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Brewing Ideas Pilot Episode: Libraries & The Multicultural Narrative

An episode of the Across Her Table Podcast podcast, hosted by Mifrah Abid, titled "Brewing Ideas Pilot Episode: Libraries & The Multicultural Narrative" was published on March 28, 2021 and runs 35 minutes.

March 28, 2021 ·35m · Across Her Table Podcast

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Summary

The Across Her Table podcast has always been committed to telling authentic stories of women and their immigrant experiences. For two seasons we have talked to remarkable women and heard their inspiring stories. Now we would like to add MORE to the conversation. Brewing Ideas will explore ideas, trends, and topics that are relevant to people of color in Canada. YOU may be an immigrant, or not, but if you are a person of color, this series is for you. On our first episode, we talk about libraries and their role in disseminating multiculturalism. Can libraries help create a more inclusive society? Can they help normalize diverse narratives? To get answers, we talked to different libraries and we got some interesting takeaways. We talked to: Mark Williams, CEO and Chief Librarian, Milton Public Library, Ontario (https://www.mpl.on.ca/) Dinah Murdoch of Little Free Diverse Libraries of KW (https://www.kwlittlefreediverselibraries.com/) Rabia Khokhar, a Toronto District School Board teacher and teacher-librarian, writer and equity advocate (https://www.rabiakhokhar.com/) Kelly Kipfer, Manager, Community Engagement and Children's Services, Waterloo Public Library, Ontario (wpl.ca) Other resources: Sarah Kamya (https://littlefreelibrary.org/why-sharing-diverse-books-in-little-free-libraries-matters/) Do send in your comments or feedback about this episode by tweeting them to @acrosshertable or e-mailing them at [email protected]  or send us a voice message at http://www.anchor.fm/acrosshertable/message Don't forget to follow Across Her Table on Instagram @acrosshertable (https://www.instagram.com/acrosshertable) Music credit: City Lights - Audiobinger, Epiphany - Siddhartha Corsus

Episode Description

The Across Her Table podcast has always been committed to telling authentic stories of women and their immigrant experiences. For two seasons we have talked to remarkable women and heard their inspiring stories. Now we would like to add MORE to the conversation.

Brewing Ideas will explore ideas, trends, and topics that are relevant to people of color in Canada. YOU may be an immigrant, or not, but if you are a person of color, this series is for you.

On our first episode, we talk about libraries and their role in disseminating multiculturalism. Can libraries help create a more inclusive society? Can they help normalize diverse narratives? To get answers, we talked to different libraries and we got some interesting takeaways.

We talked to:

Mark Williams, CEO and Chief Librarian, Milton Public Library, Ontario (https://www.mpl.on.ca/)

Dinah Murdoch of Little Free Diverse Libraries of KW (https://www.kwlittlefreediverselibraries.com/)

Rabia Khokhar, a Toronto District School Board teacher and teacher-librarian, writer and equity advocate (https://www.rabiakhokhar.com/)

Kelly Kipfer, Manager, Community Engagement and Children's Services, Waterloo Public Library, Ontario (wpl.ca)


Other resources:

Sarah Kamya (https://littlefreelibrary.org/why-sharing-diverse-books-in-little-free-libraries-matters/)

Do send in your comments or feedback about this episode by tweeting them to @acrosshertable or e-mailing them at [email protected]  or send us a voice message at http://www.anchor.fm/acrosshertable/message Don't forget to follow Across Her Table on Instagram @acrosshertable (https://www.instagram.com/acrosshertable) Music credit:

City Lights - Audiobinger, Epiphany - Siddhartha Corsus


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