Belonging Committee

Beaverton City Library’s Belonging Committee is a staff committee that transitioned from the Anti-Racism Action Committee to its current iteration in 2025. The goals of the committee for fiscal year 2025-2026 are:

1. Self-reflection: Nurture a space for self-reflection and growth by engaging library staff, management, and Belonging Committee members with relevant content via our Talk Story sessions.
2. Policies: Review library policies with our Equity Everyday card to advocate for relevant changes and updates.
3. Committee Transition: Shift from a committee focused on anti-racism work to one that is more broadly focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

   
   

Belonging Committee Initiatives

Policy Review

Belonging Committee reviewed and updated the following policies with an equity lens:

• Children's & Teen Areas Use Policy
• Interlibrary Loan
• Meeting Room Use
• Programming Policy
• Public Computer, Internet & Wi-Fi Use Policy
• Rules for Use Policy
• Safe Child Policy

Talk Story

Belonging Committee offers facilitated conversations about relevant topics to all library employees in small groups. These conversations challenge assumptions and stereotypes, and they offer self-reflection in a meaningful way.