Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Librarianship in Tough Times
Pride Month Symposium

Webcast July 5, 2023 Angela Ocaña Michael-Wallace Davis Jr. Dontaná McPherson-Joseph Ana Elisa de Campos Salles Melinda Borie Deb Sica

Join the San José State University School of Information for its Pride Month symposium.

Agenda

I. Welcome (10:00 – 10:05 a.m. PDT) – Dr. Anthony Chow, SJSU iSchool Director

II. Keynote Address (10:05 – 10:50 a.m. PDT)

Deb Sica, Deputy County Librarian, Alameda County Library

III. Panel (10:50 - 11:45 a.m. PDT)

Melinda Borie, Collection Development Librarian at Floyd County Library in Indiana
Dontaná McPherson-Joseph,Chair of the ALA’s Rainbow Round Table
Ana Elisa de Campos Salles, SFPL District Manager and ALA Executive Board Member
Angela Ocaña, Community Services Manager, Eugene Public Library
Michael-Wallace Davis Jr., Collection Development and Acquisitions Manager, Alameda County Library System

IV. Q&A (11:45 - 11:55 a.m. PDT)

V. Concluding Remarks (11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT)

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Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Librarianship in Tough Times
Pride Month Symposium

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Angela Ocaña
Community Services Manager, Eugene Public Library

Michael-Wallace Davis Jr.
Collection Development & Acquisitions Manager, Alameda County Library System

Dontaná McPherson-Joseph
Collection Management Librarian, Oak Park Public Library

Ana Elisa de Campos Salles
Central District Manager for the Chief of Branches, San Francisco Public Library

Melinda Borie
Collection Development Librarian at Floyd County Library in Indiana

Deb Sica
Deputy County Librarian, Alameda County Library

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Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Librarianship in Tough Times Pride Month Symposium

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