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Bookmark for Later: Resource Roundup

Hi friends! It’s Stephanie — I wanted to share some links that I’ve been collecting over the past few months that may help as we begin to think about the...

May Meeting Recap: Stakeholder Mapping

Hi friends, and happy Pride Month! We are NOT having a meeting this month as Emily & I (Stephanie) have conflicting schedules and we’re sure you’re all busy...

Community Stakeholder Mapping

Hey everyone, Now that school is (almost) out for summer, Stephanie wants to take the reins and present on a topic that I have no experience with - Power...

Board Orientation and Training

Meeting minutes from April 18: You have new board members. Now what? As someone who has recently been elected to a somewhat difficult board, here is what I...

Meeting Recap 2/21/25 - Consolidated Elections

We went over a LOT of material at our first meeting. Let’s see if I can recap everything in a coherent way. ;) City libraries/District libraries – BEFORE...

Welcome to Lire!

Library Inclusivity, Rights, and Empowerment LIRE (French: to read, rhymes with ear) is a network of librarians dedicated to advocating for inclusivity,...