Bridging the Gap Between Scholarship and Public Interest
Recorded on 02/20/2025Posted in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA), Library Leadership and Management
Learn how to make your library a community space for public engagement in diverse research.
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Summary:
How can you make your library a community space for public engagement in intellectual discussion? In this webinar from Choice’s Toward Inclusive Excellence platform, librarians will learn how to bolster their role within their communities through partnerships with academics and experts. Nanda Dyssou will share her expertise in identifying speakers and organizations who value community engagement and public access to new research, as well as strategies for building relationships that benefit both libraries and their patrons.
This session will explore the process of planning events that foster dialogue between experts and the public, focusing on topics that resonate with diverse communities. Dyssou will also provide guidance on expanding the reach of these events through traditional and social media and marketing techniques. Attendees will leave with strategies for holding and promoting programming that will position libraries as sites to share and learn from unique perspectives. This webinar is ideal for librarians looking for hands-on tips and resources they can implement immediately.
Speakers:
Nanda Dyssou
Founder and Lead PublicistCoriolis CompanyNanda Dyssou is the Founder and Lead Publicist of Los Angeles-based Coriolis Company, where she and her team specialize in crafting and executing media strategies that bring academic books to wider audiences. Known for her dedication to BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other historically underrepresented authors, she is proud to have been called “the author whisperer” by publishers for her ability to keep nervous debut authors focused. Nanda has a keen awareness of how librarians, booksellers, and community leaders connect readers to ideas that matter, and prioritizes working closely with these groups—as well as publishers, universities, and literary organizations—to ensure that her clients’ works become part of the public conversation.
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