Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Resources to serve immigrants and refugees: IRRT Chair's Webinar

IRRT Chair's Webinar: Resources to serve immigrants and refugees

December 5, 2017
1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time (Chicago Time)

Join us on December 5, 2017 to learn about resources
to help you serve immigrants and refugees such as Libraries Respond, Project Welcome, and Refugee Libraries. Librarians and information workers are providing programs and services that build community while enriching and saving the  lives of immigrants and refugees. The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) wants to be part of and support these efforts.

The panel of speakers includes:

Kristin Lahurd, Literacy Officer in the American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Libraries Respond: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/libraries-respond
Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
Project Welcome: https://publish.illinois.edu/projectwelcome/

Christian Zabriskie, Administrator, Yonkers Public Library System and Executive Director, Urban Librarians Unite
Refugee Libraries: https://refugeelibraries.org/ 



This free event does not require registration. Simply join us on December 5th at the following meeting link: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/rce57whpq7bc/

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