[Michlib-l] Free ALA Webinar: "Reading and Talking about Race"

[Atkin, Evette (MDE)]

"Reading and Talking about Race: An Intro to ALA's Great Stories Club (Part 1: Deeper Than Our Skins)"
A free webinar from ALA's Public Programs Office / ProgrammingLibrarian.org Tuesday, June 30
3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT
Registration required: https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprogramminglibrarian.org%2Flearn%2Freading-and-talking-about-race-intro-ala%25E2%2580%2599s-great-stories-club-part-1-deeper-our-skins&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C66daa9f5b7dd43dc30fd08d81464564c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637281768465643751&sdata=P71IFhOwbuHcc7sN8gTm84UTsmOZJJWsaLZEB%2Bkp8D8%3D&reserved=0

A powerful movement against racism and police brutality is under way in our nation following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans at the hands of police.

How did we get here? How have oppression, resistance, suffering and triumph shaped the experiences of every American, especially Black, Indigenous and other People of Color? And most importantly, what can we do better?

Join ALA's Public Programs Office for a one-hour webinar to learn about free ALA book club resources that can help us navigate these difficult conversations and critically examine race and privilege. This webinar is open to everyone, including representatives of libraries, bookstores, informal reading groups, or any other venue interested in holding thoughtful conversations about race and identity.

In this webinar, we will look at the Great Stories Club "Deeper Than Our Skins" collection. Since 2006, ALA's Great Stories Club has offered insightful humanities-based YA reading lists, discussion questions and more to thousands of U.S. libraries. "Deeper Than Our Skins" is part of the Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, offered in partnership with the WK Kellogg Foundation.

This webinar will consider the following titles:

  *   "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  *   "The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano" by Sonia Manzano
  *   "Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices," edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
  *   "The Shadow Hero" by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Sonny Liew
  *   "Mother of the Sea" by Zetta Elliott
  *   "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A." by Luis J. Rodriguez

To read more and see the presenter list, visit https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprogramminglibrarian.org%2Flearn%2Freading-and-talking-about-race-intro-ala%25E2%2580%2599s-great-stories-club-part-1-deeper-our-skins&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C66daa9f5b7dd43dc30fd08d81464564c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637281768465643751&sdata=P71IFhOwbuHcc7sN8gTm84UTsmOZJJWsaLZEB%2Bkp8D8%3D&reserved=0.

The second part of this webinar series, to be held on July 29, will discuss the Great Stories Club theme "Finding Your Voice." To be notified when registration is open for the July 29th webinar, sign up for ALA's Programming Librarian newsletter<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprogramminglibrarian.org%2Fabout%2Fget-our-enewsletter&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C66daa9f5b7dd43dc30fd08d81464564c%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637281768465643751&sdata=yLEikOGrwXwNoJMYywvxeVwe8h8G6T18vLSyANtB708%3D&reserved=0>.

This series is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).


Evette M. Atkin
Continuing Education Consultant
Library of Michigan
Michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan>
atkine at michigan.gov<mailto:atkine at michigan.gov>
Working Hours: T-F 8:30-5:00

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