Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS) Podcast
In this monthly podcast we talk about topics that help library staff and communities build services that are equitable. Learn more about the project on our site: https://equitybasedsummers.org
Podcasting since 2023 • 12 episodes
Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS) Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode #12: Navigating Equity and Identity
Wondering how libraries can authentically serve their diverse communities? Join us as we delve into the ideas of intersectionality and its transformative power in creating equitable library services. Ivan Aguirre, President of the Reforma...
September 06, 2024
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29:31
Episode #11: How Summer Traditions Impact Equitable Summer Practices
In this bite-size episode we continue our conversation with Sara White, Youth Services Consultant at the Washington State Library, and focus on the summer service traditions library staff hold on to, the history of those traditions, and the imp...
August 02, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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12:06
Episode #10: So Much to Learn
In this episode LaKesha and Linda talk with Sara White, Youth Services Consultant at the Washington State Library, about five years of learning about building equitable practices. Topics include the importance of reflection, working in th...
July 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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33:17
Episode #9: Who Are We As an Organization?
In this episode we talk about the ways in which organizations, such as libraries, can and should think about their identity and how organizational culture and organizational systems work hand-in-hand and how each and both important when ...
May 27, 2024
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21:38
Episode #8: Reimagining Libraries: Acting as a Public Servant to Foster Community Connection
In this episode we talk with Beth Yoke, Executive Director of the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio about what it means to be a public servant, why library staff need to move from a library servant mindset to a public servant mindset, and how...
April 21, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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30:55