In his 2023 contributed paper published in the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference Proceedings, Garnar reprises his dissertation exploring retention factors – along with identifying associated challenges – for librarians with racialized identities. In the article, he uses a qualitative approach and focuses on one of several themes salient in his study: microaggressions. He ends with key recommendations for consideration in library workplaces and within industrial/professional education.
