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Build Unity

Goal 1: Implement Strategies to Eliminate Racism and Other
Forms of Discrimination and to Advance Unity in Arlington
Objective 5: Build a Truly United Community
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
BU Diversity Audit – Library Library
1.5.1 Collection
Summary: Timeline:

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As part of the library’s continued commitment to fostering 1 Quarter: Complete analysis of current usage and loss
an inclusive and representative collection for Arlington data for the existing collection and publishing trends.
patrons, a diversity audit will be conducted on a sampling
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of the juvenile fiction section. This project will include a 2 Quarter: Complete analysis of strength and weakness in
comprehensive review of the existing library collection and the current library collection.
analysis of new and incoming materials. The pilot project
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goal is to establish the framework and audit criteria to 3 Quarter: Complete analysis of community
assess the representation of diverse characters and demographics and establish audit methodology and
narratives within the current library collection available for determine the representative sampling that will be used
public use. The findings from this pilot and subsequent full for the diversity audit.
audit will not only inform but shape the department’s
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future collection development strategies, ensuring the 4 Quarter: Conduct the audit on the defined sampling
library collection better reflects the diverse backgrounds and synthesize the results to identify gaps within the
and experiences of the community. collection and insight into acquisitions of library materials
and develop strategies.

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