Words have importance, but right now words are not enough.
To that end, BiblioCommons team-members have started a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter Toronto, and BiblioCommons will match donations.
BiblioCommons unequivocally denounces and condemns violence toward Black people, Indigenous people, and all People of Color in Canada, the United States and around the world. We are proud to stand with our Black and Indigenous family, friends, neighbors, library partners, library staff, patrons and communities.
Over 160 libraries across North America have signed the Urban Library Council’s Statement on Race and Social Equity, and we are proud to support libraries in their commitment to ending structural racism.
BiblioCommons stands in solidarity with those fighting against racism and oppression and will continue to work to create an anti-racist future for us all. Together we can all fight in support of racial equality and diversity across our institutions and our countries.
Below are additional readings and resources from our partner libraries:
This Week in the News: #BlackLivesMatter in Kansas City from Kansas City Public Library
Be Anti-Racist from Daniel Boone Regional Library
Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Black Lives Matter: 24 eBooks for Current Times from Boston Public Library
Tools to Talk About Race and Racism from Hennepin County Library
Black Lives Matter from Lawrence Public Library
Black Lives Matter from King County Library Teens
Books by Black Women You Need to Read from Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Antiracist Reading for Children from Medicine Hat Public Library
Antiracist Books for Everyone from Boston Public Library
Black Lives Matter from Burlington Public Library
Talking about Race and Anti-Racism with Children from Ramsey County Library