Access & Equity
Access & Equity are broad areas for libraries and they encompass many issues. This includes, among so much more, making sure your facility is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, serving patrons on the autism spectrum, building a diverse collection, and creating a welcoming environment that represents your entire community no matter ethnicity, heritage, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
Most Recently Added
Understanding Eviction and How Libraries Can Help
Publish Date: News / 18 November 2021
Learn how you and your library can better connect people to eviction-related information and services.
Taking Care of Self, Staff, and Community
Publish Date: News / 13 October 2021
Self-care has long been recommended and recognized as important. It's easy to find articles about the value of self-care: eat healthy, get plenty of sleep, exercise regularly. It can get exhausting just reading about all the things we should be doing...
Libraries as Legal Aid Connectors in Eviction Crisis
Publish Date: News / 5 October 2021
As part of the Improving Access to Civil Legal Justice initiative, OCLC’s WebJunction will deliver resources that focus on strengthening library staff’s ability to respond to eviction questions with confidence and close the justice gap in their commu...
Perspectives from the Field: Association for Rural & Small Libraries
Publish Date: News / 18 August 2021
Small and rural library staff have long had a champion through the professional organization, the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL). Hear from executive director Kate Laughlin as she shares the experience of the association as they n...
A Year in the Life of a Librarian-Turned-Contact-Tracer
Publish Date: News / 11 August 2021
Before the pandemic, Lisa Fagundes was working as an adult services librarian in the Information Services Department of the San Francisco Public Library. Lisa’s role was essentially the first stop for patrons at the Main branch: fielding questions, a...
Exploring the SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results) Model
Publish Date: Webinar / 5 August 2021
Explore the SOAR model as a strategy for developing asset-oriented initiatives as a step toward developing a more community-centered library.
Civil Legal Programming: Libraries Bridging the Justice Gap
Publish Date: Webinar / 22 July 2021
In this webinar explore effective and creative library programming that connects patrons to the civil legal resources and information they need.
On Implicit Bias and Communication
Publish Date: Webinar / 8 July 2021
Reflect on how life experiences, traditions, and beliefs impact communication and explore strategies for facilitating deeper discussions and stronger connections as steps toward developing a more community-centered library.
Eliminating Library Fines: Improving Community Access, Equity and Usage
Publish Date: Webinar / 15 June 2021
This webinar shares how going fine-free eliminates barriers and improves access to your library’s materials and services.
Food Access and Seed Libraries in Rural Public Libraries
Publish Date: Webinar / 9 June 2021
Presenters from small and rural locations in South Carolina will share their experiences with seed libraries and community refrigerators.
