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The fastest library growth happened in urban cities such as Atlanta while rural towns, particularly in the American South, were slower to add Black libraries. [1] Andrew Carnegie and the Works Progress Administration helped establish libraries for African Americans, including at historically Black college and university campuses. [ 1 ]
At that time, the Auburn Avenue Research Library and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City were the only two research libraries in African-American culture in the nation. Morrison, however, was determined to "build a library in the African-American area, with county funds." [4]
The library was founded by Ola Ronke Akinmowo in 2015. Initially, Akinmowo used social media to ask people to send her any books written by Black women. [1] After some weeks, Akinmowo received about 100 books for her project. The library's holdings grew to about 450 books in 2016, [2] and to about 1000 books in 2018. [3]
Mission Statement (revised 1995) [7] BCALA Mission: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association serves as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nation's African-American community; and provides leadership for the recruitment and professional development of African-American librarians.
Library associations connect libraries and library workers at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.
The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1] [3] In 2001, Prince anonymously donated $12,000 to keep the library from closure. [10] Today, the library is home to the African-American Archives, a collection of great historical documents and resources focusing on African-American narratives and experiences.
The Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library is a member of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL) and the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC). Located on 1505 Nebraska Avenue in Tampa, Florida, the 26,244 square foot library is one of only two African-American research libraries in Florida. [1]
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard ( Lenox Avenue ) between West 135th and 136th Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City , it has ...