librarians from the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) committed to carving out space and fostering support for all library workers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color. Yolanda and Sophie will discuss the RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Group and RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Mentorship Program — two inclusive programs for library professionals in Illinois that foster support and mitigate racial disparities. Massachusetts Librarian, Shilpa Jacobie, will facilitate this conversation with the following intended learning outcomes:
- Discuss the creation and evolution of the RAILS BIPOC Networking Group and RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Mentorship Program
- Highlight EDI work and challenges through voices of BIPOC library staff in Massachusetts and Illinois
- Share actionable tools and suggestions for creating spaces to uplift BIPOC experience in the library workplace
- Foster cross-state connections and share resources and best practices for all library workers who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color
This session is part of MBLC's 12-month series, Core Connections: Building Community Supports and Allyship at Your Library.
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Categories:
- Partner Workshop Resource Sharing
This session will be recorded.
Accessibility
To request a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ally Dowds (allyson.dowds@mass.gov). All reasonable accommodation requests should be made no fewer than one (2) weeks before the event, although we will attempt to fulfill reasonable requests made after that time.