Please join the San José State University School of Information for its symposium in celebration of Juneteenth. 

The recording will be posted here as soon as it is available.

AGENDA

I. Welcome

• Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD, Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool
• Carolyn F. Norman, California Librarians Black Caucus, President and Library Consultant

II. Moderator Welcome

• Nichole Brown, Librarian II, Oakland Public Library and Treasurer, California Library Association

III. Featured Speaker

• Binnie Tate Wilkin, Writer, Poet, Consultant and Professional Storyteller, STANDING TALL FOR FREEDOM, Spotlighting African American Librarians

IV. Panel Discussion

• Jené D. Brown, Director of Emerging Technologies and Collections, Los Angeles Public Library
• Richard Ashby Jr., Director of the Sharon Hill Public Library

V. Questions and Discussion

VI. Reflections and Next Steps

VII. Concluding Remarks

• Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD, Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool