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ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads Event: Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History - February 12, 2026

  • 1.  ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads Event: Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History - February 12, 2026

    Posted Jan 14, 2026 08:46 AM
    Greetings!
    Please join us online for The AL Library History Roundtable's (LHRT) media discussion group, LHRT Reads on Thursday, February 12th, 2026, at 7pm Eastern Time. We will be discussing  Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History  by Laura Helton. Dr. Helton will be joining us an Author Q&A.
     
    Advanced registration is required. Here is the registration link:
    https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/orlA6B2cSheoQsa0DRw14g

    Note: This event will not be recorded.
    If you would like to participate but cannot access the book from a local library or afford to allocate resources towards its purchase, please email the co-organizers, Amanda Belantara and Michele Fenton. We look forward to seeing you there!
    Amanda Belantara & Michele Fenton
    ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads


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    Michele Fenton
    Librarian I/Cataloger
    Indiana State Library
    Indianapolis, IN
    mfenton@library.in.gov
    (317) 234-4937
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