Transgender Inclusion in Libraries

Webcast March 25, 2019 Sunny Kim Reed Garber-Pearson Micah Kehrein Bean Yogi

Are you interested in increasing your understanding of transgender issues, changing your use of gendered language, and thinking about how to implement policies of inclusion? This webcast will share a basic understanding of the rich variety of gender identities and experiences, best practices for working with transgender patrons and communities, and tips on where to begin thinking about the impact of library policies on queer and transgender people. Participants will be introduced to trans-inclusive language and basic concepts of gender and sexuality, improved services for transgender patrons, and the opportunity to move beyond basic respect and inclusion to affirmation and representation. This session is appropriate for individuals interested in all types of librarianship and will give practical tips, tools and takeaways to improve interactions and services for transgender patrons and co-workers. Guest speakers are Bean Yogi, Micah Kehrein, Reed Garber-Pearson, and Sunny Kim.

Trans Day of Visibility: http://tdov.org/

They/them pronouns: https://jeanieaustin.com/they-them-pronouns-module/

Practice different pronouns: https://www.minus18.org.au/pronouns-app/

Overview of pronouns: http://www.wou.edu/wp/safezone/pronouns/

Gender Variant LIS: https://gvlis.slack.com/

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Sunny Kim
Teen Librarian

Sunny Kim is deeply honored to live and work in Seattle as a teen librarian. They love building strong relationships with young people, geeking out over science fiction and comic books, and serving the community. They also recently served on the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Young Adult Literature Awards Committee during the first year APALA was included in the ALA Youth Media Awards. They have presented at the Washington Library Association conference, ALA Midwinter, and the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color on transgender inclusion and cultural humility.

Speaker March 11, 2019

Reed Garber-Pearson
Integrated Social Sciences & Online Learning Librarian at the University of Washington

Reed Garber-Pearson is the Integrated Social Sciences & Online Learning Librarian at the University of Washington where they have worked since 2016. Garber-Pearson is currently serving as the President-Elect for the Washington State Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). They organized the Social Justice and Libraries Open Conference in 2016, the UW Libraries’ Practicing Critical Librarianship Unconference in 2017, and have presented at local and national conferences on critical digital pedagogy and transgender inclusion.

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Micah Kehrein
Library Associate II at Seattle Public Library

Micah Kehrein is a current MLIS student at the SJSU iSchool and a Library Associate II for the Seattle Public Library. They grew up in a small town where the public library was central to the community and have been passionate about libraries ever since. Kehrein believes that public libraries must explicitly center equity and social justice in order to truly provide access for all. Once they have completed the MLIS program, Kehrein hopes to go back to their roots and practice radical, welcoming librarianship in rural America.

Speaker March 11, 2019

Bean Yogi
Library Associate IV at the Seattle Public Library

Bean Yogi is an Indigenous (Uchinanchu/Shimanchu) public library worker and an San José State University School of Information MLIS student, based on Duwamish land. Their work in libraries centers the intersectional lives of queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and Brown people, through a transformative justice lens. The best book they’ve read in 2019 is Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights by Juno Mac and Molly Smith. For resilience, Yogi practices somatic healing, keeps up with the Seattle Storm, and accepts all karaoke invitations.

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Sunny Kim
Teen Librarian

Reed Garber-Pearson
Integrated Social Sciences & Online Learning Librarian at the University of Washington

Micah Kehrein
Library Associate II at Seattle Public Library

Bean Yogi
Library Associate IV at the Seattle Public Library

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