Create safer libraries while centering equity, relationships, and accountability. 

Course Description 

Restorative practices are proactive practices that help create a culture of relationships and accountability before any harm is committed. Restorative justice is an approach to addressing harm and conflict that focuses on healing, repairing relationships, and promoting accountability. Rather than being punitive, restorative justice seeks to involve the community in the resolution process and can provide a model for transparent dialogue and healing between everyone involved in an incident. 

This half-day online course will teach you the foundations of restorative practices and justice from a library perspective. You will learn about peace circles, how to initiate communication about an incident, and how to facilitate ongoing relationship repair and accountability from those who have caused harm. 

This course is designed and structured over multiple weeks to teach you the fundamentals of restorative practices and justice, give you a chance to apply it in your library, and reconvene in class to debrief and continue learning from expert speakers. Join us for approximately 6 hours of interactive, expert-led sessions, spread across two separate days, and learn the tools you need to implement restorative practices in your library.
 

The live sessions run on Tuesdays, April 30 and May 14, 2024 from 2:00-4:00 pm ET (recorded for on-demand viewing). Don’t miss this opportunity!

Learning Outcomes

After you leave this course, you should have the ability to:

• Understand the foundations of restorative justice

• Understand how restorative justice applies to libraries

• Create a restorative culture in your library

• Understand community building and norm setting circles

• Initiate restorative conversations 

• Have a working knowledge of peace circles

Who should take this course 

This course is for librarians of all levels who have a new or emerging understanding of restorative justice and restorative practices. 

Expected time commitment: 

If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions, you'll spend approximately 4 hours on this course. You'll earn 4 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion. 

Live sessions are also available on demand for six months

Can’t make a live session? All guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on demand for six months following the initial broadcast.

Certificate of completion provided 

4 professional development credit hours

For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co

Accessibility

All guest speaker sessions feature live captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email libraryjournal@edmaker.co upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.

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Group Rates

Have a team attend and increase your impact!

Discounted registration fees are available for groups of 3 or more. 

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For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Session 1 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET

Foundations of Restorative Practices for Libraries 

What are restorative justice and restorative practices, and how are they relevant to libraries? This opening session will cover the foundations of restorative practices and why they matter to libraries. You will learn the basic principles of restorative practices and the importance of building relationships with both colleagues and patrons. This session will also discuss how to use restorative practices as a guide for creating or revising library policies and procedures. 

Speaker: 

Break | 3:00-3:15 pm ET

Session 2 | 3:15-4:15 pm ET

Creating a Restorative Culture and Understanding Conflict  

Where does conflict come from and how can we respond to it? And how can principles of restorative justice help us create a restorative culture that prioritizes relationships and includes a healthy foundation to respond to conflict? This session will discuss restorative tools to build and maintain a restorative culture and community among colleagues and patrons. 

Speaker: 

Online Classroom Explanation | 4:15-4:30 pm ET

An introduction to the community discussion board and an overview of what to keep in mind between now and our next live sessions.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Week 1 Debrief | 2:00-2:15 pm ET

This time will provide the opportunity for a moderated, whole-class debrief of what you’ve tried over the last two weeks. You’ll have the chance to share what has gone well, where you still need support, and what questions you have.  

Session 3 | 2:15-3:15 pm ET

Restorative Practices in Action

What are your options once harm or conflict occurs? How does restorative justice work in practice? This session will discuss restorative tools and practices to use in response to harm. You will learn how to initiate restorative conversations as well as the basic tenets of restorative peace circles that help communities respond to conflict as a group. 

Speaker: 

Break | 3:15-3:30 pm ET

Session 3 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET

Restorative Practices in Action, Continued

Half-Day Online Course Format

Inspiring Live Guest Speakers 

Live session with Andrea Blackman and Tasneem Ansariyah Grace	Live Guest Speakers  Live, expert speaker sessions with audience Q&A (session recordings available on demand if you can’t join live) Option to join on camera to participate in interactive discussions and activities with course presenters and peers Staggered schedule to allow you to implement ideas from the course and report back with questions and updates.

Online Course Preview

A preview of how we build your library skills and bring inspiration to your projects with our online learning experience.

Online Course Features

Recordings of guest speakers

Recordings Available After The Live Session Real-time guest speakers and conversation via live video stream (with recordings available afterward)

Early Access On Demand Resources

Early Access and Ongoing Resources To Support Learning Supporting resources (articles, videos, worksheets) in the online classroom to provide a foundation for your work Access all course content for six months after the course ends Bonus: Register early and get immediate access to archival video recordings from related courses and other bonus content