Shawna Sherman | Michael-Wallace Davis Jr. | Shirley Coaston | Reginald Constant |Lisa Harris|

Join us in celebrating Black History Month with San Jose State University School of Information! This year’s symposium will be celebrating Black librarians working in the library and information science field, featuring keynote speaker Shawna Sherman, Manager for San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) African American Center. 

In collaboration with the California Librarians Black Caucus and the SJSU iSchool Black Student Library Collective. 

Date: February 26, 2026

Time: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific Time 

To register for our FREE online symposium (space is limited) sign-up today: 

https://sjsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fQMJCsYSQsSVfXGT2uycRQ#/registration

AGENDA

Welcome (10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time)
 

• Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD: Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool
• Carolyn Norman: President, California Librarians Black Caucus (CLBC) 

Moment of Silence for Dominique Dozier and Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Opening Keynote Address (10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time)
 

• Shawna Sherman, Manager for San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) African American Center. 

Panel Discussion about Black Librarianship: Celebrating Black Librarians (11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Pacific Time)
 

Moderator
Nichole Brown: Librarian II, Oakland Public Library and Treasurer, California Library Association. 

• Shirley Coaston, Retired Head Academic Librarian, Laney College. 
• Michael-Wallace Davis Jr., Collection Development & Acquisitions Manager, Alameda County Library Collection Development
• Reginald Constant, Public Services and Instruction Librarian, Laney College 
• Lisa Harris, Social Justice Services Library Manager, Alameda County Library

Concluding Remarks (11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time)