Liz Granger writes: “Jody Gray witnessed a ‘barrage of tragedy’ within her first year as director of the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services—from the Pulse nightclub murders in Orlando, Florida, to the Dallas police shootings. That’s why Gray’s office launched the Twitter hashtag #LibrariesRespond last summer. ODLOS wanted to foster a grassroots conversation in which library professionals could share ideas and responses to current events. The tag caught on.”
