11th National Conference of African American Librarians

Leadership, Management, Development and Organization

Leadership development; staff development ; training; mentoring; organizational culture; human resources; institutional change; public policies; diversity programs; diversity plans; data-driven decision making; institutional pressures; strategic planning; buildings facilities; assessment; evaluation; budgeting grant writing; work-life balance; etc.

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Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Kimberly Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

CEO, Tulsa City-County Library

Sonia Alcantara-Antione

Sonia Alcantara-Antione

Jason Alston

Jason Alston

Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Missouri

Tamika Barnes

Tamika Barnes

Associate Dean, Georgia State University

Taylor Brooks

Taylor Brooks

Kaya Burgin

Kaya Burgin

Branch Manager, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

Adrienne Cain

Adrienne Cain

Assistant Director, Institute for Oral History, Baylor University

Tiffany Duck

Tiffany Duck

Suffolk Public Library

Shannon Jones

Shannon Jones

Director of Libraries, Medical University of South Carolina Libraries

Michelle Lee

Michelle Lee

Reference and Instruction Librarian, Kennesaw State University

Shaneka Morris

Shaneka Morris

Ana Ndumu

Ana Ndumu

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland College Park MLIS Program

Dr. Tiwanna Nevels

Dr. Tiwanna Nevels

Director of Library Services, Saint Augustine's University

Carolyn Norman

Carolyn Norman

Dr. Evangela Q. Oates

Dr. Evangela Q. Oates

Adjunct Librarian, Westchester Community College

Sondra Presley

Sondra Presley

Senior Branch Manager, Cincinnati Hamilton County Public Library Cincinnati Hamilton County Public Library

Iyanna Sims

Iyanna Sims

Head, Biblio, Metadata, Discovery Services, NCATSU - F. D. Bluford Library

Shaundra Walker

Shaundra Walker

Library Director, Georgia College

Kelvin Watson

Kelvin Watson

DeAnza Williams PhD

DeAnza Williams PhD

RaShauna Wright

RaShauna Wright

Information Services Librarian, Rhodes College; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Sessions

Documenting Our Past to Inform Our Future: Uses for Oral History in Your Collections and Communities

July 28, 2021, 03:00 PM
Adrienne Cain

How Peer Mentoring Can Benefit Emerging Librarians of Color

July 28, 2021, 06:45 PM
Michelle Lee Taylor Brooks

Am I Doing this Right: First Time Managers

July 29, 2021, 09:15 PM
Sondra Presley Kaya Burgin

Staff Development as the Change Agent

July 30, 2021, 01:45 PM
Iyanna Sims Tamika Barnes

Marginalized Faculty at Marginalized Institutions: Counternarratives as Resistance in the Experiences of Black Librarians at Public, Two-Year Colleges

July 30, 2021, 05:30 PM
Evangela Q. Oates

Go Back and Get it! The Sankofa Journey to the PhD in Library and Information Sciences

July 30, 2021, 06:45 PM
Jason Alston RaShauna Wright DeAnza Williams Tiwanna Nevels

So You Want to be a Library Director?

July 30, 2021, 08:00 PM
Sonia Alcantara-Antione Tamika Barnes Kimberly Johnson Tiffany Duck Shannon Jones Kelvin Watson

Navigating Library Statistics to Tell Your Story

July 31, 2021, 09:15 PM
Carolyn Norman Shaneka Morris

The Future of Black Librarianship: Connecting with Black MLIS students through the BCALA Breaking Barriers grant project

August 01, 2021, 03:30 PM
Ana Ndumu Shaundra Walker

The 11th National Conference of African American Librarians

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