This Week at ULC
Newsletter | December 16
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RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR OUR BEYOND ALLYSHIP CONVERSATION TOMORROW |
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents — A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson
December 17 | 2-3:15 p.m. ET
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Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns, and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
“Wilkerson's work,” in the words of The American Prospect magazine, “is the missing puzzle piece of our country's history.”
The Warmth of Other Suns won the National Book Critics Circle Award, among other honors, and was named to more than 30 Best of the Year lists, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker and The Washington Post. TIME Magazine named it one of the “10 Best Non-Fiction Books” of the decade. The New York Times Magazine named Warmth to its list of the best nonfiction books of all time.
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Her new book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, was published in August 2020 to critical acclaim and became a Number 1 New York Times bestseller. Dwight Garner of The New York Times called it, “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.” Oprah Winfrey chose it as her 2020 Summer/Fall book club selection, declaring it “the most important book” she had ever selected.
Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for her deeply humane narrative writing while serving as Chicago Bureau Chief of The New York Times in 1994, making her the first black woman in the history of American journalism to win a Pulitzer Prize and the first African American to win for individual reporting. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded Wilkerson the National Humanities Medal for "championing the stories of an unsung history."
As the historian Jill Lepore observed in The New Yorker: “What Wilkerson urges, isn’t argument at all; it’s compassion. Hush, and listen.”
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Moderated by: Roosevelt Weeks
Roosevelt Weeks is the director of the Austin Public Library where he leads a dynamic team and library system. His responsibility includes 20 branch locations, the History Center and a new Central Library. Weeks joined the Austin Public Library team in September of 2017. Prior to this, Weeks served as chief technology officer for the Houston Public Library. Weeks is passionate about improving technology, literacy and education, both inside and outside of the library. He also works directly with community leaders to agree upon shared values, vision and measures of success. This furthers the combined goal of ensuring a future workforce capable of the complex critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in an ever-changing competitive environment.
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LEARN TIPS FROM ULC'S 2020 INNOVATIONS WINNERS |
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Innovations Celebration this past Friday where we announced this year's winners! The Top Innovators and Honorable Mention award winners were selected based on the inventiveness of the program or service, outcomes achieved and potential for other libraries to adopt and adapt the innovation. Check out our Innovations Brochure to discover tips on how to implement cutting-edge innovations at your library.
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ULC would like to recognize and thank Ingram Content Group for their support for this year's Innovations Celebration! |
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We congratulate all ULC members for their continued commitment to innovation and for making a difference in your communities. All 260 entries are now viewable online at our website. |
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Last week, IMLS Director Crosby Kemper III sent a letter highlighting the science-based findings of the REALM Project’s COVID-19 related research to all U.S. state public health commissioners or directors. The letter provides guidance to leaders as they develop new policies and recommendations for museums, libraries and archives.
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Demonstrating the Impact of Technology in Ontario
Toronto Public Library
ULC’s Edge Team joined Toronto Public Library earlier this month for two information sessions about the Bridge Project, an initiative that helps public libraries in Ontario assess the impact of technology services in their communities. The sessions highlighted how Bridge and Edge can be leveraged together to ensure all Ontarians have access to equitable and affordable access to technology and develop the skills to thrive in the ever-changing digital world.
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Connecting with Patrons in New Ways During the Pandemic
Rochester Public Library
The Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library recently held its virtual Publishers' Circle Library Celebration to honor library achievements over the past year and look ahead to the future. During the event, RPL Director Patricia Uttaro outlined how staff remained committed to connecting with patrons while balancing in-person, virtual and curbside services during changing safety statuses in the county due to COVID-19.
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Partnering to Provide Devices to Patrons
San José Public Library
Earlier this month, San José Public Library kicked off a laptop donation drive in partnership with HP Inc. and the Library Foundation. Community members can donate laptops through early January for repurposing to provide more students, families and other program participants access to technology they need to thrive.
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NEW ON ULC'S MEMBER
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
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Saint Paul Public Library
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Pima County Public Library
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Anne Arundel County Public Library
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ULC WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE |
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Let's Talk Race: How Conversation Challenged and Changed a Library and a Community
Richland Library
Did you miss last week's ULC webinar, “Let’s Talk Race: How Conversation Challenged and Changed a Library and a Community?” Using innovative approaches like Let’s Talk Race discussions, mobile empathy labs, diverse programming, Employee Resource Groups and required DEI staff trainings, Richland Library in Columbia, S.C. is working to create change in their community and library. View the recording to learn more about how to respond to a community and nation deep in crisis around racism and social justice.
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ULC Development Professionals
Member Group Conference Call
December 16 | 4-5 p.m. ET
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents — A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson
Beyond Allyship Conversation
December 17 | 2-3:15 p.m. ET
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ULC Education Leaders
Member Group Conference Call
January 19 | 2-3 p.m. ET
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Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, San Diego Public Library, Toronto Public Library, Palo Alto City Library, Saint Paul Public Library
🙌 Staff at public libraries across North America continue to make a difference in the lives of their patrons during challenging times. Learn more about our Faces on the Front Line photo series on our website.
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