For immediate release | March 7, 2025
Strength in Every Story: Empowering Women in Libraries Complimentary Webinar
In Celebration of Women’s History Month ─March─ the American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will host a complimentary webinar entitled Strength in Every Story: Empowering Women in Libraries on March 20, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Central)/ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern). Register now.
COSWL members invite you to join us for a dynamic, one-hour virtual event where we celebrate the power of women in the library field. This session will highlight the unique contributions women make to library work and their vital role in shaping the future of libraries. Through practical insights, inspiring stories, and actionable strategies, we'll explore how women can continue to lead with confidence, resilience, and creativity, making a lasting impact in their libraries and communities.
Speakers include:
- Cindy Hohl, ALA President (2024-2025), Director of Policy Analysis and Operational Support, Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library
- LaVerne Gray, PhD, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
- Elizabeth Marshak, Library Supervisor, Free Library of Philadelphia, Culinary Literacy Center, Chair of the ALA Rainbow Round Table
- Selina Sharmin, Assistant Manager, South Queens Library, Jamaica Branch, Past President of the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) in NY
- Moderator: Loida Garcia-Febo, International Library Consultant, Chair, ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, ALA Past-President (2018-2019)
Register now for this dynamic session.
Contact:
Beatrice Calvin, M.A., CWWS, FCD
Manager, Professional Development
Office for Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
BCalvin@ala.org312.280.4280
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