Community conversations

Visit the [Getting Started], [Facilitation Modules], and [Conversation Guide] pages to learn how to do it yourself based on our experience and methods.

Let’s Talk Race book and media groups

Use books and media as a shared experience to introduce conversations about race, equity and inclusion. The format is similar to Community Conversations, with a book or movie of your choosing at the center. You can also start with these ready-to-go DIY Book Clubs: How to Be an Anti-Racist and Biased.

Dinner Table Talks

Dinner Table Talks create the opportunity for families to have important conversations centered around books. These discussions build our capacity for talking about race and define our roles in fighting against both every day and systemic racism. Check out an example and consider creating your own.

#OwnVoices

#OwnVoices at Richland Library is a way for African American, Hispanic, and Latino/a/e staff to provide book reviews, book lists and blog posts to promote authors of marginalized groups and their work about the life experiences of these under-represented groups through their own perspective. Check out an example and consider whether a staff blog might be right for you.

Let’s Talk Race Padlet

In Richland, we have an online forum for our community to share resources that will help us engage in discussions about race, challenge racism, and learn more about how we can move the needle towards racial equity. We welcome you to participate and share with others.

Diverse Books for families (link to Heather's doc)

Consider curating [book sets for families] to use as a bundle. These intentional collections are designed to help children, families and caregivers discover a diverse range of people and lives through books and have meaningful conversations about these stories.