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Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC)

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, July 14, 2006
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Forwarded from Gladys Smiley Bell and Kenneth A. Yamashita, Co-chairs Joint Conference of Librarians of Color 2006 Steering Committee

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Please join us in this first-ever, precedent-setting effort!

Are you curious about or concerned with the “Librarians of Color” name on the conference? Please know that it appropriately reflects the five ALA-affiliated sponsoring organizations of the conference—AILA, APALA, BCALA, CALA and REFORMA—and that the conference is not just for the membership of the five organizations; it is also for librarians, library staff and trustees, community supporters and advocates, and anyone of any ethnic/cultural background who is interested in library services for populations of color.

Also, the charge/focus of the conference reminds librarians and libraries that all of us, regardless of our ethnic backgrounds, often have institutional mission statements targeting services to the many ethnic populations in our library communities, especially to communities of color that are under-represented amongst the customers who use our libraries, whether they be public, school or academic libraries.

The five conference-sponsoring organizations, representing the four ethnic groups of color, offer a unique and one-time shared opportunity to provide resources to support local libraries in collection and staff development, advocacy, community involvement and programming, as well as research and professional development. The two pre-conferences cover topics in long-standing areas of critical needs: access to health resources for communities of color, and children’s services for communities of color.

As with any conference, there is a strong advantage in the one-on-one opportunities, with networking among individual conferees, which can provide first-hand answers to questions and concerns.

The meal events, receptions, poster sessions, special events, and tours round out the networking benefits. And the exhibits, with their array of services and materials, will feature vendors who provide additional support for the information and other needs of the targeted populations.

So if, in your library service community, you count people whose cultures and ethnic backgrounds include Asian Pacific American and Chinese American, African American, Hispanics/Latinos or other Spanish-speaking, or American Indian, the staff person representing your library system will glean valuable information that promises to improve the level of library services to your communities.

Go to http://www.ala.org/jclc and sign up yourself, and your staff, NOW! We look forward to seeing you there!