Episode 1.5: Dear Library Workers

Hi, y’all! This is Episode 1.5 and I felt like me and the other library workers in the state of Georgia needed it. Like last time, I’m providing the links to my sources here for you all to use as you please. Thanks for your support and I highly encourage you to tell a library worker that you see on the daily how thankful you are for their hard work and dedication to service within this profession. We need that. Here's a redacted copy of the results from the survey the Georgia Library Association's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force recently distributed. If you're curious about when I mentioned it in the video: https://bit.ly/Georgia_Library_Workers I forgot to add the last bit of footage (because I too am a human) so if you want to see how my hair turned out, follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chaunmoecampos?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 . :) Episode 1.5: Library Workers and the Magical World of Information Science Things Boring bookworms - Nah. Neutrality, Nah - If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything SAA - Salary Transparency: https://www2.archivists.org/news/2021/saa-council-approves-requirement-for-salary-transparency ALA - Ethics: https://www.ala.org/tools/node/1577/ Revolutionary Librarians and Libray Workers Advocate for social change and equity Library Workers have always been innovative and revolutionary Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968): https://www.abebooks.co.uk/blog/2013/03/11/top-25-most-famous-librarians-in-history Regina M. Anderson Andrews (May 21, 1901-February 5, 1993): https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2013/02/27/honoring-african-american-librarians/#.YSpUg45KiUk Harlem Renaissance: https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance (Most) Library Workers Today Advocates, allies, social justice warriors, overall badasses Why? -Taking a stand -Seeking answers to ending discrimination and exclusion Examples Jessamyn West - American library technologist and Activist http://jessamyn.com/ Carla Hayden - Librarian of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/about/about-the-librarian/ Long Way to Go Salary/pay transparency - https://www2.archivists.org/news/2021/saa-council-approves-requirement-for-salary-transparency Discrimination - We’re finding ways to understand each other’s differences and embrace them as strengths instead of weaknesses Accountability - speaking up and addressing lip service, oppression, and outright lying Field Trip - Stone Mountain Park : https://www.stonemountainpark.com/ - and 1204 Studios