[Eril-l] Core Webinar Series: 2-Part Webinar Series: Transgender People in Libraries

Tue Oct 10 05:00:00 PDT 2023

*Cross posted to multiple lists*

Core Webinar Series: 2-Part Webinar Series: Transgender People in Libraries

Dates: November 7 and 15, 2023

The series consists of the following two live webinar presentations. All
webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain,
1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to present the
two-part webinar series “Transgender People in Libraries.” This series, led
by a nonbinary trans librarian with over a decade of experience in the
library field, offers guidance on gender identity concepts, anti-trans
rhetoric and misinformation, and best practices in respectfully working
with gender-diverse patrons, employees, and peers. Administrators and
managers seeking guidance in hiring and retaining trans/gender-diverse
employees as well as responding to anti-trans/anti-LGBTQ+ challenges to
books, programs, and staffing decisions in their libraries are encouraged
to attend. Library workers at all levels seeking best practices in working
with trans colleagues, serving trans patrons, and better understanding and
fighting back against anti-trans/anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation will also
benefit from the series.

The series consists of the following two live webinar presentations:

Working with Transgender Patrons and Colleagues
<https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1003>

Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 1 - 2 p.m. CT

Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans Misinformation
<https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1004>

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 1 - 2 p.m. CT

Register for the full two-part series on its registration page
<https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1005>.

Who should attend?

Administrators and managers seeking guidance in hiring and retaining
trans/gender-diverse employees as well as responding to
anti-trans/anti-LGBTQ+ challenges to books, programs, and/or staffing
decisions in their libraries; library workers at all levels seeking best
practices in working with trans colleagues, serving trans patrons, and
better understand and fight back against anti-trans/anti-LGBTQ+
misinformation.

Presenter:

Heath Umbreit (they/them), MLIS, is the Adult Services Librarian at Morrill
Memorial Library in Massachusetts. At Drexel University, they earned their
Master’s in Library & Information Sciences, conferred in 2014. Their career
as a librarian spans over a decade; they started as a part-time Circulation
Assistant at their local public library in 2011 before working as a temp
assistant at MIT Libraries (2014-2016), and then as the Information
Services Librarian at Sharon Public Library (2016-2021). Mis- and
disinformation has been a professional and personal interest of theirs for
several years; their study of the phenomenon focuses on a critical
examination of popular narratives about disinformation, the concept of
epistemic supremacy, and the ways in which information and disinformation
intersect with systemic power differentials in American society. As a
nonbinary trans person, Heath intentionally brings a unique perspective to
the field of professional librarianship and centers the values of equity,
access, and social justice in their work.

If you have a question or need to make arrangements for special assistance
or additional accessibility, please contact Mia Blixt-Shehan (
mblixtshehan at ala.org).

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Registration fees for two-part series:  Core Member $94.17; ALA member:
$215.10; Non-member $239.00

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1005

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please
contact Core CE staff at corece at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*

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