Mississippi Library Association

Thompson (People in the News)

Karolyn S. Thompson has been elected President of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). Thompson is a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi and Coordinator for Document Delivery at the Joseph Anderson Cook Library in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. President Thompson has set an agenda for the BCALA that will further enhance its scope and influence library services nation-wide.

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association is an advocacy organization for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nation’s African American community. BCALA also provides leadership for the recruitment and professional development of African American librarians.

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Posted on: October 20th, 2008