The document discusses the need for cultural competency training for librarians to better serve diverse populations, highlighting a study on library school preparations and hiring data. It emphasizes the importance of visibility and representation in libraries to foster connection and inclusivity among patrons. Additionally, it addresses the challenges faced by librarians in multicultural settings and suggests that diversity education should be integrated into library school curricula.

1. LIS Cultural Competency TrainingLori Mestrelmestre@illinois.eduReforma National Conference IVDenver, COSeptember 17, 2011

2. Issues at HandPreparation at Library Schools of Librarians to Serve Diverse PopulationsTraining of Librarians to Serve Diverse PopulationsImpact Once on the Job

3. Data Gathered

4. EthnicityOther = mostly biracial

5. Current Roles78 of 107 ARL Libraries14 of 107 ARL LibrariesNew Term?

6. A Need for All Librarians To Be Culturally Competent

7. Library School Preparation87.2% entered library school not thinking about a career in multicultural librarianship

8. Did you intentionally seek a position dedicated to multicultural/diversity services?In PercentagesHiring Data

9. Diversity PreparationDid your Library School program prepare you to work with multiple constituencies?Library School Data

10. Did your library school offer a specific course in multicultural librarianship (or something similar)?From the Librarian SurveyLibrary School Data

11. Courses with Multicultural Components

12. How Should Multicultural Librarianship be Part of the Curriculum?Library School Data

13. LibraryStrategies

14. GettingStarted: How Do I Learn To:Work with diverse cultures?Initiate, coordinate, and expand diversity-related programs at my library and institution?Better prepare all librarians to be culturally competent?Gain an entrée as liaison to the various diverse populations?

15. Most Challenging Aspect of Job

16. GreatestChallenges Working with Diverse Cultures

17. Interview Comments“It was my first professional position.”“I created the job and had to learn as I went.” “ I have been given the opportunity to vision the future of immigrant services for my library system. I do that through a great staff, a working knowledge of the research and best practices nationwide and through knowing and connecting to the community.”

18. Diversity Training Programs

19. TrainingKnow your community

20. VisibilityLibrary patrons…need to see themselves when they walk into the library. They need to see themselves in the displays, collections, websites, and staff, because to see yourself is the first human connection, the first human invitation to become a lifelong user of libraries...* *http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/diversityactionb/divrecruitment/recruitmentdiversity.cfm

21. Diversity Should be Reflected and Visible“I was sitting in a meeting and we were talking about putting some photographs up in the room where all the computers are to break it up to beautify the wall. So the person who was doing it said “We’re going to put pictures from the 1920s”. So when they put pictures up there it was only white people and white men in the pictures and I’m like “okay ,am I the only one that sees this question?” …Handouts

22. Web Pages