THE FUTURE OF BLACK LIBRARIANSHIP

iBlackCaucus

A virtual, program-independent student organization for Black/African American LIS graduate students

Funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Award

FALL 2023 HAPPENINGS

Get support
BCALA sponsors a virtual, national organization for Black/African American LIS grad students. 

Get started
JOIN BCALA for our open dialogues or student-only discussions and study hours. Check out our schedule.

Get connected
Know an MLIS student or are you interested in a career in library and info science? Current and future LIS grad students are welcome to COMPLETE THIS FORM to become involved in iBlackCaucus.

 

PROTECTING BLACK KNOWLEDGE DIALOGUE
SEPTEMBER 6, 3PM EST / 12PM PST

“Are you a Librarian?” : A documentary story
featuring Rodney E. Freeman, Jr.
Moderated by Marlena Okechukwu, iBlackCaucus Fellow

Open to BCALA members

“REAL TALK” STUDENT PANEL DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 29, 3PM EST / 12PM PST

Take part in a LIS grad student-led discussion on preserving Black knowledge amidst myriad political attacks
Moderated by Marlena Okechukwu, iBlackCaucus Fellow

PROTECTING BLACK KNOWLEDGE DIALOGUE
OCTOBER 4, 3PM EST / 12PM PST

Adding our voice to the narrative: Correcting epistemic injustice through reparative storytelling
featuring Dr. Beth Patin
Moderated by Marlena Okechukwu, iBlackCaucus Fellow

Open to BCALA members

STUDY SESSIONS
ONGOING

Need accountability and community-building? Join other Black LIS grad students for monthly, guided weekend study sessions
Facilitated by student volunteers

MEET OUR IBLACKCAUCUS FELLOW

Marlena Okechukwu (MLIS, MEd) recently graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a law librarian with the Hennepin County (MN) Library System.

Listen to the iBlackCaucus team on the latest episode of ALA’s Call Number podcast. 

Read the iBlackCaucus team’s thoughts on how SCOTUS’ dismantling of affirmative action impacts Black librarianship.

 

Contact iBlackCaucus

P.O. Box 174, New York, NY 10159-0174
Phone: 917-856-8923

CELEBRATING MOR THAN 50 YEARS OF

Black Library Excellence
Established in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) was formed to serve as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nation’s African American community; and to provide leadership for the recruitment and professional development of African American librarians.