Thank you for taking the time to send us your proposal!

We envision a symposium that is a participatory learning environment where speakers and participants alike come together in community. Thematically, your work should align with anti-oppressive critical frameworks - such as race, disability, gender, ability, class, etc. We welcome descriptions of current projects, imagined projects, failed projects or theoretical discussions that speak to the following questions:

How has the year of mass protest in response to police shootings of black communities impacted instruction practice?
How has your library adapted to remote instruction?
What are some strategies that you’ve used when engaging with Library patrons?
What practices did your library or college develop to support remote instruction?
How has the pandemic and its emerging racial and social disparities affected your experience of librarianship?
How have you applied critical feminist pedagogy, critical librarianship, or the totality of critical race theory to a remote teaching environment?
What is your experience in library school in relation to critical librarianship?

We welcome proposals from all positions within the library and information field, with or without the MLS, including students, and invite you to consider proposing on your various departments and experiences in relationship to the above questions and themes.

See more on the Symposium website: https://mnylc.org/