Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services
Mission
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The Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services supports library and information science workers in creating responsible and all-inclusive spaces that serve and represent the entire community. To accomplish this, we decenter power and privilege by facilitating conversations around access and identity as they impact the profession and those we serve. We use a social justice framework to inform library and information science workers' development of resources. We strive to create an association culture where these concerns are incorporated into everybody's everyday work.
Featured
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ODLOS supports library and information science workers creating responsible and all-inclusive spaces that serve & represent the entire community.
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Initiatives & partnerships promoting equity, diversity & inclusion in libraries and the library profession.
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Strategic planning, workshops, webinars, and other presentations for library audiences.
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Through the Spectrum Scholarship Program, affirms its commitment to diversity and inclusion by seeking the broadest participation of new ...
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ODLOS works closely with 8 groups to serve marginalized voices and communities.
Libraries Respond
Initiatives
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Resources, grants, and initiatives supporting literacy across the lifespan.
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Read the latest EDI news every month.
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Initiatives and programs geared to promote access to library services to all.
Engaging Multilingual Communities Guide
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Did you know that in the United States over 67 million people speak a different language rather than English at home? This guide is designed to support library personnel who serve multilingual patrons through events, collections, and enrichment opportunities.
Inside, you'll find examples of programs, services, and more for your community.
News
Applications Now Open for the Core Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries
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CHICAGO–Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between...
Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging
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CHICAGO — As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities...
Core Webinar: Accessible and Inclusive Library Design
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Join Core for the webinar "Accessible and Inclusive Library Design" on June 11, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Explore ways to make your library more...
Intersections
Scholar Spotlight: Luisa Leija (2020) in Conversation with the Spectrum Advisory Committee
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The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other
Research Notes Before and During COVID-19 on Digital Inequity
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By: Raymond Pun, Instruction/Research Librarian, Alder Graduate School of Education, California For the past year and a half, I have been working on my dissertation
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Contact Us
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225 N Michigan Ave
Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601
1-800-545-2433 ext. 4294
Fax: 312-280-3256
Email: diversity@ala.org
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Kevin Strowder
Director
kstrowder@ala.org
800-545-2433 ext. 5295
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Hillary Pearson
Program Manager, Accessibility Services
hpearson@ala.org
312-724-9251 ext. 5020
