Race Matters: Libraries, Racism, and Antiracism
Friday, May 20
9:00 am to 4:45 pm
Brooklyn College Student Center, Brooklyn College, CUNY
The LACUNY Institute is an annual, one-day conference open to LIS professionals, students, and the general public. It is organized by the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY), and although geared to academic librarians, it strives to have broad relevance to the profession.
This year’s Institute includes speakers who will discuss race and its connection to librarianship, access to collections, services, and the users we serve.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Jelani Cobb is Associate Professor of History and Director, Africana Studies Institute, University of Connecticut. He is also a staff writer of The New Yorker and winner of the 2015 Sidney Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism. He is the author of several books, including The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress.
Opening Talk:
April M. Hathcock is the Scholarly Communication Librarian at New York University. Formerly a corporate attorney, she now researches ownership, rights, and diversity in scholarship and libraries. Her recent publications include “White Librarianship in Blackface: Diversity Initiatives in LIS.”
Registration fees include continental breakfast and lunch. REGISTRATION
