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LFP regional hub events: Iowa City

Intro

• A space for LFP members and our invited community to meet, learn organizing skills, share about library work, and be in community together.
• Friday, September 8, evening, and Saturday, September 9, 10 am to 6 pm, Iowa City.

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
• Be Open to Someone Else Speaking Your Truth
• 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
• Content Warning Etiquette
• Noise Level Etiquette

Venue

TBD

Accommodations

TBD

Food

On Friday night, we'll have dinner catered at the venue (Mediterranean food, with veg options). On Saturday, we will have catered breakfast and coffee in the morning, and water all day. We recommend bringing a reusable water bottle. Lunch will be up to participants.

Some local recommendations for lunch:

Bluebird Diner: 8 min walk, Classic diner food, 7AM-9PM on Saturdays.

Marco’s Grilled Cheese: 8 min walk, 11AM-2:30PM on Saturdays.

Oasis Falafel: 7 min walk, Middle Eastern food, 11AM-8PM on Saturdays, Recommended!

Coffee Emporium: 8 min walk, 8AM-6PM on Saturdays.

Tru Coffee: 6 min walk, Coffee and some snacks, 8AM-2PM on Saturdays.

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

Parking lot near Shambaugh House and across the street. Rates should be about $12.50 for all of Saturday.

Covid protocols

We are requiring negative tests from all participants upon arrival, and will have some extra tests available. We will open windows in the venue, weather permitting. We will not be requiring masks, but will have masks available. 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 [email protected] for more information.

Agenda draft

Most of the time together will be fairly open-ended with ample time for discussion. We may do a couple of lecture-style presentations on Friday evening, and we may also do an agenda setting activity where we prompt people to share what they want to discuss. The basic framework of the agenda will come together soon and we'll share with all RSVPs; in the meantime, you can take a look at the agenda from our meeting in Philly: https://libraryfreedom.wiki/html/public_html/index.php/Main_Page/Regional_hubs/Mid_Atlantic/Philly

Day	Time	Agenda item	Facilitator