When I was seven years old, I had wanted to be a librarian my whole life; knowing this made everything so much easier. I studied foreign languages for my undergraduate degree and received recruitment offers from the CIA because I knew Russian, a strategic language back in the 1970s. Even with the interesting choice of becoming a librarian or a spy, I chose librarian.
I’m so lucky to work in Oak Park, Illinois—a progressive community that values diversity. What I worry about is making sure that our collection reflects that diversity. I’m middle-aged, English-speaking, female, white, straight, and able-bodied . . . and I believe very strongly that library collections shouldn’t be just that.
What makes our collection unique is that we knew that having books on the shelf wasn’t going to be enough. We also conducted an extensive self-study that resulted in recommendations for collections, staff, facilities, communications, and policies. A six-person staff committee spent four months investigating possible barriers to transgender patrons or employees in the library, and produced a 19-page detailed report.
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