Kalani Adolpho et al., "Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries" (Library Juice Press, 2021)
In the library profession, and in the world as a whole, the experiences of trans and gender diverse people often go unnoticed, hidden, and ignored.\xa0Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries\xa0(Library Juice Press, 2021) is entirely written and edited by trans and gender diverse people involved in the field: its fifty-seven authors include workers from academic and public libraries, special collections and archives, and more; LIS students; and a few people who have left the library profession completely.\nEditors Kalani Adolpho, Stephen G. Krueger, and Krista McCracken share in this interview how this book is not intended to be the definitive guide to trans and gender diverse experiences in libraries, but instead to start the conversation. This project hopes to help trans and gender diverse people in libraries realize that they are not alone, and that their experiences are worth sharing.\nThis book also demonstrates some of the reality in a field that loves to think of itself as inclusive. From physical spaces to policies to interpersonal ignorance and bigotry, the experiences recounted in this book demonstrate that the library profession continues to fail its trans and gender diverse members over and over again. You cannot read these chapters and claim that Safe Zone stickers and \u201clibraries are for everyone\u201d signs have done the job. You cannot assume that everything is fine in your workplace because nobody has spoken out. You can no longer pretend that trans and gender diverse people don\u2019t exist.\nFind the table of contents for\xa0Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries\xa0as well as open access chapters online\xa0here.\xa0Learn about the Trans and Gender Diverse LIS network\xa0here.\nJen Hoyer\xa0is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at\xa0CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for\xa0Partnership Journal\xa0and organizes with the\xa0TPS Collective. She is co-author of\xa0What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom\xa0and\xa0The Social Movement Archive.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies