Emilie Menzel

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LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR CREATIVES​

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Selection of recommendations for creative writers navigating academic libraries, public domain, and open access resources.

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Created as an accompaniment to the Seventh Wave process talk "Finding Creative Libraries."

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The Seventh Wave

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CONTEMPORARY FAIRY TALES LIBRARY GUIDE​

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Library guide website offering an introduction and entry-point to the field of contemporary fairy tales. Designed for communities without access to university library resources.

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UNC Chapel Hill

 

TEEN COMMUNITY RESOURCE

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Recommendations of local resources for teens living in Orange County, North Carolina

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UNC Chapel Hill

 

IN BLACK AND WHITE​

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Digital visual resource guide to artwork and writing engaged with high contrast, silhouette, shadow, stereotype, and, in short, the black and white.

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Created for a creative audience.

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The Gretel

 

THE GRETEL​

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Digital resource guides of gently haunted art and literature topics. The Gretel is an exploration of the creative capacities of reference librarianship.

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The Gretel

 

TEEN IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE​

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Digital resources for teens in the United States interested in exploring their own gender identities 

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Created in collaboration with Esther Davis, Coco Casey, and Kari Spencer. Website design by Kari Spencer. Choose-your-resource illustrated by Coco Casey.

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UNC Chapel Hill

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RESOURCES FOR REBELLIOUS JOY​

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Curation of books, artwork, organizations, media, and music for beginning a creative exploration of the concept of rebellious joy.

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Created to accompany Seventh Wave's themed 13th issue: Rebellious Joy

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The Seventh Wave

 

LIBRARIES FOR ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS

 

Resources for youth librarians to educate their local communities about the history of discrimination toward the Asian American Pacific Islander and to support the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

 

Created in collaboration with Meredith Jeffers, Angelique Marrero, Constance Roberts, and Helen Sharma.

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UNC Chapel Hill

 

RECONSIDERING POCAHONTAS​

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Curation of books, articles, and websites that disrupt stereotyping narratives, add historical depth, and consider the often ignored complexity of the Pocahontas story.

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Created for childhood educators & youth librarians.

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UNC Chapel Hill