Challenging Fatphobia in Libraries
I will be presenting at PLA in the spring about challenging fatphobia in libraries, and am curious what other folks' experiences have been in making their library more inclusive of fat people. Open to hearing from people of all sizes and people working at any kind of library!

The survey should take just a few minutes to complete. The results may be used to summarize if/how libraries are inclusive of fat people, and to give examples of how to be more inclusive.


If you are interested in talking more about fat inclusivity, fatphobia, thin privilege, etc, and libraries, please reach out to Hanna.m.Roseen@Gmail.com! I am a public librarian in North Central Washington. All views are my own.


Who "counts" as fat? There are varying definitions and debate around these definitions, and here I consider people who wear plus sizes to be fat (although this is a soft definition; people are welcome to keep in mind people of other sizes as well). Sizes 14+ and 1XL+ for women (D6960/D6960M Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Plus Women's Figure Type, Size Range 14W – 40W (astm.org) and sizes 42+ for men (D8077/D8077M Standard Tables for Body Measurements for Mature Big Men Type, Size Range 46–64 (astm.org)) (unfortunately, there are no non-gendered clothing size standards). 
 
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Do you actively promote media with positive representations of fat people in your library?
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Has your library taken intentional action to be more welcoming and inclusive of fat patrons and/or staff?
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If yes, what was done? How did it go?
What more, if anything, would you like to see in libraries to make them more welcoming and inclusive of fat people?
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