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Advisory board debates phrasing of diversity and inclusion question for candidate interviews

5843002 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Board members discussed whether to reword the DEI question on adult and student interview forms to use plainer language; they agreed to workshop alternatives and to circulate suggested wording to the director for consolidation ahead of November interviews.

Members of the Library Advisory Board discussed question wording for candidate interviews, focusing on question five on both the adult and student application forms. Several members said the existing phrasing used ‘‘DEI’’ language that some applicants might find unfamiliar or off-putting; others said wording should still capture concepts of diversity, inclusion and…

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