Greater representation serves young library users and the profession. But more effort is needed to bring in—and retain—Black librarians.
From Virginia Florence, the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive a library science degree, to Clara Stanton Jones, the first Black president of the American Library Association, pioneers of the profession.
Illustrated works enhance classic African American songs and embrace the joys of rhythm.
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