EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table)

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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

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LiteracyNation Events at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference

  • 1.  LiteracyNation Events at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference

    Posted Jun 05, 2025 08:43 PM

    LiteracyNation Events at the 2025 ALA Annual Conference

    Friday, June 27th 

    Confronting and Defeating the Imposter Syndrome

    Presenter: Christopher Fleming 

    Moderator: Camina Raphael-Lubin 

    Time: 2:30-3:30pm (Eastern)

    Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115A

    LiteracyNation - Beyond Allyship: Building Accompliceship to Dismantle Injustice in Librarianship

    Presenter: Simone L. Yearwood, Queens College, City University of New York

    Presenter: Robin Naughton, Queens College, City University of New York

    Moderator: Sandra Michelle Echols

    Time: 2:30-3:30pm (Eastern)

    Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A & B

    Saturday, June 28th

    AuthorFest: How and Why Librarians Should Support Independent Authors

    Speaker: Gladys Smiley Bell

    Speaker:  Andrea Jamison, EMIERT

    Speaker: Rhonda Lawson

    Presenter: William Stieglitz, Paw Prints Publishing (Baker & Taylor)

    Presenter: Mavasta Honyouti,  Levine Querido

    Presenter: Phoenix Ward, Learn-It, LLC

    Presenter: Tony Weaver, Jr., Weird Enough Productions

    Moderator: Charmaine Ashby

    Time: 10:30-11:30am (Eastern)

    Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 08

    LiteracyNation's President's Program: Vanessa Tyler - Live with Author Khristi Adams

    Presenter: Vanessa Tyler

    Speaker: Khristi Adams

    Time: 4:00-5:30pm (Eastern)

    Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 117

    Sunday, June 29th

    LiteracyNation Indie Authors Showcase

    Moderator: Marrette Pearsall, Abaco Strategy, LLC

    Speaker: Sharon James

    Presenter: Talona Coleman, KIDazzle Literacy & Puppetry, LLC

    Presenter: Jennifer Celeste Briggs, Self

    Presenter: Kathleen Somers, Self

    Presenter: Darius Myers

    Presenter: Kadeja Wexler

    Presenter: Yesenia Moises, Self

    Presenter: Tony Weaver, Jr., Weird Enough Productions

    Time: 2:30-3:30pm (Eastern)

    Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 117



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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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