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  • Ethnic Diversity Source – New!

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    ahulsebe

    The Library is pleased to announce access to Ethnic Diversity Source, a new database that expands our resources for diversity and ethnic studies. Ethnic Diversity Source includes: 400+ full-text journals, magazines, and newspapers, ranging from… African Diaspora: Transnational Journal of Culture, Economy and Society  –  to Latin American Research Review  –  to Women in Judaism:…

  • Harmful Language Statement

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    jgilber2

    Language matters. Words matter. How people are described matters. Words or terms that were prevalent decades ago may have fallen out of favor. Some terms may have been applied by those in power to a marginalized group, without ever taking into account how the group described itself. Other terms – once deemed offensive – have…

  • Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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    jgilber2

    On Monday, October 11, 2021, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, honoring the cultures, histories and futures of our nation’s Indigenous peoples. Although the holiday is not yet federally recognized, it has been increasingly celebrated over the past decades. The fact that it lands on the same day traditionally observed as Columbus Day is not an…

  • Celebrating Black History Month: Three New Works of Fiction

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    abenemon

    Black History Month may be drawing to a close, but it’s not too late to check out these three new fiction books by black authors at Gustavus library. “Eric’s enthusiasm is infectious. After the first two rides I’m enjoying myself, and not just because dying means I won’t have to pay my student loans.” Raven…

  • Celebrating Black History Month: Science Fiction

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    brewer

    The Library offers many resources that document, commemorate, and celebrate Black history and experiences in the U.S. Each week this month, we’ll feature some of these resources. Today we highlight science fiction written by Black women. Kindred by Octavia Butler is widely regarded as modern classic, a best seller as well as a foundational literary…

  • Celebrating Black History Month

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    ahulsebe

    The Library offers many resources that document, commemorate, and celebrate Black history and experiences in the U.S. Each week this month, we’ll feature some of these resources. Today we highlight the book collection and primary sources online. Book Collection Book Display: Visit our Black History Month display near the Information Desk. Feel free to borrow…

  • Diversity and Inclusion Library Display

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    mperron

    We have recently updated the permanent “We Need Diverse Books” display  at the Gustavus Library in the GLA Reading Room which is funded through a dedicated fund for diversity materials. We think about diversity when we create displays and order materials. We also have an ongoing diversity interest group, consisting of library employees. We have…

  • Seeing White with John Biewen

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    fister

    CAB is bringing an interesting speaker to campus – John Biewen, a Gustie grad who now teaches at Duke University and produces audio documentaries for its Center for Documentary Studies. According to his bio, “as a public radio journalist and documentary-maker, he has told stories from forty American states and from Europe, Japan, and India…

  • Library Matters / Libraries Matter: #WeNeedDiverseBooks

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    jgilber2

    Think back to the books you loved as a kid, the ones you loved to read (or have read to you) over and over again. Now ask yourself how many featured brown or black characters as the main character? How many portrayed main characters who were differently-abled? Or who had single parents? Or LGBT parents?…

  • Show Me What Libraries Look Like

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    jgilber2

    This is what libraries look like! (From Hafuboti)