The Boston College Libraries acknowledge historical, structural, and systemic injustice. The struggle against racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination is central to our mission and profession. BC Libraries EDI Values Statement So what exactly does that mean in terms of our…

In at least two significant ways, the newest BC Libraries (BCL) exhibit, Here All Along, Here to Stay: LGBTQ Catholics in the United States, (hereafter, Here) manifests continuity. After all, exploring issues surrounding equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) has been…

The most recent three years have been like no others, insofar as political divisiveness, racial reckoning, and the pandemic have intractably divided our world. Many people a lot smarter than me have postulated insightful ideas and theories of how we…

Completing a multi-year, phased renovation is as much a time for relief as it is a time for celebration.  That is certainly true for the 5th floor of O’Neill Library, which started its renovation before the pandemic in 2019 and…

Last fall, my colleague Cody Mansley wrote an article about the broad collaboration he led to reorganize a fifth of the Theology & Ministry Library’s collection, entitled Many Hands Make Libraries Work. In the same spirit of appreciation and collaboration,…