LHRT (Library History Round Table)

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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

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LHRT events at ALA Annual Conference

  • 1.  LHRT events at ALA Annual Conference

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 10:52 AM

    Dear colleagues:

    If you're planning to attend the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego, please keep in mind the following events we have planned.

    Saturday, June 29

    1:30-3:00

    LHRT group tour of San Diego Public Library's collections of Californiana, with an emphasis on library history

    San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd

    (a sign-up sheet will be made available closer to the date)

    7:00 PM

    Saturday group dinner: LHRT

    Location TBD

    (a sign-up sheet will be made available closer to the date)

    Sunday, June 30 

    11:00 am (location TBD, but in the Convention Center)

    Edmund G. Holley Memorial Lecture: Jorge Leal speaks on Rock Archivo de LÁ, the online "archive of Southern California's Latinx youth and musical cultures"

    Thanks,

    Steve Knowlton
    Chair, Library History Round Table



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    Steven Knowlton
    Librarian for History and African American Studies
    Princeton University Library
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