by Prof. Anne Leonard
A national discussion on critical librarianship has been taking place in libraries, on social media, and at professional conferences. Inspired by critical pedagogy, critical librarianship questions and contests traditional, oppressive power structures in libraries and institutions and strives to make library practice more just, equitable, and inclusive. City Tech librarians helped create an opportunity for an intensive set of discussions around issues related to this effort. Organized in part by Maura Smale, Ian Beilin, and Anne Leonard, the critlib unconference took place at Portland State University on March 25, in conjunction with the ACRL Conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
Unlike a traditional conference, an unconference is a meeting during which all discussion is determined by participants, and formal panels and presentations are rejected in favor of unscripted discussions. More information about the critlib unconference can be found on the website . A summary of social media posts can be found on Storify.
Source: Newsletter
