INCLUSION: Create a welcoming and comfortable place for all community members. Develop best practices for collaborative partnerships in order to amplify a diversity of ideas, cultures, and experiences and foster community understanding.
Provide programming and collections that reflect and engage specific communities, with involvement from those communities
- Amplify Black voices and experiences
- Develop programming that celebrates Black voices - Develop collections and programming that center the Black experience in America
- Build on Black Arts and Music Festival programming
- Partner with ISU Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Develop programming that celebrates Black voices - Develop collections and programming that center the Black experience in America
- Amplify LGBTQIA+ voices and experiences
- Build on the Ames Pride partnership
- Provide programming and meaningful support for the multi-lingual and multi-cultural community
- Build world language programming and collections
- Support international students and families
- Partner with ISU International Student & Scholars Office
- Evaluate language learning and discussion offerings
- Build on ACSD ESL partnership
- Reach underrepresented community members through outreach and programming in relevant community locations
Intentionally represent the diversity of our community in Library services, collections, and programming
- Complete a diversity audit of Library collections and displays to ensure Library materials represent a diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, and ability
- Complete a diversity audit of Library programming to ensure traditionally marginalized perspectives are being represented
- Complete a diversity audit of Library marketing to ensure materials represent the diversity of our community
Provide programming that fosters community understanding
- Develop and implement civil discourse programming
- Plan programs to foster an environment that is welcoming to community members of all abilities and backgrounds