[Libs-Or] New Books at the State Library: Racism in Libraries

Tue Jul 21 08:29:04 PDT 2020

These new books are available from the State Library of Oregon. They are part of the Library and Information Science Collection<https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/results?qu=LIBRARY+AND+INFORMATION+SCIENCE+COLLECTION&qf=SUBJECT%09Subject%09LIBRARY+AND+INFORMATION+SCIENCE+COLLECTION%09LIBRARY+AND+INFORMATION+SCIENCE+COLLECTION&rt=false%7C%7C%7CSUBJECT%7C%7C%7CSubject>, which is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act.

[Cover image for A jaguar in the library : the story of the first Chicana librarian]Martinez, Elizabeth. Jaguar in the library : the story of the first Chicana librarian<https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1583289/one?qu=Jaguar+in+the+library+%3A+the+story+of+the+first+Chicana+librarian>. Floricanto Press, 2020. ISBN: 9780915745449

Latina library administrator Elizabeth Martinez shares her professional journey to expand services to Latinos, minorities, and the underserved populations while encountering structural racism in the library profession.

More details available<http://www.floricantopress.com/> on the publisher's web site.

[https://rowman.com/L/14/985/9781498586283.jpg]Hanbury, Dallas. The development of southern public libraries and the African American quest for library access, 1898-1963<https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1583300/one?qu=The+development+of+southern+public+libraries+and+the+African+American+quest+for+library+access%2C+1898-1963>. Lexington Books, 2020. ISBN: 9781498586283

In this study, Dallas Hanbury concludes that dealing with the complicated and unexpected outcomes of having practiced segregation constituted a difficult and lengthy process for Southern public libraries.

More details available<https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498586283/The-Development-of-Southern-Public-Libraries-and-the-African-American-Quest-for-Library-Access-1898%E2%80%931963> on the publisher's web site.

[The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South - Cover]Wiegand, Wayne and Shirley Wiegand. The desegregation of public libraries in the Jim Crow South : civil rights and local activism<https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1583291/one?qu=The+desegregation+of+public+libraries+in+the+Jim+Crow+South+%3A%C2%A0+civil+rights+and+local+activism>. Louisiana State University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780807168677

Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand tell the comprehensive story of the integration of southern public libraries.

More details available<https://lsupress.org/books/detail/desegregation-of-public-libraries-in-the-jim-crow-south/> on the publisher's web site.

[Not Free, Not for All]Knott, Cheryl. Not free, not for all : public libraries in the age of Jim Crow<https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1583307/one?qu=Not+free%2C+not+for+all+%3A%C2%A0+public+libraries+in+the+age+of+Jim+Crow>. University of Massachusetts Press, 2015. ISBN: 9781625341785

Cheryl Knott traces the establishment, growth, and eventual demise of separate public libraries for African Americans in the South, disrupting the popular image of the American public library as historically welcoming readers from all walks of life.

More details available<https://www.umasspress.com/9781625341785/not-free-not-for-all/> on the publisher's web site.

If you would like to request this or other materials from the State Library of Oregon please use your library's established interlibrary loan process. If this option is not available right now, please send the following info to library.request at state.or.us<mailto:library.request at state.or.us>

*         Your full name

*         Name and shipping address of your library

*         Complete title information for the book you want to borrow

*         Phone number where you can be reached if staff have questions about the request

Items will be checked out and mailed to your library, not to you personally. If you need materials delivered to your home, please work with your library to make that arrangement. The State Library can work with libraries to extend loan periods to account for longer delivery times.

If you are not currently affiliated with a library, please contact me<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us> to discuss alternative options for borrowing the material..

Search our catalog<https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/> for the latest titles and our complete holdings for the Library and Information Science Collection. This collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. Library Support and Development Services welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - feel free to email me with your recommendations!

Arlene Weible, MLS
Electronic Services Consultant
Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator
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