The Campus Library recognizes that the presence of police officers and other uniformed security officers impacts our community members in a variety of ways. While the presence of these officers is meant to ensure safety in our spaces, we know that safety is not guaranteed, particularly for our Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) community members. We are committed to examining this issue and taking action to make our spaces safer for our BIPOC community members.
Our broad commitments are as follows:
As we take actions to reach these commitments we will detail them below.
Comments about this statement and committments are welcome and can be submitted to Sarah Leadley, Library Director, at leadley@uw.edu.
Anonymous submissions can be made using the Library’s feedback form. These submissions are reviewed by the Director, the Head of Public Services, Head of Collections & Course Support Services, and the Budget & Operations Administrator. Comments are forwarded to other library and campus staff if the content is relevant to their work.