To celebrate Diversity Month, the library asked for input on four statements. Here is what we heard and this is what it looked like. 
Describe yourself with one word.
- life-enriching
- positivity
- one-of-a-kind
- resourceful
- driven
- sensitive
- creative (twice)
- unapologetically me
- I’m a doer
- private
- awkward
- introvert
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What is a part of your identity that you hide?
- accent
- fear of failure
- mental illness
- my suburban upbringing
- my quirks
- loneliness
- my socioeconomic status / financial struggles
- sexuality
- immaturity / child-like qualities
- my accents
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What is a part of your identity that you are proud of?
- my independence
- Columbian
- Pakistan
- daughter
- Swedish
- the strong women in my family
- St. Eustatius
- my blackness
- food motivated
- empathy
- Southern
- heritage
- my mixed heritage
- my ability to forgive
- my sense of humor
- I look like my grandmother
- friendliness
- being a badass woman raised by a badass woman!(thx mom)
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What makes you feel powerful?
- heels
- gratitude
- achieving
- the things I work hard for
- connection with others
- smiling (even when I don’t want to)
- staying organized
- rice (yes, the food)
- love
- my friends
- knowledge
- doing good work
- crampons
- knowing something
- compliments
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