Brewing Ideas Episode 1: Libraries & The Multicultural Narrative

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/)

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City Lights - Audiobinger, Epiphany - Siddhartha Corsus