Librarians Write Books: 3 Librarians Serving Their Communities

Join SDPL librarians Jennifer Geran, Kristen Mulvihill and Monnee Tong for a fascinating informal and informational presentation about their new books published in 2017.  Their books do what libraries do best: they explore and inform about library service to their communities thereby re-affirming the democratic promise of the public library. Q&A to follow. Please scroll down to register.

City Heights: Photos by New Americans - Edited by Jennifer Geran

This book is the result of a series of workshops and a call for submissions of photos by new Americans taken in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego.  Branch Manager Jennifer Geran received a grant from California Humanities to develop programming for immigrants in her library’s service area.

Serving Those Who Served: Librarian's Guide to Working with Veteran and Military Communities - By Sarah LeMire and Kristen Mulvihill

Written by two army veterans who are both professional librarians, this guidebook is is the first of its kind, intended to support librarians, administrators, and library employees of all types better serve the veteran and military communities.  Practical advice on how best to serve veterans, service members, and their families in your community, including effective ways to develop new outreach partnerships and collaborations.

Asian American Librarians and Library Services: Activism, Collaborations, and Strategies - Edited by Janet Hyunju Clarke, Raymond Pun,‎ Monnee Tong

What are the library services and resources that Asian Pacific Americans need? What does it mean to be an Asian Pacific American librarian in the 21st century? In this work, library professionals and scholars share reflections, best practices, and strategies, and convey the critical need for diversity in the LIS field, library programming, and resources to better reflect the rich and varied experiences and information needs of Asian Americans in the US and beyond.