News & Press Releases
Press Release: Kelsa Bartley Wins Smiley Student Travel Award
Ms. Kelsa Bartley, a student in the Master of Science in Information program (MSI’18) at Florida State University, is the winner of the 2018 Smiley Travel Award, sponsored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). The award...
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Black Caucus of the American Library Association announces Reading is Grand!...
NEW ORLEANS – During the American Library Association (ALA) Conference and Exhibition, June 21 – June 26, Karen Lemmons, Chair of the 2018 Reading is Grand! Celebrating Grand-Families Telling Our Stories @ Your Library Selection Committee...
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Press Release: BCALA and BiblioBoard Announce the 2018 E-Book Literary Awards...
Newport News, Virginia -March 30, 2018 -The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) and BiblioBoard announce winners of the 2018 Self-Publishing E-Book Award. Following the model of the current BCALA Literary Awards, the award...
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BCALA Announces the 2018 Literary Awards Winners
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) announces the winners of the 2018 BCALA Literary Awards during the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in Denver, CO. The awards recognize excellence in adult...
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Press Release: BCALA Joins ALA and Other Organizations in Condemning Violence...
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) joins the American Library Association (ALA), its divisions and affiliates, along with other organizations around the country, in condemning the recent violence perpetrated by white...
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BCALA Joins ALA and Other Information Organizations in Speaking Out Against...
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) expresses strong opposition to the recent executive orders and other actions of the Trump Administration that seek to limit access to information and that specifically target...
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