<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Elizabeth Rivera was just asking if there were other places in Oregon to have these interesting and needed discussions. I'd suggest the OLA Conference for one. Perhaps folks could get some panels and presentations on topics that would take a look at our libraries form critical perspectives - I'm thinking here of critical theory, feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory, or post-colonial theory. <br>
<br></div>I might also suggest that the OLA's Social Responsibility Task Force might begin to organize? About a year ago Tracie Kreighbaum emailed me and said that the OLA SRTF was organizing and we were thinking of co-leading it. Unfortunately Tracie left the state for another postilion.and so we never got the task force up and running. I'd still be up for co-chairing this group - does anyone know who at OLA might know how to get this going? If so let me know.<br>
<br></div>For what it's worth nationally there is a Social Responsibility Round Table of ALA ( <a href="http://www.ala.org/srrt/home">http://www.ala.org/srrt/home</a>) plus a group called the Progressive Librarians Guild ( <a href="http://www.progressivelibrariansguild.org/)that">http://www.progressivelibrariansguild.org/)that</a> regularly engage with these issues. The Library Juice Press* (and Litwan press) <a href="http://libraryjuicepress.com/">http://libraryjuicepress.com/</a> is publishing more and more books that tend to interrupt the grand, positivist narrative of librarianship.They may be of interest too. <br>
<div><br></div><div>- Bob Schroeder <br><br></div><div>* Full disclosure - I have a book coming out soon with them (called <i>Critical Journeys: How 14 Librarians Came to Embrace Critical Practices</i>). I interview 14 librarians who are engaged with social justice issues in libraries or who are using the critical theories I mention above to inform their practices. <br clear="all">
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