Shaping the Future Together: How Libraries Can Support Communities of Color (BHM Symposium)
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2022-03-07

Podcast Link: https://bit.ly/37avfVz

On Wednesday, 23 February 2022, the iSchool hosted its Black History Month Free Symposium titled “Shaping the Future Together: How Libraries Can Support Communities of Color.” Co-keynote speakers Julius Jefferson, past president of the American Library Association, and Jené D. Brown, president of the California Library Association and director of emerging technologies and collections at Los Angeles Public Library, led the rich discussion.

Welcome Address(0:31): 
-Anthony Chow, SJSU iSchool

Co-Keynote Addresses(4:26): 
-Julius Jefferson, Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress
-Jené D. Brown, Los Angeles Public Library

The Diverse Needs of the Black Community Panel Discussion:
-Forrest Foster – Bluford Library, North Carolina A&T State University (42:16)
-Brian Hart – Forsyth County Public Libraries (54:07)
-Wanda Brown – Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) (01:08:06)
-Shannon Jones – Medical University of South Carolina (01:27:11)
-Yolande Wilburn – Santa Cruz Public Libraries (01:44:47)

Closing Remarks(01:59:17): 
-Anthony Chow, SJSU iSchool

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