$200 Transgender
Bookshelf
For public libraries looking to add books to their collection.
Self-Study Report (PDF
file, 128KB)
Report of the Service Focus Committee: Transgender People.
The was committee was charged to (1) evaluate library policies
and procedures and identify any barriers to serving and employing
transgender people; (2) consider other aspects to welcoming,
reflecting, serving, and employing transgender people and
identify any barriers; and, (3) recommend changes to remove
those barriers.
Discussion Scenarios
(PDF file, 1409KB)
Used in department meetings for further staff discussion and
group learning.
Illinois Safe
School Alliance
The Library brought in Alliance Executive Director Shannon
Sullivan to lead two-hour transgender awareness workshops
for staff.
Publicity Sample
(PDF file, 70KB)
Palm cards distributed to area businesses and organizations
connected to transgender populations.
2005 Collection
Evaluation (PDF file, 46 pages, 140KB)
This report specifies a next step in evaluating the collection
- examining materials with regard to specific population groups.
Diversity
in the Collection: 2005 Evaluation Project (PDF file,
23KB)
Process to examine whether Oak Park Public Library collections
represent genuine diversity and serve specific population
groups.
Your feedback and suggestions are welcome. For more information
contact Bleue J. Benton, Collection Development Manager, at
or call 708-697-6952.
*Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library
(ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using
funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA).
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