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Road to the 50th -
1998
April 1998 - Dinner Honoring Elizabeth Martinez
A dinner was hosted by CLBC-GLA to welcome the former Executive Director of ALA and a long-time supporter of CLBC and Reforma, Elizabeth Martinez, back to Los Angeles. A statuette, "Woman Standing", was presented to Ms. Martinez.
Pictures:
(1) Standing from left to right: Betty Blackman, Billie Frierson, Louise Parson, Eric Brasley, Alline Merchant, Edris Newton, Sharon Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, Delores Pedro
Seated, from left to right: Joyce Sumbi, Elizabeth Martinez, Binnie Tate
(2) Standing from left to right: , Binnie Tate Wilkin, Alline Merchant, Joyce Sumbi, John Ayala
Seated, from left to right: Maya Martinez Smith, Elizabeth Martinez, Betty Blackman, Shelley Werts
(3) Chapter Co-Presidents Edris Newton and Suzanne Johnson with Elizabeth Martinez
1999
February 20, 1999
A California Librarians Black Caucus event, supported by UCLA GSE&IS on Career Strategies for Librarians in the Next Millennium: A Panel Discussion of Issues Affecting Career Choices, Promotion, & Education
The panel was composed of professionals from the various dimensions of librarianship: public, academic, professional associations, and education, offered their perspectives on the current state and the future of libraries, the employment market, diversity issues, and choices for career enhancement.
Panelists included:
Jacqueline Ayala, President, REFORMA
Betty Blackman, Dean, University Library, CSU Dominguez Hills
Debra Hansen, Associate Director, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, Southern California Campus, CSU Fullerton
Suzanne Johnson, Western Area Manager, Los Angeles Public Library
Keynote Speaker: Clara Chu, Assistant Professor, UCLA Dept. of Library and Information Science
July 19-20, 1999
The 1999 BCALA Conference was the 4th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL), held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pictures:
(1) From left to right: Rudy Streeter, Binnie Tate Wilkin, Clay Wilkin
(2) From left to right: Binnie Tate Wilkin, Louise Parsons, Suzanne Johnson, Joyce Livingston, Maggie Johnson, Eloise Logan, Joanne Eldridge
2002
CLBC co-sponsors Frances Clarke Sayers Lecture at UCLA on March 3, 2002. The lecture featured award-winning author, Walter Dean Myers. In addition, CLBC offered to collect donations on behalf of author Virginia Hamilton, who passed away the previous month.
2012
California Library Association Conference 2012
Induction of Miriam Matthews to the California Library Hall of Fame.
2017
California Library Association Conference 2017
Induction of Effie Lee Morris to the California Library Hall of Fame.
2018
California Library Association Conference 2018
Induction of Betty Blackman to the California Library Hall of Fame.
2019
June 15, 2019
Juneteenth Celebration at AC Bilbrew Library
LA County Library’s African American Resource Center celebrated Juneteenth at A C Bilbrew Library with Binnie Tate Wilkin, storyteller.
This 2019 Juneteenth celebration was dedicated to the memory of Louise Parsons, former African American Resource Center Librarian, and a tribute was presented by California Librarians Black Caucus.
Binnie Tate Wilkin - Photo by Mary Yogi / LA County Library
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California Library Association Conference 2019
Induction of Binnie Tate Wilkin to the California Library Hall of Fame.
2023
California Library Association Conference 2023
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, CLBC held a program, titled “Sankofa Panel Looking Back to Bring Wisdom Forward,” providing a historical review of the organization and a look to the future for the organization and California Black American library and information professionals.
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