Program: APALA President's Program (HOLD)

APALA President's Program: Change in and Barriers to Library Leadership for Asian and Pacific American Library Workers: A Panel Discussion

Saturday, June 25, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am

Location: Washington Convention Center, 209B

In 2020, the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) celebrated its 40th anniversary and in 2023, the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Both associations have reached important milestones and achievements. The leaders and volunteers in each association created opportunities to support and uplift Asian American and Pacific Islander library leaders over decades. This panel discussion will center on the voices of AAPI library leaders and their challenges and opportunities in the profession at large, and how to rethink about new opportunities going forward. Based on an IMLS funded project called, “Path to Leadership,” the discussion will focus on the experiences of forum participants and how they envision change in the profession at large and its leadership going forward. This session is co-sponsored by the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA).

Speakers:
Ray Pun, APALA President 2021-22 and Moderator
Elizabeth Joseph, Ferguson Library
Denise Quintel, Middle Tennessee State University
Caterina Reed, Stony Brook University Libraries
Amanda E. Landis, Smithsonian Libraries

Main Contact(s)

RP

Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS

Librarian
Alder Graduate School of Education

Moderator(s)

RP

Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS

Librarian
Alder Graduate School of Education

Speaker(s)

Elizabeth Joseph

Associate Director, Community Engagement
Ferguson Library
DQ

Denise FitzGerald Quintel

Discovery Services Librarian
Middle Tennessee State University
Caterina M. Reed

Instructional Support Associate
Stony Brook University Libraries
AL

Amanda E. Landis

Librarian
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives