Binnie Tate Wilkin, writer, consultant, and professional storyteller resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. She provided JUNETEENTH, online symposia for SJSU School of Information in 2022 and 2023. Ms. Wilkin has participated in professional panels regarding library services in cultural communities and presents storytelling programs live and virtually. Binnie has been inducted in the California Library Association’s Hall of Fame and has received a National Storytelling Network (NSN) Oracle Award in recognition of her storytelling. She will present a workshop at this year’s (2024) NSN National Conference. Her library service publications and books have been well received, including African American Librarians in the Far West, Pioneers and Trailblazers; African and African American Portrayals in Newbery Award Winning Titles; and A Life in Storytelling. These titles and others are published by Roman and Littlefield (Scarecrow Press). Ms. Wilkin’s most recent publication, Soul Songs, Poetry and Prose published by Zeitgeist Press is available on Amazon.