Food is a Right: The Library’s Role in Food Justice

ULC recently convened 20 leaders representing libraries and outside organizations committed to improving food security across the United States, and then published a white paper with findings from the convening, surveys, and data.

Attendees will hear from panelists who participated in the nationwide food justice convening, including what they shared, what they learned, and outcomes such as being invited into ongoing national conversations and a white paper documenting new research. Participants will learn the values that arose during the convening and hear examples of resources libraries provide, such as health and nutrition programming, aid in applying for federal programs, after-school meal provision, seed libraries, food entrepreneurship, and more. Attendees will participate in a brief values exercise and be invited to engage in a robust facilitated discussion. They will leave with their values defined and how those inform their food-related programs and services, and new tools to help them move forward in this work.