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Black Caucus American Library Association

BCALA Board Officer Change Announced

BCALA Board Officer Change Announced After a unanimous vote for his removal from office in the best interest of the organization, the BCALA Board and Dr. Jason Alston, current Vice President, have come to a mutual decision regarding a...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

Sage Renews Scholarship To Promote Diversity Within Librarianship

Los Angeles, CA (March 14, 2024) Sage and the Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) have extended a partnership to provide scholarships to Library Information Science students from the National Associations of Librarians of Color...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

Immediate Past President Shauntee Burns-Simpson Receives the 2023 DEMCO/BCALA Award for...

On Sunday, June 25, 2023 during the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) honored Immediate Past BCALA President Shauntee Burns-Simpson with the 2023 DEMCO/BCALA Award for Excellence...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

New ALA endowment honoring Satia Marshall Orange to benefit Spectrum Scholarship...

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) announces the establishment of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Satia Marshall Orange Spectrum Scholarship Endowment Fund. Ms. Orange is a longstanding member and supporter of...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. BCALA EBook Literary...

Press Release Contact: Tiffany A. Duck or For Immediate Release [email protected] May 6, 2022 Suffolk, VA BCALA and BiblioLabs Announce the 2022 EBook Literary Awards Winners The Black Caucus of the American Library Association,...

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Black Caucus American Library Association

BCALA Stands in Solidarity with Families and Victims of the  Mass...

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association stands united in solidarity with the families of those who were murdered in the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. We abhor this horrific, racially motivated hate crime targeting...

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