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Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

The Colorado State Library’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Team (EDIT) is dedicated to raising awareness about both contemporary and historical EDI issues, and spotlighting the EDI work that is being done in Colorado’s cultural heritage profession. Volunteer State Library staff provide these resources for library and other cultural heritage workers as it is crucial for them to have to this knowledge and understanding in order to better serve their patrons and communities. For an archive of the occasional Next Draft newsletter, click here. Questions? Feedback? Contact edit@coloradovirtuallibrary.org.

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Website Creation & Hosting

Common Content Accessibility Problems, Part 1: Headings and Links

Content-writers should be alert to these common problems, and know how to avoid or fix them.

Babi Hammond, March 16, 2023
Book Club Resource, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Book Club – Inside and Out

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside…

Regan Harper, March 12, 2023
Colorado Historic Newspapers, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

When the Black Panthers Denver Chapter Leader Made TV History

The Black Panther Party (BPP) was a left-wing Black power political organization founded by Bobby…

Michael Peever, February 22, 2023
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

DEI Efforts From the Bottom Up: Trial and Error in a Branch-Level Committee

While Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a growing field, with an increase in businesses creating…

Colorado Virtual Library, February 9, 2023
Book Club Resource, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Book Club Titles for Black History Month

During the Black Lives Matter protests, book clubs were seized on as a way to…

Michael Peever, January 27, 2023
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Professional Archival Experience: SRMA Archives Fellowship Pilot Program

The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) is offering a stipend of up to $6,000…

Leigh Jeremias, January 26, 2023
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Resource Sharing

Language Resources: Translation and Interpretation Services and Beyond

Language translation is not simply the matter of using Google Translate or ad hoc translation…

Cristy Moran, January 23, 2023
Colorado Historic Newspapers, CSL News, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Rocky Mountain JIHO: Japanese American Life in Colorado

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) recently added the Rocky Mountain JIHO, 1969-1997, to the…

Leigh Jeremias, January 19, 2023
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Library Leadership

Transgender in the Workplace

Recently I attended a training held by the State of Colorado on how to understand…

Sharon Morris, December 5, 2022
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources

Our hearts are so heavy with the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado…

Michael Peever, November 23, 2022
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Library Research Service

Pouncing on Prejudice: Mitigating Assumptions and Bias in Research

It is often stated that, “If you have a brain, you have bias.” Along these…

Sara Wicen, October 20, 2022
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Library Research Service

A Trauma-Informed Lens: Communities, Libraries and Research

This post will delve into trauma-informed practices for research and everyday interactions for library workers….

Sara Wicen, July 28, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Climate Equity and Environmental Justice

Climate change has been on our minds a lot lately. Long stretches of hot days…

Samantha Hager, July 22, 2022
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Plains to Peaks Collective

DEI in Libraries and Archives: Lessons Learned from a Reparative Description Project

This guest post is written by Nancy Henke. Henke earned her MA in Literature from…

Leigh Jeremias, June 9, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

The history of Chinese and Japanese Americans in Colorado

Every May, Colorado celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to recognize the…

Miranda Doran-Myers, May 26, 2022
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Website Creation & Hosting

Colorado’s new accessibility law HB21-1110 and your library’s website

House Bill 21-1110 makes it a state civil rights violation for a government agency to exclude people with disabilities from receiving services or benefits because of lack of accessibility.

Babi Hammond, May 24, 2022
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

What is Critical Race Theory?

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic legal theory that originated in the 1970-80s from the…

Michael Peever, April 5, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Equal Pay Day and Wage Transparency in Colorado

This year, Equal Pay Day falls on March 15 in the United States. Equal Pay…

Miranda Doran-Myers, March 15, 2022
CSL News, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Plains to Peaks Collective

Locally Created Primary Source Education Set – Notable Colorado Women

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), an online portal…

Leigh Jeremias, March 8, 2022
Colorado State Publications Blog, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

“Hidden Voices” in the American Music Research Center

One of the perks of working in a library is stumbling across intriguing new resources….

Miranda Doran-Myers, February 28, 2022
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