Black Caucus American Library Association

BCALA Receives IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Award

Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org BCALA Receives IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Award Grant will support a national forum and a nationwide virtual...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

BCALA Receives IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org BCALA Receives IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program Award [NEW YORK, JULY 28, 2020 ]-- The...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

Statement in Response to Senator Kelly Loeffler’s Storytime at the Fulton...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org In July 2013, what would become the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLM) began to organize. It started...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

The New York Public Library and BCALA Partner on Meditative Programming...

The new program series called Patience and Fortitude, named after the Library Lions, will offer a safe space for BIPOC employees to process and reflect on race in America and their role in it. July 27, 2020—The New York Public Library is...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

2023 BCALA LITERARY AWARDS COMMITTEE

Gladys Smiley Bell, Chair 433 Dare Avenue Hampton, VA 23661 757-286-8661 [email protected] Tiffany Duck 640 Briarfield Rd Newport News, VA 23605 757-358-3690 [email protected] ...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

Statement Condemning Increased Violence and Racism Towards Black Americans and People...

Media Contact: Richard E. Ashby, Jr. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org Statement Condemning Increased Violence and Racism Towards Black Americans and People of Color [NEW YORK, NY, May 28, 2020]--The Black Caucus of The American...

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