Trauma-Informed Librarianship for Survivors

By Allan Cho (Follow us on LinkedIn) As part of the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada Network (ViMLoC), I’ve participated in its mentorship program and have met many talented and eager early career librarians over the years. I had recently caught up with a mentee who was going through a dark period in their life. We had

The “5 D’s” of Anti Racism

by Jenny Silbiger (Follow us on LinkedIn) My approach to anti-racism is realizing that it is a marathon, not a sprint. And, while the road is long (and sometimes arduous), it does not mean it is not worthy to travel. Let’s get together and walk down this path a little bit. At the 2023 ABA/NLADA Equal

How Far Along Are You on That Anti-Racist Reading List?

By Lynie Awywen Black Lives Still Matter. It has been over two years since the untimely death of George Floyd, a Black man who died when Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Months before, outrage erupted over the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.

A Call to Ditch the Term ‘Racialized’ When Describing BIPOC Communities

By Lynie Awywen Recently I have been job-hunting (yes – it is still as awful as you remember) and I have noticed a recurring pattern which prompted me to think about the ways in which ‘whiteness’ continues to masquerade as ‘raceless’. Various organizations (Ontario College of Art & Design University, University of Toronto, University of