Join the 2021 Gale/LJ Library of the Year (Anaheim Public Library, CA) along with the honorable mention libraries, (Loudoun County Public Library, VA and Sacramento Public Library, CA), as they examine the transformation libraries have experienced in recent years, and the roles equity and workforce support play.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several trends in academic libraries, including the shift from print to digital collections and the rethinking of subscriptions and licensing agreements with journal publishers. Partnerships with peer institutions and enhanced resource sharing programs have helped college and university libraries manage these challenges. In this webinar, librarians will discuss ideas and innovations that emerged during the pandemic, and how resource sharing can continue to help libraries adapt as the field continues to evolve.

Join Amandeep Kochar, Executive Vice President of Baker & Taylor, as he moderates a discussion with Kim Scott, author of Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair, Kelvin Watson, Executive Director at Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Migell Acosta, Library Director at San Diego County, as they discuss how to recognize, attack, and eliminate workplace injustice while transforming organizations in the process, along with the role that a diverse collection plays in educating patrons, overcoming barriers and creating awareness.

For more than two decades, Library Journal’s Day of Dialog has been the most anticipated librarian-only gathering of the year. Now it’s gone digital and is free to attend! The next all-day event is scheduled for September 23 and will feature a close-up look at the biggest forthcoming books for winter/spring 2022.

Library staff at all levels within their organizations have the power—and the responsibility—to help cultivate an antiracist culture, from evaluating spaces, programs, services, and collections to examining policies and practices to reflecting on one’s own implicit biases. Creating an internal culture founded on principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion is essential to building a community-centered library that meets the needs and expectations of its users.

Join Library Journal, School Library Journal, and school and public leaders from across the country for a three-week long virtual event on school district and public library partnerships.

For libraries to effectively meet their mission of serving the educational, informational, and entertainment needs of their communities, their collections must be diverse and inclusive, offering windows into and mirrors of the vast array of perspectives and stories that make up our world.

SLJ’s School Librarian of the Year (2020) Cicely Lewis founded Read Woke, a movement and call to action to give voice to the disenfranchised in education and literacy.