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ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads 2025

Posted By Michele Fenton Mar 07, 2025 05:12 PM
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Greetings!!! We are pleased to announce the 2025 selections for ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads, the Library History Roundtable's media discussion club. We chose these titles based on your suggestions and are excited to read them along with you. The first title we will discuss: April 10, ...

Reminder: Call for Proposals: ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT) international Papers & Projects Session, 2025 ALA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Posted By Michele Fenton Feb 10, 2025 08:41 PM
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Greetings! The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) International Papers and Projects Committee of the American Library Association (ALA) is seeking proposals for its 2025 ALA Annual Conference Session, "Stronger Together Through Connections Worldwide: International Collaborations in Library Services." ...

Call for Proposals: ALA IRRT International Papers & Projects Session, 2025 ALA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Posted By Michele Fenton Jan 30, 2025 06:57 PM
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Greetings! The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) International Papers and Projects Committee of the American Library Association (ALA) is seeking proposals for its 2025 ALA Annual Conference Session, "Stronger Together Through Connections Worldwide: International Collaborations in Library Services." ...

Reminder: Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

Greetings Everyone ! Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora We are pleased to announce that Rowman & Littlefield has approved a proposal for Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora. This collection of essays will highlight the achievements ...

Reminder: Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

Posted By Michele Fenton Jan 29, 2025 02:49 PM
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Greetings Everyone ! Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora We are pleased to announce that Rowman & Littlefield has approved a proposal for Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora. This collection of essays will highlight the achievements ...

Initiative to Rename the Liberal Arts Campus Library at Long Beach City College in Honor of Bobbie Smith

Greetings EMIERT, I'm posting this message on behalf of a colleague. Michele Fenton ------------------------ January 13, 2025 Dear Colleagues, Bobbie Smith made history as the first African American librarian at Long Beach City College, serving from the late 1960s to 1992. During her ...

Initiative to Rename the Liberal Arts Campus Library at Long Beach City College in Honor of Bobbie Smith

Posted By Michele Fenton Jan 15, 2025 08:32 PM
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Greetings LHRT, I'm sharing this message on behalf of a colleague. Michele Fenton --------- January 13, 2025 Dear Colleagues, Bobbie Smith made history as the first African American librarian at Long Beach City College, serving from the late 1960s to 1992. During her tenure, she was ...

ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads 2025: Seeking Suggestions on Works to Explore and Discuss

Posted By Michele Fenton Jan 09, 2025 11:14 AM
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Greetings! Thanks to all who joined us for ALA Library History Round Table Reads in 2024! We enjoyed our discussions and are excited to program this year's selections. What works would you like to explore? We'd love to hear from you and welcome your suggestions via this form. Please share your suggestions ...

Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora We are pleased to announce that Rowman & Littlefield has approved a proposal for Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora. This collection of essays will highlight the achievements and contributions ...

Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora

Posted By Michele Fenton Dec 18, 2024 10:27 AM
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Call for Chapters: Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora We are pleased to announce that Rowman & Littlefield has approved a proposal for Black Women in Librarianship: Voices from the African Diaspora. This collection of essays will highlight the achievements and contributions ...

ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads: The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

Posted By Michele Fenton Nov 09, 2024 11:25 AM
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Please join us online for the next ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads on Thursday, December 12, 2024. We will be discussing The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilve. Dr. Ogilve has kindly agreed to join us at the start of our discussion ...

Reminder: Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads Event - October 17, 2024

Posted By Michele Fenton Oct 11, 2024 02:01 PM
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Greetings! This is a reminder to join us online for the next Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads on Thursday, October 17, 2024. We will be discussing Torn from Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries by Travis McDade. McDade has kindly agreed ...

ALA Library History Round Table Reads: Torn from Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries

Posted By Michele Fenton Sep 17, 2024 07:36 AM
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Greetings! Please join us online for the next Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads on Thursday, October 17, 2024. We will be discussing Torn from Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries by Travis McDade. McDade has kindly agreed to join us at the ...

ALA Library History Round Table Reads: The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

Posted By Michele Fenton Jul 13, 2024 01:44 PM
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Greetings LHRT! Please join us online for the next LHRT Reads on Thursday, August 29, 2024. We will be discussing The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann. The event will begin at 7pm EST. Advance registration is required. If you would like to participate ...

RE: Articles/Books on African Americans/Blacks in Librarianship

Posted By Michele Fenton Apr 15, 2024 01:42 PM
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Hi Brian, Here some titles: E. J. Josey : Transformational Leader of the Modern Library Profession - by Dr. Renate Chancellor https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538158913/E-J-Josey-Transformational-Leader-of-the-Modern-Library-Profession The African American Struggle for Library Equality - by Dr. Aisha ...

ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Book Discussion Group - LHRT Reads 2024 Selections

Posted By Michele Fenton Feb 06, 2024 07:51 PM
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LHRT Reads 2024 Selections We are pleased to announce the selections for the upcoming year of LHRT Reads, the Library History Roundtable's media discussion club. We chose the titles below based on your suggestions and are excited to read them along with you. We hope you'll be able to join us. We will ...

LHRT Reads 2024

Posted By Michele Fenton Dec 24, 2023 10:40 AM
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Greetings LHRT! Thank you for another wonderful year of LHRT Reads! We are in the process of identifying titles for next year's LHRT Reads. We would love to hear from you. What library history titles would you like to discuss? Let us know by filling out this form. In previous years, we read and ...

Reminder: LHRT Reads | Join us Dec. 14

Posted By Michele Fenton Dec 04, 2023 10:08 AM
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Greetings LHRT! This is a reminder that ALA Library History Round Table is having its next LHRT Reads event next week! The event will take place virtually on Thursday, December 14th at 7pm EST. We will discuss Index, A History of the by Dennis Duncan. Advance registration is required. The author has ...

Reminder: 12th National Conference of African American Librarians Call for Proposals

12th National Conference of African American Librarians Call for Proposals! The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is seeking proposals for innovative projects and programs for the 12th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL XII). The 12th National Conference ...

African American Subject Funnel Project Updates

Greetings EMIERT, Every year, the African American Subject Funnel Project creates and updates Library of Congress Subject Headings related to African American culture and history. In the 2022-2023 academic year the funnel participated in two large projects. (1) The group successfully added Historically ...