Description: The Renewals Colloquium focuses on a comprehensive review of the ground-breaking research on library workplace morale that Kaetrena Davis Kendrick has conducted. During this 90-minute webinar, attendees who self-identify as IBPOC, will learn about low-morale experience development, factors and systems that show up in various library workplaces, and influences that challenge recovery from low morale. A brief review of emerging and established countermeasures will also be shared and there will an opportunity for Q&A.
A Renewals Colloquium Prep Kit will be provided two weeks in advance of the session (last week of August), so do consider registering early. The session will not be recorded, but slides will be available to those who register.
Presenter: Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, MSLS is a Researcher, Leader, Consultant and Coach – and founder of Kendrick Consulting and Communications, LLC (Renewals). She earned her M.S.L.S. from the historic Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies. While known for her work on ethics, equity, diversity and inclusion, and communities of practice in libraries, Kendrick’s research on low-morale experiences in library workplaces is recognized as groundbreaking and validating for library employees at all levels. In her daily and long-term work, Kendrick has transformed library programs, services, and culture via creativity, leadership, and advocacy. She is committed to centering well-being, creativity, and empathy in the workplace and promoting career clarity and rejuvenation to workers. In 2019, Kendrick was named the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, and she is the 2024-2025 Follett Chair with the Dominican University School of Information Studies
When: Thursday, September 11th at 11:00am – 12:30pm PDT on Zoom.
Who should attend: this session is for IBPOC library workers
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- Do I have difficulty meeting my basic needs for food and/or shelter?
- What safety-nets, privileges, and security do I have? (ie. family support, assets, investments, retirement funds, inheritance, trust fund)
- Am I in debt? Can I afford the debt that I am in?
- What is my gross annual income?
- If I have discretionary money, how do I currently choose to spend it?
- What is my relationship to how I choose to spend my money?
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