Orbis Cascade Alliance

LGBTQ+ Training Series and Diverse Collections

Abstract

In the face of record-breaking book challenges and loud cries for book banning and removals, primarily aimed at LGBTQ+ and BIPOC stories, voices, and books, attention to these topics is paramount.  In response, this year the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Standing Group from the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a library consortium serving academic libraries in the Pacific Northwest, hosted four trainings centered on LGBTQ+ voices and representation within the academic library sphere.