PDA Event: Trans Inclusive Libraries

In this webinar, library professionals will learn how to utilize trans-inclusive language and create welcoming spaces and resources for transgender and nonbinary patrons. Attendees will review trans-inclusive language and practices, such as utilizing gender-neutral pronouns, and why this is important information for public library workers. We will then explore examples of public libraries’ actions and resources to better understand their impact on trans individuals and communities. Through prompts and activities, we will generate innovative ideas on how to make our collections and programs more inclusive.

Presenters: 

Dr. Elliott Kuecker is an assistant professor in the School of Library & Information Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Elliott Kuecker spent ten years working in academic libraries, serving as an instructional librarian for the humanities, a college archivist, staff in physical and digital preservation, running a Digital Humanities Lab, and more. In addition, he has facilitated numerous critical theory reading groups and books to prisoners initiatives. He publishes in several fields with an emphasis on the crafts of archiving, performing qualitative research, composing academic writing, and pedagogy. He has authored multiple studies on labor ethics in the LIS field and many methodological pieces pertinent to qualitative research and its intersection with post-structural theory. He also publishes studies on children's creations found in archives and curriculum analyses of craftwork in American schools. He is a frequent reviewer for numerous LIS and qualitative research journals. Outside of research and teaching, he loves running, bicycling, hiking, and walking. He enjoys reading nonfiction, collecting Americana music, and playing outside with his family. 

Sophia Hutchens is a graduate student in the School of Library & Information Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. 

This webinar is part of the NC LIVE DEIA Learning Series happening throughout the month of November.

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