Thank you to those who responded to my earlier call for panelists! Here is the info about how to register the upcoming webinar about experiences of people of color in art librarianship.

The Spectrum Advisory Committee and The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Professional Development – Education Subcommittee are excited to collaborate on Recruitment, Retention, and Experiences of Art Library Professionals, a webinar around the experiences of people of color in art librarianship and beyond, scheduled for Wednesday, October 30th at 10am PST/11am MT/12pm CST/1pm EST. The webinar is 75 minutes long including a series of short presentations by six panelists, followed by a moderated discussion.

Panelists include:

•  Simone Fujita, Bibliographer, African American Art, Getty Research Institute
• Carla-Mae Crookendale, Arts Research Librarian, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Nimisha Bhat,  Visual Arts Librarian, Hillyer Art Library, Smith College
• Mar González Palacios, Associate Director, Special Collections, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University Library
• Treshani Perera, Music and Fine Arts Cataloging Librarian, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library, University of Kentucky Libraries  
•  Isabel Espinal, MLIS, PhD, Librarian for Librarian for Afro American Studies, Latin American, Caribbean, & Latinx Studies, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts

Moderator: Carol Ng-He, Exhibits Coordinator, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, ARLIS/NA Professional Development - Education Subcommittee Member

Register for this free webinar at https://forms.gle/aTXKwvCYhhPbTgpT6 no later than October 27, 2019. Note this webinar will be recorded and made available to registrants after the session.