Civic Fluency, Libraries, and the Future of Literacy Equity
Monday, January 30, 2023
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Location: Morial Convention Center, ShopTalk Area A (LLX Marketplace, Hall J)
Ken Bigger, Senior Fellow at the Center for the Future of Libraries, will present on the value of using "civic fluency" as a guiding goal for literacy equity programs; how it informs program development and serves as a preferable alternative to deficit discourse and rights-based thinking in literacy.
Learning Objectives:
Apply the concept of civic fluency to program design in libraries beyond.
Articulate the key role libraries play in the civic infrastructure of literacy equity.
Apply the concept of civic fluency to build effective community and programmatic partnerships.
