Name: Breakout 4.3: Public Libraries as Mediating Structures for Racial Justice: Community Perceptions and Recommendations in Preparation for the Field
Start: 2026-11-17T13:05:00-0500
End: 2026-11-17T14:20:00-0500

Breakout 4.3: Public Libraries as Mediating Structures for Racial Justice: Community Perceptions and Recommendations in Preparation for the Field

Tuesday November 17, 2026 1:05pm - 2:20pm EST

TBA

Racial justice; Civic engagement; Civic mediation theory; Community perception; Regional studies

Speakers

Kimberly Black

Associate Professor, Chicago State University

Associate Professor at Chicago State University.

Bharat Mehra

Professor, University of Alabama

Dr. Bharat Mehra is Professor and EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice and Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on diversity and social justice in library and information science and community informatics, or... Read More →