In this session, attendees will hear preliminary findings from a library association-funded project on applying critical theory and anti-oppression frameworks to EDI-related work in libraries (committees, hiring practices, internship opportunities, etc.). During and post COVID-19, and catapulted by the racial violences in North America, many libraries recognized the need to prioritize anti-oppression and anti-racism efforts. Solidarity statements were shared, resource lists were created, read, and discussed, and new EDI related programs and positions created to lead EDI work on campuses. However, existing EDI epistemologies, values and practices are still rooted in and prefer to launch from Eurocentric paradigms. In this session, researchers will share details of their work (methodology, data collection and analysis, and preliminary findings). Early findings show that libraries must resist the urge to establish EDI efforts through Eurocentric paradigms.