News & Press Releases
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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BCALA Stands in Solidarity with the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table...
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) has a long tradition of seeking justice in all its forms. To this end, we support the American Library Association’s Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) in its call to convert...
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National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL) XI Awards and Honors...
Eight individuals were honored July 29, 2021, as recipients of Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) awards and honors at the Awards and Honors Ceremony during the National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL) held...
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Hope for Haiti
Hello Colleagues, Our brothers & sisters in Haiti have been devastated by 7.2 magnitude earthquake. With the death tolls rising every hour, we must offer support at this time. Along with your prayers, please consider donating to one of these...
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BCALA and School Library Journal Announce the 2021 Children and Youth...
For release on: July 25, 2021 The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) and School Library Journal proclaim the 2021 Children and Youth Literary Awards winners. This is the inaugural set of awards honoring phenomenal...
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