Systemic Racism and Anti-Black Police Violence

We condemn systemic racism and anti-Black police violence. We recognize we need to listen and support others first to help to create a different and better reality. We support and commit to anti-racism work while acknowledging our contributions are partial and incomplete. To that end, we commit to:

• Reviewing Armacost Library's collections to evaluate how well they support anti-racist teaching and scholarship throughout the University. We pledge to share the results of this analysis and to rectify gaps that we find. This includes purchasing sources written, created, or published by people of color. 
• Promote books, films, and other content to help educate our community about the necessity of anti-racism work.
• Participate in and offer anti-racism education and programming.
• Evaluate our hiring and management practices to ensure we are recruiting, hiring, and supporting a diverse and inclusive staff.
• Provide a safe and welcoming space for Black students, faculty, staff, and guests by upholding our Community Agreements.

The Armacost Library

[Updated 6/8/20 with an image of our social media post]