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title: Words Are Not Enough Right Now | BiblioCommons
description: BiblioCommons unequivocally denounces and condemns violence toward Black people, Indigenous people, and all People of Color around the world.
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# [Words Are Not Enough Right Now | BiblioCommons](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/2020/6/2/words-are-not-enough-right-now)

 Written by [Maxine Levine](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/author/maxine-levine) | Jun 2, 2020 6:00:00 PM

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](https://blacklivesmatter.ca/), 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](https://www.urbanlibraries.org/initiatives/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](https://kclibrary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/704180288_readersservices_kcmo/1648191999_this_week_in_the_news_blacklivesmatter_in_kansas_city)

[*Be Anti-Racist* from Daniel Boone Regional Library](https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/679478627_dbrl_katsu/1649900409_be_anti-racist)

[*Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi* at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library](https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1640214129_cmlibrary_adultbookclubs/1650400499_anti-racist_reading_list_from_ibram_x_kendi)

[*Black Lives Matter: 24 eBooks for Current Times* from Boston Public Library](https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/332332057_bostonpl_jordand/1649595789_bostonpl_black_lives_matter_24_ebooks_eaudiobooks_for_current_times)

[*Tools to Talk About Race and Racism* from Hennepin County Library](https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/619268670_hcl_featured/1034799938_tools_to_talk_about_race_and_racism)

[*Black Lives Matter* from Lawrence Public Library](https://lawrence.bibliocommons.com/list/share/279600817_lpl_readersservices/1647664909_black_lives_matter)

[*Black Lives Matter* from King County Library Teens](https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/list/share/209603495_kclsteenlibrarians_booklists/688313742_black_lives_matter)

[*Books by Black Women You Need to Read* from Las Vegas-Clark County Library District](https://lvccld.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1147440827_lvccld_adults/1648556949_books_by_black_women_you_need_to_read)

[*Antiracist Reading for Children* from Medicine Hat Public Library](https://mhpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1387030837_mhplstafflists/1650458121_antiracist_reading_for_children)

[*Antiracist Books for Everyone* from Boston Public Library](https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1426155537_eblake1010/1649761309_antiracist_books_for_everyone)

[*Black Lives Matter* from Burlington Public Library](https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1360989107_bpl_staff_adult/1650431899_black_lives_matter)

[*Talking about Race and Anti-Racism with Children* from Ramsey County Library](https://rclreads.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1569723949/1648013359)

[*An Anti-Racism Primer* from Central Arkansas Library System](https://cals.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1622148370_cals_shelby/1648687239_an_anti-racism_primer)

[*A Toolkit for Anti-Racism* from The Seattle Public Library](https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/share/86922331_seattle_quick_picks/1648636020_a_toolkit_for_anti-racism)

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