Lynette Mejia and Nureaka Ross
Recorded
December 6, 2023
Archived
December 6, 2023
38:40 minutes
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Id:
mby023356
Description
Friends and co-organizers Nureaka Ross (28) and Lynette Mejia (51) discuss their involvement in advocating for their local library system and obstacles they have faced along the way.Subject Log / Time Code
Lynette Mejia (LM) asks Nureaka Ross (NR) what her starting point was with involvement in advocating for local libraries.
NR asks LM how she first got involved.
LM talks about barriers to accessing library materials and racial disparities in doing so.
NR shares an instance of discrimination she experienced at a library board meeting and wishing people had spoken up.
LM talks about a past board director and how the board has banned various identity-based displays.
NR asks LM to elaborate on some of the backlash she has faced.
LM talks about a librarian who was almost fired for supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
NR asks LM what strategies have been effected in trying to prevent discriminatory book banning.
NR asks LM about successful moments in advocating and a recent land purchase.
LM talks about what resources libraries offer other than just books.
NR asks LM what her hope is for the future of the library.
NR shares her hopes for the future.
Participants
- Lynette Mejia
- Nureaka Ross