If you’ve ever wondered, “Where do I start?” after attending a webinar on trauma-informed librarianship, empathy, or serving diverse needs, these workshops are for you!
Join us for two sessions focused on closing the gap between those theories and the active practice of working with people. Each session will include an overview of theories, a demonstration of tools to and how to use them, time to engage in exercises and space to reflect and discuss our experiences.
Following Part 2, you’ll be able to:
– Explain and demonstrate critical reflective practice
– Define empathy and identify it in practice
– Practice grounding and reflection-in-action techniques
This series is based on EmmaKarin Eriksson’s well-attended “Uh Oh, People: Working With The Public” presentation at the Urban Librarians Unite Conference in September 2022. You do not need to have seen the original presentation in order to attend these sessions.
See Part 1 of this series here.
About our presenter:
Emma Karin Eriksson (she/her) is an activist-academic whose personal and professional life is driven by a commitment to social justice. Believing deeply in people over property and profit Emma sees libraries as a place of liberation. She is a Senior Young Adult Librarian for the Brooklyn Public Library, a radical facilitator, and zine maker. To learn more about her, her work, or to get in contact visit www.bit.ly/emmakarin.
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