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Good afternoon! At the 2017 Annual Conference of the American Library Association, ALA Council adopted a Resolution on Libraries as Responsible Spaces <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwiA7Peh8vXXAhUJ8GMKHYBKBc8QFggqMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fconnect.ala.org%2Ffiles%2FResolution%2520on%2520Libraries%2520as%2520Responsible%2520Spaces%2520FINAL.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2f6zVfsXaybbEYhl9czJr4> and charged the Committee on Diversity to “develop, provide, and disseminate materials and programming for libraries that deter hate, foster community, and oppose bigotry toward or oppression against any group.” The committee has developed a survey to help determine what materials, programming, and other resources related to responsible spaces would be most useful to libraries. We appreciate your feedback and guidance as we begin to develop these resources. Please take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/responsiblespace. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, January 12th. Any questions can be directed to [log in to unmask] ALA’s Committee on Diversity thanks you for your participation and assistance! Thanks, ~Courtney F Tennessee Chapter Councilor