We end this piece by exercising our agency to reimagine our present and design a future outside of the oppressive systems that perpetuate emotional and invisible labor for BIWOC librarians. The intention behind sharing these perspectives is to continue to build solidarity among BIWOC librarians, while informing, inspiring, and provoking actionable institutional change. Our narratives highlight similarities and differences in experiences based on those varying social identities, which can offer a foundation for further examination. This article centers the voices of the authors – women of color with varying social identities working in public university libraries – to share a glimpse of our own experiences navigating the demands of emotional labor and invisible labor on top of expressed professional responsibilities. The burden of this extra labor persists, even in the face of negative extenuating circumstances at home or globally, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic or pervasive social and racial unrest. Engaging in this extra labor affects our personal well-being and our retention in a profession that desperately needs our presence and expertise. libraries, Black, Indigenous and Women of Color (BIWOC) perform a disproportionate amount of emotional and invisible labor.
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