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Live at 1 PM CT on Wednesday, September 10, 2025: Explore how your library can use data stories not just to survive, but to thrive.

In this latest interactive webinar in the Edi and Neal's Book Club series, Dr. Kate McDowell introduces key ideas from her forthcoming book Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries, designed to help all library workers craft ethical, evidence-based narratives for advocacy and impact. Participants will learn how to:

• Reach diverse audiences with genuine stories that inform persuasively

• Leverage classic and emerging narrative structures for true stories that connect emotionally

• Increase the resilience of libraries through mindful approaches to conflict

Based on McDowell’s 30 years of library work and national consulting, this session shares insights from the IMLS-funded Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries. In an era of rising censorship and shrinking budgets, critical data storytelling offers a powerful response—one that supports library workers from the smallest rural branches to the largest academic institutions. This session is for anyone who wants to use data to tell the story of why libraries matter—truthfully, powerfully, and strategically.