Kymberlee Powe | Children and YA Consultant | Kymberlee.Powe@ct.gov | Office: (860) 704-2207 | https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/children | 786 S. Main St. Middletown, CT 06457| Fax: (860) 704-2228
Hello all. This is being forward on behalf of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association- Connecticut Affiliate group. See the Press Release on the upcoming Meet and Greet Below.
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Kym
Kymberlee Powe | Children and YA Consultant | Kymberlee.Powe@ct.gov | Office: (860) 704-2207 | https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/children | 786 S. Main St. Middletown, CT 06457| Fax: (860) 704-2228
Black Caucus American Library Association
Connecticut Chapter
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August
14, 2020
CONTACT: Website: www.bcala-ct.org | Email: bcalact@gmail.com
Meet the New Executive BCALA-Connecticut Affiliate Board and
BCALA National Presidents
Hartford-The Black Caucus American Library Association Connecticut Affiliate (BCALA-CT)will host a virtual meet and greet on August 20, 2020, from 6:30 -7:30 PM ET. Join us as we discuss our mission, history, and goals for the upcoming year. You will also have an opportunity to meet current National BCALA President Shauntee Burns-Simpson and immediate past National BCALA President, Richard E. Ashby Jr., via Zoom. We will also provide membership information for those who are interested in joining. The BCALA-Connecticut Affiliate is committed to working with the library community and dedicated to help promote diversity and inclusion in all libraries.
The BCALA- Connecticut Chapter was established officially in January 1999 as a statewide organization. Organized in January of 1999, BCALA-CT came together after a conversation between Dr. Howard F. McGinn, former Director of the New Haven Free Public Library, Diane Y. Turner, and Aissatou E. Sunjata.