From Edi’s and Neal’s Book Club

Join five ALA Editions authors on Zoom Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 1 PM Central Time! Over the hour, we’ll have a multi-part discussion of Black and African American experiences in libraries, historically and presently, and what can be done both to improve those experiences and to more effectively talk about race across educational settings.

Expected panelists for the February 19th event include (Download Reading Excerpts for Events):

• Tracey Overbey and Amanda L. Folk – authors of the Edi and Neal’s Book Club February selection Narratives of (Dis)Enfranchisement: Reckoning with the History of Libraries and the Black and African American Experience and Narratives of (Dis)Engagement: Exploring Black and African American Students’ Experiences in Libraries
• Jessica Anne Bratt – author of Let’s Talk About Race in Storytimes
• and LaVerne Gray and Beth J.H. Patin – contributors to Libraries Without Borders: New Directions in Library History