

Julia Boxler is the Youth Programming Manager at Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Participants will build a baseline understanding of the contemporary college application process, including vocabulary and general components.From learning the basics about the college application process today to programs they can run themselves and with partners, library staff will leave class not only more informed about the on-going changes and evolutions of the college application process, but also excited about using library resources to create a more equitable experience for young adults.

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In this class, library staff will learn how to play an active, positive role in helping teen and young adult patrons navigate the process of applying to college. He received his MS in Library & Information Science from Drexel University and his MA in Media Studies from Long Island University.Ĭarving a Path from the Public Library to the College Classroom Eamon has published and presented on the topics of critical information literacy, library instruction, critical reference practice, and questioning narratives of grit and resilience in libraries, and is a recipient of the Jesse H. Articulate challenges and possibilities in making your own library instruction sessions more critical and meaningful to learnersĮamon Tewell (he/him/his) is Head of Research Support and Outreach for Columbia University’s Science, Engineering, & Social Science Libraries, where he supervises a team of subject librarians and identifies ways to support the research and learning needs of students and faculty through reference and instruction.Describe ways that academic librarians can practice critical library instruction.Identify foundational principles of critical librarianship.This presentation will introduce the essentials of critical librarianship, consider how librarians have applied this theory and practice to instruction, and reflect on what critical library instruction means in our times of hybrid learning and intensified inequalities. Attendees will learn what critical approaches to instruction can look like, and consider issues involved in this demanding but important approach to teaching in libraries. This session will illustrate some of the many ways that librarians incorporate this vital approach to teaching the complexities of information. What is critical library instruction? How do librarians use it to address injustices in libraries and information systems, and how do our current situations complicate and create new possibilities for its practice? By striving to recognize education's potential for social change and emboldening the learner's agency, critical library instruction has much to offer librarians interested in reevaluating their teaching practices. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion ResourcesĬritical Library Instruction: Challenging the Ways Things Work.
