Advocacy Crash Courses: Championing Staff and Creating a Welcoming Library Environment

In a time of rapid change where state and federal policies disparately impact people with marginalized identities, learn how cisgender managers can support transgender staff in a professional environment already impacted by bias, outdated protocols, and even outright hostility. Attendees will engage with ideas for putting trauma-informed service into practice while considering HR and library policies, departmental communication and workflows, power dynamics and gender privilege, and more.