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Understanding Barriers and Experiences of Library Advocacy Work by Library Workers of Color: An Exploratory Study

2024/01/31 by Raymond Pun, Jessica Bustos
#advocacy #library workers of color #qualitative study #storytelling

paper · doi:10.7936/pollib.8558

Abstract

This exploratory research highlighted experiences and stories of libraryworkers of color who participate in library advocacy work at the local and/ornational levels. What are their priorities and interests, and how do they getinvolved in advocacy work in a profession that is predominantly white? Thestudy applied critical race theory (CRT) to frame the social relationships andthe structure of inequities inherent in library advocacy work by exploring thecounter stories, narratives, and perspectives of library workers of color. 

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