Attendees: Caitlin Angelone, Calida Barboza, Maisha Carey, Brendan Johnson, Gregory Laynor, Adam Mizelle, Angela Perkins, Karen Sheldon, Jasmine Woodson
The meeting was called to order at 10:07 AM.
ACRL DVC broke $2,500 in assets.
General updates and action item follow ups
- Ideas for encouraging folks to renew or join ACRL DVC were discussed.
- No applications have been received for student stipends.
- There aren’t any candidates for ACRL DVC Board Treasurer.
- Proposals have been received for the spring 2022 program.
- The May 20 event will feature a virtual keynote address from Feminist Healing Coach, Writer, and Library Advocate Nisha Mody on “how we can become more trauma-informed in libraries by shifting toward a relational approach rather than a transactional one. She will address the questions: What forces subconsciously take us away from being relational? How can we be more relational leaders and colleagues as well as with patrons and ourselves? How does being relational reframe urgency along with other characteristics of white supremacy culture?”
Old business
- No additional changes were identified for the ACRL DVC website menu bar overhaul.
- Drafting a land acknowledgement will be revisited in July pending consultation with experts.
- Guiding questions were posted to the website and will also be shared via a blog post.
- A password management system trial is forthcoming.
The meeting adjourned at 10:57 AM.
Calida Barboza, Secretary