Designing for the “Other”: Understanding the Library Space Needs of Minoritized Users in Academic and Public Libraries

Saturday, January 25, 2020

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Location: Room 203-AB

We have little understanding of how library physical spaces impact the development of space attachment or inspire and stimulate patrons whose identities are still seen as “the other” and who are a growing population in our communities. This workshop will acquaint participants with the basic issues of understanding how users with minoritized identities interact with and respond to physical spaces in both academic and public libraries. Attendees will then participate in a variety of discussions and exercises which will introduce new methods of research, lead to the development of important questions to be answered, and culminate in a research agenda.

Speaker(s)

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Karen R. Diller

Library Director
Washington State University Vancouver

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Amy Beth

Chief Librarian and Director of Academic Technologies
Guttman Community College, CUNY

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Sam Wallin

Analyst and Project Coordinator
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries

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Shaina Destine

History and Medieval & Renaissance Studies Librarian
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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