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Community | Are You a Librarian?

Film Screening & Talkback

Enjoy a film screening of "Are You a Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians" and join in a talkback session with the documentarian.

“Are You a Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians” is a documentary that delves into the rich and often overlooked history of Black librarianship in the United States.

For decades, Black Librarians have gone unnoticed when fighting for the right to literacy and access to information for Black Americans. The documentary, "Are You A Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians," highlights numerous Black Librarians across America and their experiences throughout the profession.

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Rodney Freeman is a librarian and founder at Reminisce Preservation, LLC. Freeman is the producer and director of "Are You a Librarian?"

Talkback facilitator Dr. Aisha Johnson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Outreach at Georgia Institute of Technology Library, is a revelator of Southern library history, information access, and literacy. Formerly MLS Program Director for the School of Library and Information Sciences (LIS) at North Carolina Central University, continuing as adjunct, she stands on her commitment to enhancing LIS through service, practice, and curriculum to produce librarians and archivists who become scholar-practitioners and leaders.

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