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LFP regional hub events: Atlanta

Intro

• A space for LFP members and our invited community to meet, learn organizing skills, share about library work, and be in community together.
• February 9-11, 2024, location in Atlanta TBD

Please read and abide by our community documents

Community Agreements

• W.A.I.T. – Why Am I Talking?
• Recognize Power & Privilege
• E.L.M.O. - Enough Let's Move On
• Make Space, Take Space
• Confidentiality
• Provide Grace and Be Forgiving
• Yes/and; Both/and
• Self Care and Community Care
• Oops/Ouch Accountability
• Jargon Giraffe/Say Your Acronyms
• Write Bigger/Speak Up/Deaf Applause
• One Mic, One Speaker

Venue

TBD

Food

TBD (will included catering info and local recommendations)

What to bring

Wear comfortable, casual clothing. Bring proof of a negative covid test, a mask, and additional covid tests if you wish. Bring something to take notes. The venue has wifi. Bring any swag that you want to share with other attendees - eg zines, union buttons, fun stuff from your library.

Transit and parking

TBD

Covid protocols

Due to a rise in COVID infections, we are requiring masks to be worn during the weekend, and negative tests from all participants upon arrival, and will have some extra tests available. We will open windows in the venue, weather permitting. Our meeting space may not make much physical distancing possible. If you are not comfortable in this type of space, we'd love to welcome you to one of our many virtual trainings - contact info@libraryfreedom.org for more information.

Agenda

Breakout session ideas

• training and conversations /how to approach all the information and give both public and librarians information about privacy for both library and public
• building grassroots support
• serving homeless patrons
• de-escalation strategies
• training on latest technologies
• specific roles/help that LFP needs
• the best way to respond to those these First Amendment audit incidents in libraries
• health information privacy
• collection development policies
• how to address challenges and bans in the library
• a conversation on Palestine and other countries that are experiencing genocide and how libraries can speak up and out against the continuous genocide
• discussions on building support for unions
• something about the power of southern libraries and archives!
• strategies and ideas for unionizing (existing movements, potential for collaboration/regional union, etc.)
• censorship, book bans, intellectual/academic freedom (regional solidarity, action steps)
• training opportunities for academic libraries
• academic librarians networking with colleagues in public libraries
• opportunities for academic librarians to teach workshops and write grants with colleagues working in public or other libraries
• vendors and privacy
• issues related to patrons' privacy, confidentiality, and social justice

Day	Time	Agenda item	Facilitator
Friday	Evening, time TBD	Brief intros and agenda setting (we may opt to roll this into Saturday)	Alison and Tess
Saturday	9-9:30	Arrivals and coffee
Saturday	9:30 - 10:30	Introductions, review community agreements and expectations, space, and agenda	Alison and Tess
Saturday	10:30 - 11	Intro to LFP and our regional hubs	Alison and Tess
Saturday	11 - 12	The state of southern libraries: SWOT analysis and group discussion	Whole group
Saturday	12 - 1	Lunch - see local options on wiki
Saturday	1 - 2	Breakout session one TBD (see list of breakout sessions for ideas)	Small groups
Saturday	2 - 3	Building our collective power: unions, grassroots support, and more: group activity/discussion	Whole group
Saturday	3-3:15	Break
Saturday	3:15 - 4:15	Breakout session two TBD (see list of breakout sessions for ideas)	Small groups
Saturday	4:15 - 5:15	Breakout session three TBD (see list of breakout sessions for ideas)	Small groups
Saturday	5:15 - 6	Closing share out - thinking and feeling takeaways, action items, next steps, and space clean up
Saturday	7 pm?	Social activity TBD