ALA Suggests Ways to Join the 2021 National Day of Racial Healing

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ALA Suggests Ways to Join the 2021 National Day of Racial Healing

ALA issued a press release encouraging libraries to participate in the 2021 National Day of Racial Healing on Jan. 19. Begun in 2016, it is designed to be “a time to reinforce and honor our common humanity while celebrating the distinct differences that make our communities vibrant; acknowledge the deep racial divisions that exist in America and must be overcome and healed; and commit to engaging people from all racial and ethnic groups in genuine efforts to increase understanding, communication, caring and respect for one another.”

Libraries can use the Libraries Action Kit to get ideas for activities, such as:

Offer reading recommendations about race and equality at your library or on your website. To start, visit ALA’s compilation of recommended reading lists on race and equality for all ages and reading levels.
Convene a virtual book discussion focused on themes of race, identity and healing or host a virtual Racial Healing Circle. …
Expand on anti-racism work in your community by applying for a Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant from ALA. …
Take advantage of online resources to explore equity, diversity and inclusion in your own life and organization. Reflect about your own implicit biases using Project Implicit’s free Implicit Association Tests. Consider whether unintended racial prejudices are part of your organization with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Race Matters: Organizational Self-Assessment.

For more information, read the press release.

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