{"title":"Beth Montague-Hellen","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeth Montague-Hellen’s works offer insightful guidance on fostering equality, diversity, and inclusion within educational and professional settings. With a practical approach, her books serve as essential resources for those seeking to create more inclusive environments, particularly in libraries and learning spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect clear, actionable advice paired with thoughtful reflections, making her writing both accessible and impactful. Her focus on real-world applications makes these titles valuable for educators, librarians, and anyone interested in promoting social equity through informed practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"practical-tips-for-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-libraries-by-beth-montague-hellen-9781783306015","title":"Practical Tips for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLibraries can find themselves struggling to identify and serve the needs of their whole community, ensuring they take into consideration all nine characteristics protected by the UK Equality Act. By addressing protected characteristics and identifying issues that affect staff and patrons—such as mental health, sexuality and gender, and socio-economic background—this book provides a selection of ideas to develop a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment in modern libraries. More importantly, it highlights the positive and sometimes negative impact EDI activities can have, whilst introducing a wide range of new and innovative projects to inspire readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will be introduced to the main topics and challenges of diversity and inclusion, as well as being provided with up-to-date information on recent case studies to help them gain a wider perspective. Featuring practical examples of actions to make a difference, \u003cem\u003ePractical Tips for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries\u003c\/em\u003e provides step-by-step advice on how libraries and librarians can work to make their spaces and services more inclusive for all and increase the diversity of library workforces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003epolicies and actions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003einclusive staff environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ephysical space events and visitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003edecolonising and diversifying collections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLibrarians will be equipped to assess their own library, identify challenges, address issues with confidence, and start to make concrete changes to improve diversity and inclusion in their space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607452106988,"sku":"9781783306015","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783306015-practical-tips-for-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-libraries.jpg?v=1778164743"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/beth-montague-hellen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}