News & Press Releases
Statement Condemning Disproportionate Dismissal of Black and Persons of Color Staff...
Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] Statement Condemning Disproportionate Dismissal of Black and Persons of Color Staff Members [NEW YORK, NY, September 20, 2020] – The Black Caucus of The...
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BCALA Receives IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Award
Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org BCALA Receives IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Award Grant will support a national forum and a nationwide virtual...
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BCALA Receives IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org BCALA Receives IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program Award [NEW YORK, JULY 28, 2020 ]-- The...
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Statement in Response to Senator Kelly Loeffler’s Storytime at the Fulton...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. [email protected] https://www.bcala.org In July 2013, what would become the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLM) began to organize. It started...
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The New York Public Library and BCALA Partner on Meditative Programming...
The new program series called Patience and Fortitude, named after the Library Lions, will offer a safe space for BIPOC employees to process and reflect on race in America and their role in it. July 27, 2020—The New York Public Library is...
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2024 BCALA LITERARY AWARDS COMMITTEE
Gladys Smiley Bell, Chair 433 Dare Avenue Hampton, VA 23661 757-286-8661 [email protected] Tiffany Duck 640 Briarfield Rd Newport News, VA 23605 757-358-3690 [email protected] ...
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