Working with Immigrant Communities in the Library
Description
In the American melting pot, most libraries serve immigrant communities of some size. With language barriers, cultural differences, and library budgets already stretched thin, it can be challenging to allocate resources to make your library a friendly place for these communities.
In this new webinar series, ALA will provide you with the tools you need to take a 360-degree approach to applying the full breadth of your library's services to immigrant populations. This series consists of seven monthly sessions, including one free session, available either for individual purchase or as a discounted bundle for the full series.
This seven-part event includes the following sessions:
- Foundations of Serving Immigrant Communities in the Library: Tuesday, December 15, 2026 at 12:00pm Eastern/11:00am Central/10:00am Mountain/9:00am Pacific
- Immigration Enforcement and Libraries: Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
- Navigating New Landscapes: Supporting Immigrant and International Students in Campus Libraries: Tuesday, February 16, 2027 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
- Building Multilingual Collections: Tuesday, March 16, 2027 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
- Reference and Outreach Services for Immigrant Communities: Tuesday, April 13, 2027 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
- Difficult Conversations Around Immigration: Tuesday, May 11, 2027 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
- School Libraries and Immigrant Student Communities: Tuesday, June 8, 2027 at 6:30pm Eastern/5:30pm Central/4:30pm Mountain/3:30pm Pacific
This series will be hosted in Zoom. Automatic captions will be enabled for each event. This series will be recorded, and registrants will receive access to the recording within a day after each session ends.
If you have questions or requests regarding accessibility, contact us at ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.
Attendees are prohibited from using any artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language model, automated decision-making tool, or any other software or tools to record this event and from using this event to train, develop, or improve any artificial intelligence system, machine learning model, or similar automated technology. This does not preclude attendees' personal use of AI notetaking tools for accessibility purposes.