Written by Hey all – This in from Marc Mazique, SJSU Dec’22 grad and Seattle Public Library Adult Services Librarian for the Douglass-Truth branch:
Wanting to share this project I worked on post-election. I felt like folks needed books and resources to provide some new ways of thinking, tangible action ideas, and inspiration, and so I started developing this resource list I called The Path Forward. I drew upon books I know, and also gathered some ideas from colleagues, as well as doing specific searches in our catalog for books by certain publishers, such as AK Press. I collected the books onto a (thus-far) 133 item spreadsheet, with themes added in, and noting the formats available in our collection (audio, e-book, large print). I shared those across my ASL colleagues throughout the system. I then built a display, pulling books from both my branch and others, which I plan to keep going all year. I then created a small brochure with selected texts from each theme/category, and a QR code that links to a public version of my spreadsheet. I launched this at the beginning of the year, and the response has been very positive. I continue to add items as I find suitable texts.
This week, I worked with one of the librarians at our Central/Downtown branch who manages our system’s reader advisory lists and blog to help build out a two-part version of my list in Bibliocommons. This will hopefully make it even easier for both staff and patrons across the system to locate these items.
Part 1 – https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/86922331/2702367117
Part 2 – https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/86922331/2702430777
Anyway, wanted to share this with you. Your enthusiasm and commitment to connect with users helped guide me throughout this project. Thank you!
