Wanda Kay Brown

**Wanda Kay Brown** ƙwararriyar mai kula da ɗakin karatu ce 'yar Amurka, wacce ta kasance shugabar Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka a wa'adin 2019-2020.  Ita ce darektan Laburare ta CG O'Kelly a Jami'ar Jihar Winston-Salem kuma shugabar ƙungiyoyin laburare na jihohi da na ƙasa.  Ita ce shugabar Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka ta farko wacce ta kasance darektan laburare a ɗaya daga cikin kwalejoji da jami'o'in baƙar fata na tarihi a ƙasar.  Ta kasance shugabar Ƙungiyar Baƙar fata ta Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka sau biyu a tsakanin 2006-2008 da 2024-2026.

## Bayani da ilimi
Brown, 'yar asalin Arewacin Carolina, ta sami digirin farko a fannin Fasaha a Turanci a Jami'ar Jihar Winston-Salem a watan Mayun 1977 da kuma digiri na biyu a fannin Kimiyyar Laburare a Jami'ar North Carolina da ke Greensboro a shekarar 1983.   Labarinta na sirri a matsayinta na ɗa da aka zaɓa da kuma misali na ƙaruwar wahala da aka watsa a WXII-12-Winston-Salem. 

## Sana'a
Brown ta fara aiki a Jami'ar Wake Forest a shekarar 1977 a matsayin ma'aikacin fasaha a ɗakin karatu, daga ƙarshe ta yi aiki har zuwa mataimakiyar darakta ta ɗakin karatu na Z. Smith Reynolds a shekarar 2007.   Tun daga shekarar 2016, ta yi aiki a matsayin Daraktan Ayyukan Laburare na ɗakin karatu na CG O'Kelly a Jami'ar Jihar Winston-Salem . 

Brown ta kasance memba a Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka tsawon sama da shekaru 30. Ta riƙe mukamai da yawa a cikin Ƙungiyar Baƙar fata ta Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka (BCALA), gami da lokacin da ta yi a matsayin ma'aji (1992–1996, 2016–2018), memba na kwamitin zartarwa (2001–2003, 2014–2016), da kuma shugaba (2006–2008).  Daga 2011 zuwa 2013 ta kasance shugabar Ƙungiyar Laburare ta North Carolina, wacce ta kuma riƙe muƙaman ma'aji (1991–1998) da kuma shugabar kwamitin kuɗi (2005–2009). 

## Shugabancin Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka

### Yaƙin neman zaɓe
A farkon shekarar 2018, Brown ta sami goyon baya daga Ƙungiyar Black Caucus ta Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka, wanda aka samu goyon bayan wani takarda da mambobi 34 suka sanya wa hannu don goyon bayan takararta.  An zaɓi Brown a matsayin shugabar Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka daga 2019–2020.   Brown ta sami ƙuri'u 6,066; abokin hamayyarta, Peter Hepburn, babban mai kula da laburare a Kwalejin Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA, ya sami ƙuri'u 4,066. Kuri'u 11,037 da aka jefa, waɗanda ke wakiltar kusan kashi 22.1 cikin ɗari na membobin ALA, sun ƙaru idan aka kwatanta da jimillar shekarar da ta gabata na 9,748.  Brown shine mai kula da laburare na farko daga kwaleji ko jami'a baƙar fata ta tarihi da ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban ALA. 

### Kalamai da wallafe-wallafen shugaban ƙasa
A matsayinsa na Shugaban Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka, Brown ya rubuta wani shafi a mujallarsa, *Laburare ta Amurka*, kuma ya yi magana game da rawar da masu kula da dakunan karatu ke takawa wajen haɓaka ƙimar Ƙungiya,  sake fasalin dakunan karatu.  da kuma yadda dakunan karatu za su iya taimaka wa baƙi da 'yan gudun hijira su bunƙasa tare da shirye-shirye da ayyuka masu haɗaka. 

A shekarar 2020, Brown ya rubuta "Forward Together: Charting a Road to a More Vibrant and Inganci Organization", kuma ya gabatar da shawarwari don ba da damar samun sauyi mai dorewa da dogon lokaci ga Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka.  A ranar 14 ga Fabrairu, 2020, Brown da Hukumar Zartarwa sun fitar da sanarwa game da ƙarancin kuɗi na Ƙungiyar a cikin kasafin kuɗin aiki. 

A ranar 15 ga Janairu, 2020, Brown ya sanar da nadin Tracie D. Hall a matsayin Babban Darakta na Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka. 

Matsayin da ma'aikatan laburare suka taka a ƙidayar jama'a ta shekarar 2020 shi ne batun da Shugaba Brown ya yi a cikin mujallar Mar/Afrilu ta Amurka . Ta lura cewa, "Yana da mahimmanci a kalli wannan aikin jama'a ta hanyar kallon adalci a zamantakewa. Ƙungiyoyin da ba za a iya ƙidayawa ba sun haɗa da baƙi na baya-bayan nan, mutanen da ba su da launin fata, yara ƙanana, da masu haya."

Martanin da ɗakunan karatu suka mayar game da annobar COVID-19 shine batun da aka tattauna a cikin littafin shugaban ƙasar Wanda Kay Brown a watan Mayu, 2020, "Dakunan karatu sun daidaita a tsakanin rikici: Neman wahayi daga ma'aikatan ɗakin karatu a faɗin ƙasar." Ta yi nuni da taimakon aikin gida a ɗakin karatu na jama'a na gundumar Charleston da ke South Carolina, da alƙawarin mintuna 30 na ɗakin karatu na My Laburare don taimaka wa masu sayayya wajen bin diddigin ƙananan lamunin kasuwanci a ɗakin karatu na jama'a na Cincinnati da gundumar Hamilton da ke Ohio, da kuma gidajen marasa matsuguni a ɗakin karatu na jama'a na Spokane da ke Washington. Brown ya kammala da cewa, "Bari waɗannan lokutan ƙalubale da rashin tabbas su same mu muna aiki tare don ɗakunan karatu, al'ummominmu, ƙungiyarmu, da iyalanmu duka su bunƙasa." 

A cikin rubutunta na ƙarshe *na Laburare na Amurka* a matsayin shugabar Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka a watan Yuni, Shugaba Brown ta yi bitar shekararta ta 2019-2020 a matsayin ta na canji, asara, da bege. 

A ranar 1 ga Yuni, 2020, Wanda Kay Brown ta sanar da amincewa da Ƙungiyar Baƙar fata ta Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka, "Sanarwar La'antar Ƙaruwar Cin Zarafi da Wariyar Launin Fata ga Baƙar fata da Mutanen Baƙi"  ta Hukumar Gudanarwa ta Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka.

### #Littattafan e-BooksGa Duk
A ƙarƙashin jagorancin Brown, Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka ta ƙaddamar da kamfen ɗin #eBooksForAll wanda ke yin Allah wadai da shirin Macmillan Publishers na hana sayar da littattafan eBook ga ɗakunan karatu. Jessamyn West ta bayyana tushen shawarar Macmillan a cikin wani rubutu na ra'ayin CNN, "Dakunan karatu suna fafutukar kare haƙƙin ku na aro littattafan e-littattafai". 

### Taron Shekara-shekara na 2020 da COVID-19
Wanda Kay Brown ita ce shugaba ta farko a cikin shekaru 75 da aka soke taron shekara-shekara kai tsaye, wanda aka shirya gudanarwa a Chicago a watan Yunin 2020. Dalilin shine cutar Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). "Babban abin da ALA ta fi mayar da hankali a kai shi ne lafiya da amincin al'ummar ɗakin karatu, gami da membobinmu, ma'aikata, masu goyon baya, masu siyarwa da masu sa kai," in ji Brown a cikin wata sanarwa da ya fitar. "Yayin da annobar COVID-19 ke ci gaba, ya bayyana cewa a gaban wani yanayi da ba a taɓa ganin irinsa ba, muna buƙatar yin zaɓi mai tsauri.  "An sake tsara taron 2020 a matsayin taron kama-da-wane, Community Through Connection, a ranar 24-25 ga Yuni, 2020.  Zaman buɗe taron ya ƙunshi Misty Copeland kuma zaman rufe taron ya ƙunshi Natalie Portman .

A wata hira da aka yi da shi da jaridar Information Today, an bayyana shugabancin Brown a matsayin "wanda za a tuna da shi a matsayin daya daga cikin mafi tayar da hankali a tarihin shekaru 144 na ALA." 

## Ƙungiyar Baƙar fata ta Ƙungiyar Laburare ta Amurka
An zaɓi Wanda Kay Brown a matsayin shugabar ƙungiyar Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) a tsakanin 2024–2026. Ta taɓa yin aiki a matsayin ma'aji (1992–1996, 2016–2018), memba na kwamitin zartarwa (2001–2003, 2014–2016), da kuma shugaba (2006–2008). 

## Littattafai da aka zaɓa

* "Nemo Matsayinku a cikin ALA: Tare Mu Tallafawa Darajar Dakunan Karatu da Ƙungiyar". 

* "Haɗawa ta Tsarin Zane: Sake Kimanta Wurare na Jiki da na Kama-da-wane don Magance Rashin Daidaito". 
* "Maraba da Sabbin Amurkawa: Taimaka wa Baƙi da 'Yan Gudun Hijira Su Ci Gaba da Shirye-shirye da Ayyuka Masu Haɗaka". 
* "Ci gaba Tare: Tsara Hanya Zuwa Ƙungiya Mai Ƙarfi da Inganci". 
* "Kada Ku Kidaya: Laburare, ALA Sun Tattara Kayayyakin Kidayar Jama'a na 2020". 
* "Dakunan Karatu Sun Daidaita A Tsakanin Rikicin: Neman Wahayi Ga Ma'aikatan Laburare A Faɗin Ƙasar". 
* "Shekarar Sauyi, Rasa, Fata: Ina Yiwa Mutane Da Dama Bankwana Yayin Da Na Kammala Wa'adin Shugaban Kasa". 

## Kyaututtuka

* 2015. Kyautar BCALA DEMCO/ALA Black Caucus don Kyau
* 2013. Jami'ar North Carolina a Makarantar Ilimi ta Greensboro Kyautar Nasarar Tsoffin Dalibai. 
* 2013. Kyautar Jagorancin BCALA
* 2012. Kyautar BCALA Mai Kyau ga Sabis. 
* 2009. Jami'ar North Carolina da ke Greensboro. Kyautar UNCG Kovacs don Nasarar Tsoffin Dalibai

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