Drag Queen Story Hour: Part of Experience MLA

“Tall Tales with True Queens” is a short film directed by Kristina Budelis and Leandro Badalotti that offers a taste of Drag Queen Story Hour from our NYC chapter. As  9-year-old attendee Lilli says in the film, “Drag queens should go on and never stop, because I think it’s a really cool program.” The film was scheduled to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (canceled due to the pandemic) and premiered on the LGBTQ news site them.

As part of Experience MLA this February, The Hospital Library Caucus sponsored a session on Drag Queen Story Hour, in an effort to foster diversity and inclusion.

• If you are already a member of MLA, you can watch the Experience MLA recordings.

Who doesn't love being read to?

The program was lead by Per Sia, who did the very first Drag Queen Story Hour ever in 2015 in San Francisco.  By day, she is a teacher where reading is an important part of her job.  She understands the importance of reading to children.

The last part of the hour, Ms. Amanda Lynn read 3 stories to us over Zoom (What a treat!)  DQSH has a favorite list of books that focus on inclusion and diversity.  Ms. Amanda is a big fan of books from the APA's Magination Press that tackle identity and not fitting in.

• DQSH's Black Voices Reading List
• DQSH's Women's Herstory Resource List

Ms. Amanda's day job is a Pediatric Cardiology Nurse in Chicago, so she, too, works daily with kids.  It's a natural tie in to have a program like this in the pediatrics dept. of a hospital.  Not just for public libraries!

Quotes from the Queens:

"We're like clowns, only prettier!"

"Drag is not how you identify. It's about bringing a character to life!"

-- Posted by Ms. Wasabi Pearl  

[As part of the program, the Ladies tell how you can choose your own Drag Queen name!  Join the fun!]

 

Ovid Open Day - September 2021

Wolters-Kluwer / Lippincott / Ovid recently hosted an Open Ovid Webinar Day on September 9, 2021, featuring several speakers presenting compelling topics.

It was recorded as a continuous Zoom Meeting (minus breaks), so you can skip ahead to the sections you want to watch.  I've included the respective time signatures below.

Link to the Recording

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Welcome 0:00

 

Getting Real about Inclusion in Libraries 1:02 - 56 min.

Speaker: Shannon Jones MLS, M. Ed, AHIP (Pronouns: She/Her/Hers) Director of Libraries & Professor Medical University of South Carolina

Cultivating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is all about intentionality. This presentation will explore what inclusion looks like in library environments and the actions it takes to make the process successful. As library workers, it is our collective responsibility to cultivate and sustain environments where individuals feel welcomed, safe, valued, seen, heard, and included regardless of the identities they hold. It's time for us to get real about being inclusive.

 

Break: 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

 

Speaker: Ned Potter, Academic Librarian and Trainer

Presentations, Digital Posters and Video Guides: PowerPoint is your secret weapon 57 min - 1 hour 41 min.

Academic Liaison Librarian and a Trainer who has run workshops in four continents. He is a specialist in PowerPoint and his own presentations have been seen over 2.5 million times online. His book, The Library Marketing Toolkit was published in 2012, and he can be found online at ned-potter.com

 

Ovid Platform Update: Learn about new and upcoming features and updates to the Ovid platform 1 :42 - 2 :22

Speakers: Malka Hirsch and Glenn McAlpine

 

 

Speaker: Dr. Kathy Miller, JCO (Journal of Clinical Oncology) Senior Deputy Editor Ballve-Lantero Professor IUSCCC Associate Director for Clinical Research

The Critical Link - how peer reviewed publications impact research, patient care, and policy 2:23 - 2:59

 

Ovid Present and Future 2:59 - end

Speaker: Vikram Savkar Vice President & General Manager, Medicine Segment Health Learning, Research & Practice Wolters Kluwer

 

Closing Remarks & Survey: 2:00 PM

 

 

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