The focus of my Social Justice ePortfolio is to examine the offerings of the Clifton Public Library located in Clifton, New Jersey and how they serve the Immigrant Population in their community. This page will focus on the insights on my Social Justice Presentation.
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What did you learn with regard to your focused aspect of social justice scholarship during your presentation?
I learned that it is very important for the library to think outside of the box and to expand its offerings to include all patrons. Patrons that come inside the library and those that don't. I learned that we have to be creative in the ways that we reach out to our community and that we need to actively collaborate with our community if we want to see real change.
What were the challenges and aspects meaningful to you in the course?
The challenges that were meaningful to me in this course were time management and workload. I work full-time, have a family and usually take 2 classes per semester. That in and of itself takes a lot of work and effort to balance. I did however, find this course to be very meaningful to me because it inspired me to work harder within my institution to create change for the immigrant population. This class has taught me ways in which I can implement what I learned within my work setting. In talking to different staff members about certain aspects of my project it has made them more aware of changes that need to happen at the Clifton Library. They are actively trying to help me get the word out about what changes and additions to our offerings need to be made. I am very grateful for that this class has inspired me to look beyond what I don't see in the moment and think about what can be.
