News & Press Releases
The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening to be...
In celebration of 50 years of encouraging, nurturing, supporting, and inspiring African American librarians, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is releasing The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and...
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BCALA Stands in Solidarity with REFORMA Against Racism and Sexism
On January 23, 2022, attendees of the REFORMA General Membership Meeting were targets of a zoom bombing attack in which persons used racial slurs and hate speech against women. It is very unfortunate that despite the many contributions made to...
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BCALA Endorses Kelvin Watson for ALA President-Elect
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) has endorsed Kelvin Watson for the office of ALA President-Elect. A past president of BCALA, Watson currently serves as the director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library in Las Vegas,...
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Best of the Best 2021 Book List
For over 50 years, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) has inspired, championed, and promoted a love for reading to African American children and teens from preschool to high school. Reading is an important skill that can...
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The Indie Author Project Increases Financial Support for the BCALA Self-Publishing...
The Black Caucus of the ALA (BCALA) and BiblioLabs announce a $5,000 increase in financial support for the annual BCALA Self-Publishing Ebook Awards. The awards honor the best self-published ebooks in fiction and poetry by African American authors...
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BCALA 2022 Emerging Leaders
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is excited to announce that Nanyamkah Mars and Olanike Olaniyi are BCALA’s 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders. Nanyamkah Mars is a middle school librarian at the...
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