[Libs-Or] Fwd: [REFORMANET] 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26-30, 2018

[Max Macias]

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From: Susan Luevano <dosdelengua at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 12:45 PM
Subject: [REFORMANET] 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
(JCLC) will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26-30, 2018
To: reformanet at googlegroups.com


Joint Council of Librarians of Color Inc.
P.O Box 71644
Los Angeles, CA 90071-0644
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2018 Conference Location Announcement
O n Saturday, January 21, 2017, Join tConference of Librarians of Color,
Inc. (JCLC) held its reception at the Omni Hotel. JCLC, Inc. Board
President Ken Yamashita announced the location for JCLC 2018 - The 3rd
National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color will be at Albuquerque,
New Mexico on September 26-30, 2018. The announcement was met with
excitement and much enthusiasm. Paulita Aguilar,
Outreach Librarian at the University of New Mexico spoke about Albuquerque
and its rich culture. Julie Todaro, ALA President and Carla Hayden,
Librarian of Congress stopped by and spoke positively about JCLC. Other
long time supporters of JCLC in attendance included Jim Neal, ALA
VP/President-Elect; ALA Past Presidents including Camila Alire, Nancy
Kranich, Ann K. Symons; Robert Newlen, Deputy Librarian of Congress and
Robert Wedgworth, Past ALA Executive Director. JCLC appreciated ALA’s
support of the
reception.

About the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color and JCLC Inc.
First held in 2006 in Dallas and then again in 2012 in Kansas City,
Missouri, the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color brings together a
diverse group of librarians, library staff, library supporters, and
community participants to explore issues of diversity in libraries and how
they affect the ethnic communities who use library services. It will be
held next in 2018. Coming together through the Joint Council of Librarians
of Color, Inc., sponsor of the next JCLC conference, are the American
Indian Library Association ( AILA ), the Asian/Pacific American Librarians
Association ( APALA ), the Black Caucus of the American Library Association
( BCALA ), the Chinese American Librarians Association ( CALA ), and
REFORMA : The National Association to Promote Library & Information
Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking. These five organizations each
have a
decades-long tradition of promoting the library and information needs of
their constituent communities through various endeavors, including
providing scholarships for students, awarding grants to libraries for
cultural programing, acquiring and donating relevant library materials and
advising ALA and other professional organizations of constituent concerns.

More updates regarding the conference and JCLC Inc. will be forthcoming via
the organization’s website at
http://www.jclcinc.org/ , where donations can also be made to support
JCLC’s work to advocate for and address the common needs of librarians of
color.

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