(via Janice Young, U.S. Department of Energy)
The Federal and Armed Forces Round Table (FAFLRT) is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic speaker to present at the 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans. If you are interested, please scroll down and complete the submission information located at the bottom of the page. The deadline is January 31, 2018. If selected, you will receive e-mail notification on Friday, February 16, 2018. The selection committee will use a blind review process in making the selection.
The Presenter is responsible for making and paying for their own travel and conference registration expenses, and will not receive honoraria nor have expenses reimbursed by FAFLRT for presenting conference programs. You may seek reimbursement by their organization or library.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SESSION
The approved session (369576), titled “African American Pioneers in Library Leadership: Bridging the Past to the Present” is a one-hour presentation, that is scheduled for June 23, 2018 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am. A description of the session is below.
During the one-hour presentation the audience will learn about the achievements and contributions of several African American pioneers in librarianship, who succeeded and excelled in their careers despite the many obstacles that littered their path. The presentation is designed to be a conversation starter to further advance the scholarly record of African American librarians’ impact and influence as information professionals. This is an area of scholarship whereby the history of librarians of color remains to be studied. Adopting empirical methods to develop robust recruitment and mentoring programs that values diversity and inclusion in its membership. Attendees will learn about trailblazing men and women who affirmed their legitimacy as librarians during a time in American history that was governed under ‘separate but equal’ legislation. Two remarkable women, despite being born Black and female, leveraged their achievements to enact an institutional cultural of change in librarianship. Virginia Proctor Powell Florence, became the first African American woman in the United States to receive a formal degree in library science after graduating in 1923, from the Carnegie Library School. Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason, was the first African American to earn a Ph.D in library science after graduating from the University of Chicago in 1940. Her dissertation The Southern Negro and the Public Library, published in 1941, was the first comprehensive study of access to libraries in the U.S. South. Dr. E. J. Josey and Dr. Joseph Harry Reason, fighting the good fight, advocated for authentic leadership and organization integrity. Dr. Josey, the founder of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, authored a resolution forbidding ALA officers and staff from participating in state associations that denied membership to black librarians. Dr. Reason, the first African American to serve as president of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), contributed to the scholarly record of library education through his published articles in The Negro College Quarterly. Both men, tirelessly campaigning to recruit African American students into the library and information science profession. The session, chronicles African American librarians’ achievements in librarianship from 1905 through to the appointment of the 14th Librarian of Congress. These pioneers’ bequest to the next generation of librarians an inheritance that bridge the past to the present. Librarianship is the witness and messenger of their legacies, and that is cause for celebration.
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Please contact Janice Young, FAFLRT Vice President, at JYoung2988@aol.com with any questions,.