Hello Everyone,
I wanted to pass along information about an upcoming book event that may be of interest to the LHRT community.
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Connecticut Author Talk with:
Michele Fenton, Marva L. Deloach, and Andrew "Sekou" Jackson
Tues. May 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Eastern Time
Join us in conversation with the editors of the Handbook of Black Librarianship, 3rd edition. You'll hear from the editors about their relationship to the Handbook, how this edition came to be, and how you can use it to engage with your library and its community.
About the Handbook
The Handbook of Black Librarianship was first published in 1977, intended to "provide reference information on the relationship of Afro-Americans to various aspects of librarianship and libraries." Compiled and edited by E.J. Josey during his time as Chief of the Bureau of Specialist Library Services for the New York State Library. A second edition was published in 2000, edited by E.J. Josey and Marva Deloach. It includes history, statistics, and documentation of contemporary issues related both to African American participation in librarianship and to the organizations that they built to provide information resources for their people. This third edition, edited by Andrew "Sekou" Jackson, Marva L. Deloach, and Michele Fenton updates the previous editions adding over 70 new essays on Vital Issues, Service to Our Communities, Library Technology, Wisdom from Retirees, Global Issues, and Banned Books and Censorship.
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Amanda Belantara
Librarian
New York University Libraries
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