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Bulletin of the
Office for Diversity
American Library Association

MARCH - APRIL 2004 ISSUE


FEATURES

GUEST EDITORIAL

It's Not Handicap, It's Accessible
Renee I. Rude
Towards access and respect for all.

FROM THE FIELD

Resisting Assimilation
Aisha A. Harvey
Reflections of a young, brown librarian.

Libros y Mas in Minnesota
Patrick Jones & Tammy Pineda
Outreach at the Hennepin County Library.

Students make el dia de los muertos masks

ESL students create"Day of the Dead" (Da de los Muertos) masks under the direction of Mexican artist, Gustavo Lira at the Hopkins Community Library.

DEPARTMENTS

DIVERSITY TOOLCHEST

Library Diversity Organizations
Tiffeni Fontno
Listing of diversity affinity groups across the profession.

SPECTRUM SCOPE

More than Meets the Eye
Natalae Anderson, 2003 Scholar
An African-American librarian confronts intra-cultural differences and their implications for the workplace.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

May 4-5, 2004
National Diversity in Libraries Conference
Sponsored by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, the Southeastern Library Network, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alliance, and the Association of Research Libraries. FMI contact:Scott Parham, visit www.librarydiversity.org.


Versed, the official publication of the American Library Associations Office for Diversity, is published 5 times per year online with paper printings available twice yearly at ALA midwinter meetings and annual conferences.

True to its meaning: practiced, skilled, or knowledgeable; Versed will bring together the most progressive practitioners and the best practices in current library-based diversity work.

Please consider submitting an article or editorial; sharing a successful program or initiative; reviewing and recommending diversity-related books and videos of interest to library service (whole bibliographies and videographies are especially welcome); tackling pressing social or professional issues; and publicizing diversity related events or conferences. Review theSubmission GuidelinesandEditorial Calendarfor more information.


For questions about information appearing on this web page or for more information on any of the Office for Diversity programs,please direct comments to diversity@ala.org!