Mandy Friedman

Lower School Librarian

Taipei American School

Mandy Friedman is a Lower School Librarian at Taipei American School. She has been a librarian for more than ten years, working in diverse school environments with students of all ages. She has redesigned two school libraries to reflect the needs of the students and the greater school community. Her recent passion project has been working with her fellow librarian to curate and classify a library collection that reflects the school community and addresses issues of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Curating and Classifying an Intentional Library: How Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Guide Our Program

Libraries reflect their communities while also providing opportunities to be curious and learn about others and the world. The TAS Librarians curate and classify the library with justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as guiding principles. This frame provides us with a vision for a library that serves all members of our community, providing windows and mirrors so that all of our students, families, faculty, and staff can feel seen and included and learn to see and include others who may be unlike them.