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AL: Call to Action-Envisioning a future that centers BIPOC voices

 

 

 

Call to Action

By Jamia Williams and Twanna Hodge | January 4, 2021

Libraries have been described as beacons of democracy, inclusion, and equity. As a direct result of the pandemic, we have seen that in striving to fulfill our values and serve our patrons, the very people who make up libraries—library workers—are being neglected. Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people are experiencing higher death rates in this pandemic. … Continue reading Call to Action →

 

Source:  American Libraries,(AL) 1/4/21 

Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer at the ALA Office for Diversity & Spectrum

Cool Video interview by ALA Manager for Membership Development John Chrastka interviewing Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer at the ALA Office for Diversity & Spectrum.


In this segment of "ALA in Focus," Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer at the ALA Office for Diversity & Spectrum, chats with ALA Manager for Membership Development John Chrastka about what her office is up to, their search for a new director, the various grants they are working on, the exciting Spectrum Scholarship program - mentioning along the way some of Gwendolyn's favorite Spectrum Scholars - and how she ended up at the American Library Association. Produced by American Libraries magazine.

Learn more about the Spectrum Scholar 10th Anniversary Luncheon at ALA Annual Conference June 21-June 27, 2007

Source: AL Direct 6/6/07