AGENCY TESTIMONY
Indigenous materials acquisition and services committee
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Joel Whitney describes BPL's efforts to improve its collection and services related to indigenous materials and stories.
- BPL staff worked with the Lenape Center to identify books that should be in the library's collection
- An indigenous services committee was launched to advise on strategies for connecting patrons with diverse materials
- The committee focuses on innovative programming, marketing, and outreach
- This initiative was inspired by the living land acknowledgment convening hosted by the Brooklyn Museum in 2019
Joel Whitney
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But beyond these actions, BPL took a participatory approach to the acquisition of indigenous stories and materials in our collection.
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BPL staff worked alongside Lenape Center to find books that should be in BPL's collection.
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Internally, BPL has also launched an indigenous services committee to advise on strategies to help connect our patrons with the diversity of materials on our shelves through innovative programming, marketing, and outreach.
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This committee was launched in 2019 after the living land acknowledgment convening hosted by the Brooklyn Museum right next door.
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Separately from our work with Lenape Center, BPL's heritage ambassador program aims to foster and highlight folk arts at our branch libraries.
