Learn more about Bessie Coleman, the daring pilot and inspiration to youth, from her great-niece Gigi Coleman, in an online program March 8 presented by the Orange County Library System.
Since 1908, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting has taken place 107 times, with only a few pauses. Held virtually, this year’s Midwinter was the last in its current format; next year ALA will launch LibLearnX, a learning, networking, and collaboration experience scheduled for January 21–24, 2022, in San Antonio.
Though this year’s event was the final meeting, it was a consequential one with more than 7,100 participants and marquee speakers such as Ruby Bridges, Ethan Hawke, Ziggy Marley, Cicely Tyson, Emmanuel Acho, US Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and new US First Lady Jill Biden. Many sessions centered on two major themes: equity, diversity, and inclusion; and library responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center Library Enriches America s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by $15M Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant Details Written by Imperial Valley News
Washington, DC - The Library of Congress today announced a new, multiyear initiative to connect more deeply with Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and other minority communities by expanding its collections, using technology to enable storytelling and offering more internship and fellowship opportunities, supported by a $15 million investment from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The new initiative, Of the People: Widening the Path, creates new opportunities for more Americans to engage with the Library and add their perspectives to the Library’s collections, allowing the national library to share a more inclusive American story. This work will expand the Library’s efforts to ensure that a diversity of experiences is reflec
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A scene from the Oscar-winning film, “The Hurt Locker.” The film is one of 25 selected for preservation by the Library of Congress. (Courtesy of Lionsgate)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. As filming was underway in Amman, Jordan, Tony Mark knew there was something special about “The Hurt Locker.”
“No one thought that we were making a masterpiece,” Mark said. “It was a really good script. When (director) Kathryn (Bigelow) made her first cut, you knew right then, it wasn’t your average movie.”
Mark, a Santa Fe resident, served as an executive producer and unit production manager for the Oscar-winning 2008 film.
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The film, set during the Iraq War, tells the story of a sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.