Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Students in Libraries
Partnership between libraries and community groups to create safe spaces, offer resources, and educate on gender identity and sexuality. Initiatives include training sessions, pronoun buttons/stickers, and promoting diversity in library materials.
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Connecting Communities Helping Library Folx Understand and Support LGBTQIA2S+ Students CAUL-CBUA Forum on Serving the Needs of the LGBTQ2S+ Community Maggie Neilson, Acadia University October 7th, 2019 The Gender Unicorn by Landyn Pan and Anna Moore. Trans Student Education Resources. Retrieved from: http://www.transstudent.org/
Partnership between the Vaughan Memorial Library and the Annapolis Valley Regional Library Aims to support the whole student, not just their academic pursuits Opportunity to elevate the voices and stories of those in underrepresented or marginalized groups Signals to students we are a safe space Exposes student body to diverse authors and content
Valley Youth Project Making the Annapolis Valley a better place for LGBTQ youth and our allies Began in 2009 Parent organization: Nova Scotia Youth Project Drop-in services Free transportation Training Resources
Valley Youth Project Training Session: Introduction Gender Identity and Sexuality 17 from the Library, 5 from the Counselling Centre 9am 12pm, September 6 Expectations from the training session and questions we had before we began Historical background surrounding marginalization of the LGBTQIA2S+ community Guiding principles for everyone and for straight and/or cisgendered people Dismantling barriers Notice/Ask/Invite, Advocate, Educate, Intervene Group activities and discussion
Pronoun Button & Sticker Project Buttons will be available for Access Services Staff and Archives Staff to display preferred pronouns Stickers will be available for Librarians to display on their laptops Completely voluntary Initiative designed to signal to trans, non-binary, gender fluid and gender non-conforming students that we understand the importance of pronouns By sharing our preferred pronouns with others, we are emphasizing our acknowledgement of, and appreciation for, gender diversity, gender nonconformity, gender fluidity, and transgender identity Although this seems like a small gesture, by sharing our pronouns we are communicating to our diverse patrons that we see them, and that this is a space where everyone, no matter their identity, can be safe and treated with dignity and respect
