Librarians, information professionals, educators, and their associated assistants and advocates have been trusted helpers for people in all walks of life for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, as society “progresses,” that work seems to get more complicated, not less. Plenty of sessions at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, held June 22-27 in Chicago, focused on communicating with anti-library groups and supporting various marginalized segments of the population.
Librarians, information professionals, educators, and their associated assistants and advocates have been trusted helpers for people in all walks of life for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, as society “progresses,” that work seems to get more complicated, not less. Plenty of sessions at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, held June 22-27 in Chicago, focused on communicating with anti-library groups and supporting various marginalized segments of the population. Read More
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