Speaking Up: Empowering Individuals to Promote Tolerance in the Academic Library

Authors

  • Jeffrey A. Knapp Penn State University Libraries
  • Loanne Snavely Penn State University Libraries
  • Linda Klimczyk Penn State University Libraries

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v26i1.5508

Keywords:

diversity, empowerment, conflict management, racism, intolerance

Abstract

Diversity issues are taking on increased significance and are being included as a part of academic libraries’ strategic plans, often with the goal of improving the overall climate for diversity. Empowering employees to discuss and resolve diversity-related conflicts themselves and offering them some practical strategies to do so are activities the literature supports for improving climate. Members of the Penn State University Libraries Diversity Committee created an interactive workshop using media and discussion to address these issues based on and adapted from Speak Up!, a program from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Other libraries can use this program as a model for meeting diversity objectives in their strategic plans.

Author Biographies

Jeffrey A. Knapp, Penn State University Libraries

Penn State University Libraries, Penn State Altoona Assistant Librarian

Loanne Snavely, Penn State University Libraries

Penn State University Libraries, Library Learning Services (Head) Librarian

Linda Klimczyk, Penn State University Libraries

Penn State University Libraries, Department for Information Technologies Assistant Head, Dept. for Information Technologies

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Published

2012-01-24

How to Cite

Knapp, J. A., Snavely, L., & Klimczyk, L. (2012). Speaking Up: Empowering Individuals to Promote Tolerance in the Academic Library. Library Leadership & Management, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v26i1.5508

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Peer Reviewed

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