The Western New York Library Resources Council, the Continuing Education Committee recently announced this year’s INTERSECT 2020: From Shushing To Shouting: Advocacy and Finding Your Voice which will take place online on October 2 from 9:30 am to 4 pm.

The purpose of INTERSECT is to facilitate a culture of co-learning among librarians and other interested professionals in the region by bringing people together to network and share ideas in an interactive, engaging, informal setting where participants determine the content.

Sessions include:

  • Advocacy & Storytelling
  • Advocating for Library Staff During COVID-19
  • But *I Am* Faculty: Self Advocacy in the Age of Title-Questioning
  • Creating a Coordinated Advocacy Campaign From Nuts to Bolts
  • Health Literacy & the Library
  • An Intergenerational Book Club That Ignites Deep Discussion on Challenging Issues
  • Open Data Scavenger Hunt
  • Peer Sharing + Peer Learning = Community Empowerment
  • Prepare, Partner, Protect, Propose, and Persevere: Advocating for a Dedicated Information Literacy Classroom
  • The Right to Learn: Advocating for People Who Are Incarcerated

Full program and session schedule forthcoming! Register here!

 The registration price this year is $20.20, to commemorate this interesting and unprecedented year! If you are a library worker who would like to attend the 2020 Intersect Unconference but have been furloughed or otherwise economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, please contact us, as we are currently working on financial assistance for our colleagues in need.