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This book will contribute to the discourse on ways of increasing anti-racism, empowerment, and representation in the LIS field and beyond. It continues in the civil rights legacy of African American librarian pioneers including Dr. E.J. Josey, Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Dr. Carla Hayden, and Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason.
List of contents
Table of Contents
About BCALA
Foreword - Dr. Carla D. Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress
Introduction - Editors
A Rich Heritage: Black Librarian HistoryLibraries and the Color Line: Du Bois and the Matter of Representation - Rhonda EvansMany, Many Hats: A Conversation with Robert Wedgeworth - Ana NdumuDisadvantage by (Financial) Design: The Disappearing Act of HBCU Library Science Programs - Aisha JohnsonHidden Figures: The Untold Stories of Black Women Activist-Librarians in HBCUs - Shaundra Walker
II. Celebrating Collective and Individual Identity"I'm Rooting for Everybody Black": A Labor of Love - Jina DuvernayAssumed Identity: Realities of Afro-Caribbean Libraries - Kenya Flash, Twanna Hodge, and Kelsa BartleyThe Black Male Librarian: Community and Collective Individualism - James Allen Davis, Jr.Margins of the Margins of the Margins: On Being Black with Disabilities and/or Neurodivergence in Libraries and Archives - Kai Alexis SmithUhuru Celebration of Individual and Collective Healing and Empowerment - Roland Barksdale-Hall
III. Black Librarians across SettingsBuilding Community through Digital Innovation: @blacklibrarians and WOC+Lib - Shannon Bland and LaQuanda OnyemehEmpowerment through Access: Fostering Youth STEM Engagement with Culturally Reflective Library Services - Amalia E. Butler, Cheryl Small, and Teresa A. QuickLeading in Health Sciences Librarianship: Perspectives from Black Library Deans and Directors - Bethany McGowan and Jahala SimuelThe HBCU Librarians' Experience: Doing More with Your Time and Talent for Less Treasure - Jamillah Scott-Branch, Vernice Riddick Faison, & Danielle Colbert-LewisLeading while Black: Are You up to the Challenge? - Deloice Holliday and Michele Fenton
IV. Moving Forward: Anti-racism, Activism, and AllyshipPassing the Torch: The Tradition of Mentorship among Black Librarians - Tracie D. Hall and Satia OrangeRethinking Black MLIS Student Recruitment: A Call to Action - Vivian Bordeaux and Jahala SimuelPost-2020 Public Libraries: The Urgency for Community Dialogue and Healing - Taliah Abdullah, Hadiya Evans, Regina Renee WardSustaining the Academic Library in Precarious Times- Angiah Davis and Michelle JonesExpanding the Black Archival Imagination - keondra bills freemynAfterword - Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.
About the Editors and Contributors
About the author
Shauntee Burns-Simpson (MLIS) currently serves as the 2020-2022 president of BCALA. She is the associate director of School Support & Outreach for the New York Public Library. An ambassador for libraries and youth librarian, Mrs. Simpson enjoys connecting people to the public library and its resources. She works closely with at-risk teens and fosters a love of reading & learning with her innovative programs. In addition to leading BCALA, she chairs ALA’s Committee on Diversity of the American Library Association. Nichelle Hayes (MPA, MLS) is the BCALA president-elect (2022-2024) and current vice-president. She leads the Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) at the Indianapolis Public Library. Hayes graduated from Indiana University’s School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) with her MLS. She began her library career as a library media specialist at an Elementary School in Indianapolis. Later she worked as an adult reference librarian specializing in business. She serves on a number of community boards throughout the state of Indiana. A few are the Indiana Black Librarians Network (IBLN) as treasurer, NAACP, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. A public service organization (Lifetime Member PIF). She is a blogger at https://thetiesthatbind.blog/ where she discusses genealogy and keeping families connected. Nichelle Hayes (MPA, MLS) is the BCALA president-elect (2022-2024) and current vice-president. She leads the Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) at the Indianapolis Public Library. Hayes graduated from Indiana University’s School of Library & Information Science (SLIS) with her MLS. She began her library career as a library media specialist at an Elementary School in Indianapolis. Later she worked as an adult reference librarian specializing in business. She serves on a number of community boards throughout the state of Indiana. A few are the Indiana Black Librarians Network (IBLN) as treasurer, NAACP, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. A public service organization (Lifetime Member PIF). She is a blogger at https://thetiesthatbind.blog/ where she discusses genealogy and keeping families connected.Ana Ndumu(MLIS, Ph.D.) is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College Park’s College of Information Studies who primarily researches and teaches on library services to immigrants—particularly, Black diasporic immigrants—along with methods for promoting representation and inclusion in LIS. A former HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) librarian for over a decade, she is interested in the cross between Black identity, information access, and social inclusion. Ana is a BCALA executive board member and co-chair of the Professional Development & Recruitment Committee. Shaundra Walker (MSLS, Ph.D.) is the library director at Georgia College. She holds a B.A. in history from Spelman College, a Masters in library and information studies from Clark Atlanta University, and Ph.D. in educational leadership with a concentration in higher education administration from Mercer University. Shaundra has over 15 years of experience working in libraries and higher education. Her work and research in libraries and education are deeply influenced by her experience attending and working in HBCUs. Her research interests include the recruitment and retention of diverse librarians and organizational development within the library.
Summary
This book will contribute to the discourse on ways of increasing anti-racism, empowerment, and representation in the LIS field and beyond. It continues in the civil rights legacy of African American librarian pioneers including Dr. E.J. Josey, Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Dr. Carla Hayden, and Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason.
