Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries: : Crafting Ethical Narratives for Advocacy and Impact
After several years of writing, with help from many colleagues along the way, my new book is coming out this month! I wrote this book because library workers who collect data are often siloed from those who tell stories. This book speaks to both audiences—data and story experts—to tackle common obstacles mindfully, with awareness of power and who has been historically excluded. I’ve based it on my 30 years of library work as well as my workshops and consulting, through which I frequently working struggling librarians to tell better data stories. T his book brings together current, critical insights for using data ethically for library advocacy, social justice, and inclusivity. Sadly, rising pro-censorship movements and shrinking budgets threaten institutions like libraries, where anyone can walk in the door without having to believe or buy anything. We are seeing active defunding of libraries at every political level in our society today, federal to local. Trag...