Michigan Academic Library Association - Event Information
Event Name:
Resiliency Rising and Shining Out - Part 1 of Creating Inclusive Libraries Series
Event Type(s):
Other Library Programs
Description:
The Collaborating Partners* organizations will host Creating Inclusive Libraries: Gender and Sexuality Awareness, an online event series on Tuesday July 7, July 14, and July 21, at noon.(EDT).
Session 1 - Resiliency Rising & Shining Out
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
12:00 - 1:30 pm (EDT)
This session will feature a keynote on inclusive leadership, ally ship, and living as your true self, by Graci Harkema, an experienced diversity and inclusion consultant with Graci LLC. Ms. Harkema specializes in equity and inclusive leadership training within the Fortune 500, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. She is currently writing a book on her story, including her experience as a person of color and as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in Michigan.
*Collaborating Partners are:
Library of Michigan
Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA)
Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)
Michigan Cooperative Directors Association
Michigan Library Association (MLA)
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)