This volume contains 13 essays that consider the role of libraries as places of belonging, exclusion, xenophobia, and assimilation for immigrants. They explore John Foster Carr's influence on the development of outreach efforts by libraries to immigrants, New York Public Library's services in the Progressive and War on Poverty eras, colonialist practices in library workflows, and the fetishization of ethnic and immigrant narratives in academic presses and library collections; the lack of diversity and inclusion in programming, collections, and discourse, with discussion of the experiences of librarians with immigrant backgrounds, the role of language, and library services to immigrants who identify as LGBTQ; and the role of librarians in countering hegemony, xenophobia, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, including partnering with immigrants, changing the Library of Congress classification "illegal alien," using participatory games to advance library training and encourage humanitarianism towards immigrants, and engaging with immigrant youth. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
