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How do I start to consult Black and Asian readers?
You could ask Black readers who use the library individually. You could also form a Black readers’ group and get them talking about library provision.
You could start a promotion of Black writing, and ask people who browsed or borrowed the books what they would like to see. You could raise questions on your library website, on your readers’ noticeboard. In general, readers really don’t mind if you are asking them for their views. Just make sure that you are ready to make the changes you are asking readers about.
You may want to go outside the library to consult Black readers who are non-users. Try a church group or a community centre. Make sure that you talk to the group about books and reading – it's what the library is all about. Do a readers' questionnaire, or take along something to do from the Readers Group Toolbox. Ask the group what place reading has in their lives, and tell them what the library can offer. Maybe some of them last visited the library when they were at school, and think it hasn’t changed.
Have a look at the possibilities that consultation offers
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