5th Annual Combating Racism Series – Friday 3/6 at Brooklyn Public Library

[David Nochimson]

Registration is open for the 5th Annual Combating Racism Series in-person at the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Friday March 6, 2026 from 9:30am-4:15pm. Combating Racism, sponsored by the Ethnic Services Roundtable of the New York Library Association, is a one-day event for libraries and library staff to learn, share, and discuss the issues communities are facing with racism.

This full-day convening brings together librarians, educators, artists, and community advocates to explore the library’s role as a space for cultural connection, racial justice, creative expression, and community care. Through panels, workshops, and storytelling, presenters will highlight how libraries function as sites of Black feminist praxis, antiracist family engagement, arts advocacy, and disruption of systemic inequities. The day centers justice, joy, and lived experience while offering practical models participants can adapt within their own institutions and communities.

Location

Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center, Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Lower Level, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Registration
Registration is required and free of charge.

Please note that this event does not confer Continuing Education credits.

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/combating-racism-tickets-1982202026621

Program

9:45am.    Opening Remarks

10:00am.   Library as Black Feminist Praxis-Ola Ronke Akinmowo, The Free Black Women's Library

11:00 am.   Antiracist Family Day: Building Community Through Storytelling, Justice, and Joy-Jessica Ralli & Maribel Nunez-Hyman, Brooklyn Public Library

12:00pm - 12:45pm.   Lunch break

1:00pm.   Know Your Rights: Libraries Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline-Carrie Banks, Brooklyn Public Library & Jill Anderson, Queens Public Library

2:00pm. The Players in the Art Community: Libraries as Cultural Connectors-Maya Nicole

3:00pm.    Heritage Ambassadors: Building Community with Artists and Libraries-Eva Raison, Adwoa Adusei, & Stephanie Larriere, Brooklyn Public Library

4:00pm.    Closing Spoken Word Poem-Christina Maria Genao

More program details are here: bit.ly/4teVEXI

 

Any questions? Ask us at CR5....@gmail.com  

Thank you.

NYLA-ESRT Combating Racism Committee

David Nochimson, MLS (he/they)

Access Services Librarian

Subject Specialist for: Communications, Psychology & Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Theatre Arts/CAP21

 

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