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ICfL course teaches libraries how to better represent Indigenous authors and histories
Summary
The Idaho Commission for Libraries highlighted its Indigenous Idaho course—offered four times to about 108 participants—to help libraries respectfully incorporate Indigenous perspectives and acquire titles by Indigenous authors.
Kristina Taylor, Outreach and Community Engagement Consultant for the Idaho Commission for Libraries, described the Indigenous Idaho course’s goals and format. The ICfL has offered the course four times, reaching about 108 participants; it combines self-paced modules with live virtual presentations and discussion and leaves resources available to participants after completion.
"The course provides information and resources about how Indigenous people can be respectfully and relevantly represented in libraries, with a focus on Idaho tribes," Taylor said. Participants who complete the course receive new titles by Indigenous authors to add to their library collections.
Taylor noted that many participants subsequently apply for the ICfL’s Welcoming Libraries Grant to support Indigenous collection development. The board received the briefing as an informational item; no formal action was required.
