2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair participants announced
Contact: Tanga Morris
OLOS
312-280-4294
For Immediate Release
May 25, 2007
2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair participants announced
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) Advisory Committee congratulates the librarians and library supporters selected to participate in the 2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair. This year’s participants represent academic, public and special libraries, as well as library associations, agencies and service providers, from across the country.
This annual event routinely celebrates extraordinary examples of diversity and equity of access in America’s libraries, with multiple ideas for local libraries in search of “diversity- and outreach-in-action” programs and services. This year the Fair will highlight bookmobile and other innovative outreach services to underserved communities. For the sixth consecutive year, sponsor DEMCO, Inc. will award prizes for presentation creativity, visual appeal and impact on local community, and provide refreshments for Fair attendees.
Participants will share their diversity and outreach resources and initiatives in face-to-face presentations with conferees, utilizing a poster session/table talk format. Abstracts of each presentation and presenter contact information will be available after the conference on the OLOS web site at http://www.ala.org/olos.
The Diversity & Outreach Fair will take place on Saturday, June 23, 2007 from 3 - 5 pm in the Washington Convention Center’s Exhibit Hall Special Events Area.
The following libraries and organizations have been selected to present at this year’s diversity fair.
Participants Selected from Academic Libraries:
Herman B Wells Library, Indiana University, Bloomington (Ind.)
Odum Library, Valdosta State University (Ga.)
Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge (Calif.)
Simmons College Library (Mass.)
Participants Selected from Public and Special Libraries:
Baltimore County Public Library (Md.)
Brooklyn Public Library (N.Y.)
Chicago Public Library’s Wrightwood-Asburn Branch (Ill.)
Cleveland Public Library (Ohio)
County of San Diego Public Library (Calif.)
Enterprise Library, Las Vegas Clark County Library District (Nev.)
Filipino American Library (Calif.)
Greenbelt Library, Prince George's County Memorial Library System (Md.)
Harford County Public Library (Md.)
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (Nev.)
Lee County Library System (Fla.)
Lexington Public Library (Ky.)
Lincoln Trail Libraries System (Ill.)
Montgomery County Maryland Public Library (Md.)
National Library of Medicine (Md.)
Olympia Timberland Library (Wash.)
Queens Library (N.Y.)
Rochester Public Library (Minn.)
Schimelpfenig Public Library (Texas)
Seattle Public Library (Wash.)
Utah State Library (Utah)
Venito Garcia Library and Archives (Ariz.)
Participants Selected from Library Associations, Schools and Service Providers:
ALA/Coretta Scott King Book Awards
ALA/LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund
ALA Office for Diversity
ALA Office of Literacy & Outreach Services
American Indian Library Association
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
Chinese American Librarians Association
Deadbear Productions Outreach Services
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, University of Rhode Island
OBS Inc.
School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Thomas Brooks, Author, HPA Publishing and Alpha Multimedia
UCLA Department of Information Studies
