Season 2, Episode 3: BIPOC Leadership in Libraries
with Chantel Walker and Patricia Wong
In this episode, we talk with Chantel Walker, Director of the Marin County Library Foundation and change management consultant with the County of Marin and other government organizations, and Patricia “Patty” Wong, City Librarian for the Santa Clara City Library and immediate past president of the American Library Association.
These two dynamic change-makers share challenges and successes from their own lived experiences in leadership, highlight the importance of community-centered service and provide suggestions on navigating leadership and opportunities as professionals of color in predominately white spaces.
Date of interview: May 19, 2023
Hosts: Ericka Brunson-Rochette and Krista Neth
Season 2, Episode 2: Mentoring and Developing the Profession
with Tracie D. Hall
Season 1, Episode 5 Relaunched (4/28/23)
In honor of Tracie D. Hall having been named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2023, we are excited to re-release this conversation with Tracie from last spring. This is a recognition very well deserved, and we are so very thankful for the effort and passion Tracie exhibits daily to make libraries a welcoming and safe place for everyone.
In this episode, we talk with Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association, about how diversifying library staff is essential to the future of the library profession and how individuals can advocate for themselves and find opportunities to work with mentors or to mentor others. Hall discusses how her own background and experiences have shaped her view of library work, as well as the critical role that history, the arts, and libraries play in our communities.
Huge thank you’s are due to committee member Krista Neth for editing out the complications we had with this one from last time, adding our new intro and changing our acknowledgements and thank you's to our newer format! We appreciate all your work on this!
Date of interview: May 19, 2022
Hosts: Ericka Brunson-Rochette and Melissa Anderson
OLA EDI & Antiracism Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3qSMDF7
Season 2, Episode 1: Alternative Facts
with Lorraine Bannai, Jon Osaki, and Jenny Silbiger
On this episode of Overdue, we speak with filmmaker and owner of JJML Productions, Jon Osaki, State Law Librarian and Access to Justice Coordinator for the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary, Jenny Silbiger and Professor Emerita and Director Emerita of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law, Lorraine Bannai about Jon Osaki’s documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 and how research and libraries played important roles in exposing the truths and in bringing people together in solidarity and community.
Date of interview: March 16, 2023
Hosts: LaRee Dominguez and Brittany Young
Resources mentioned: Please see the description details on this Buzzsprout episode for a list of resources related to this interview.
Episode 14: Righting Black History
w/Sherry Antoine, Laurie Bridges & Diana Park
In this episode, we talk with Sherry Antoine (Executive Director of AfroCROWD), Laurie Bridges (Instruction and Outreach librarian at Oregon State University), and Diana Park (Science Librarian at Oregon State University) about their work to RIGHT history by writing Black history into Wikipedia.
Learn about what is happening in libraries and partner organizations to further representation of Black folx (and all Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). Wikipedia is one of the first results that comes up when we search the web, while still often disregarded for its ability to allow anyone to add information to the large system of knowledge. That ability, for ALL to contribute to this repository of information and history, provides a new way to fight for social justice and Black futures.
Date of interview: February 13, 2023
Hosts: Melissa Anderson and Brittany Young
Links mentioned in this episode:
This is the official last episode of OVERDUE Season 1. We have had a very successful year with FOURTEEN episodes, and I think this is a wonderful note to end on to not only wrap up our first season, but to also commemorate the end of Black History Month and remind people that righting histories, sharing accurate information and honoring Black and African American ancestry, culture and history does not stop after the month of February
Episode 13 (released 02/15/2023)
Librarians with Spines Part 2 w/Autumn Anglin, Max Macias and Yago Cura
In part 2 of this two-part episode, we talk to the creative team behind the Librarians with Spines book series calling for radical librarianship, Yago Cura, Max Macias and Autumn Anglin. This trio of "information agitators" share the origins of this series, the need for necessary boundary-pushing in the library profession, and the importance of having a strong support system when doing antiracism work.
Hear about the efforts that went into the design and creation of Vol. 3, released in fall of 2022, and get a sneak peek of what's next for this series of essays pushing for a new era of librarianship.
Listen to Part 1 here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/12147785
Order Librarians with Spines v.1, 2 & 3 here: https://www.hinchaspress.com/librarians-with-spines
Visit the Librarians with Spines Blog, here: https://www.librarianswithspines.com/
Link to the EDI & ANTIRACISM TOOLKIT, here: https://tinyurl.com/yckmt4ch
Hosts: Constance Palaia & Ericka Brunson-Rochette
Date Recorded: December 23, 2022
Episode 12 (released 01/31/23):
Librarians with Spines Part 1 with Autumn Anglin, Max Macias and Yago Cura
In Part 1 of this two-part episode, we talk to the creative team behind the Librarians With Spines book series calling for radical librarianship, Yago Cura, Max Macias and Autumn Anglin. This trio of "information agitators" share the origins of this series, the need for necessary boundary-pushing in the library profession, and the importance of having a strong support system when doing antiracism work.
Hear about the efforts that went into the design and creation of Vol. 3, released in fall of 2022, and get a sneak peek of what's next for this series of essays pushing for a new era of librarianship.
Order Librarians with Spines v1, 2 & 3 here: https://www.hinchaspress.com/librarians-with-spines
Visit the Librarians with Spines Blog
Link to the EDI & Antiracism Toolkit
Hosts: Constance Palaia & Ericka Brunson-Rochette
Date Recorded: December 23, 2022
Episode 11 (released 12/30/22)
Centering Equity in Oregon Libraries with Brandace Rojo and Eduardo Arizaga
*There were technical issues during the recording of this episode. We apologize for any minor disruptions*
In this episode, we talk with leadership from REFORMA Oregon about centering equity work as the foundation of library work, how to begin shifting Oregon library culture to better serve diverse communities as well as how a culture shift can support library workers of color. We also talk about how REFORMA Oregon supports EDI Antiracism work in the state and how this organization serves as a structure of support for library workers who identify as Latinx, speak Spanish or serve Latinx and Spanish-speaking communities.
Brandace Rojo is the Current President of REFORMA Oregon and the Communications and Partnerships Manager at Josephine Community Library District.
Eduardo Arizaga is the Past President of REFORMA Oregon and the Community Engagement Manager at Multnomah County Library. REFORMA Oregon is a division of the Oregon Library Association as well as the Oregon chapter of REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, an affiliate of the American Library Association. REFORMA Oregon is a professional organization for librarians and library staff who serve the Spanish-speaking and Latino communities.
Hosts: LaRee Dominguez and Kristen Cure
Date Recorded: November 18, 2022
Episode 10 (released 11/30/22)
Libraries, Communities and Mentorship - Connecting the Dots with Loida Garcia-Febo
In this episode, we talk with Loida Garcia-Febo – a Puerto Rican American librarian, International Library Consultant expert in library services to diverse populations and human rights and the 2018-2019 President of the American Library Association – about the importance of getting out of the library and into communities, mentoring staff, in particular nurturing Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), and equipping all with empathy to better serve library communities. Trust is an important factor in doing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism work in libraries, as Garcia-Febo explains. Library staff need to work alongside community partners outside of the library to build that trust.
Hosts: Roxanne Renteria and Brittany Young
Date Recorded: September 20, 2022
Episode 9 (released 11/15/22)
School Librarians Creating a Culture of Reading and Inclusion while Navigating Challenges with K.C. Boyd, Pia Alliende & Andy Spinks
In this special episode, we talk with the School Library Journal School Librarian of the Year, K.C. Boyd, and the two School Librarian of the Year finalists, Pia Alliende and Andy Spinks. Amid book challenges, political and cultural attempts to staunch access to books that reflect the history and lives of our youth, and funding cuts to school libraries, these courageous library heroes talk about their grit and determination to provide mirrors, inspiration, and access to information for all youth. Andy, K.C., and Pia discuss preparing for challenges, antiracist, and inclusive collection development, and how to keep our eyes on the prize of nurturing healthy, critical, curious youth and their successful transition to adulthood.
School Library Journal 2023 School Librarian of the Year Nominations are due December 5, 2022.
Hosts: Constance Palaia & Ericka Brunson-Rochette
Date Recorded: October 23, 2022
