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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ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads: In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries

  • 1.  ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads: In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries

    Posted May 12, 2025 10:29 PM
    Edited by Michele Fenton May 14, 2025 10:31 AM

    Greetings!

    Please join us online for the next Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads on Thursday, June 5, 2025. We will be discussing In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries by Wayne Wiegand. Wayne has kindly agreed to join us at the end of our discussion for an author Q&A. Please bring your questions!

    The event will begin at 7pm EST.  Advanced registration is required :  https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/XF0K6beISkqM53klGr-pOQ

    If you would like to participate but cannot access the book from a local library or afford to allocate resources towards is purchase, please email the LHRT Reads co-organizers, Amanda Belantara and Michele Fenton.

    We look forward to seeing you there!

    Amanda Belantara and Michele Fenton, co-organizers

    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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