Bethel awarded DEMCO/ALA Black Caucus Award for Excellence in Librarianship

Kathleen E. Bethel, African American Studies Librarian, was recently awarded the 2004 DEMCO/ALA Black Caucus Award for Excellence in Librarianship, presented to a librarian who has made a significant contribution to promoting the status of African Americans in the library profession. The award recognizes Bethel’s work with BCALA, the ALA Executive Board (2002-2005) and Council (1996-2005), and her service as a trustee of the DuSable Museum of African American History, Inc. in Chicago.

Bethel is also the new co-chair of the American Library Association/Society of American Archivists/American Association of Museums Joint Committee (ALA/SAA/AAM Joint Committee). The committee is charged with promoting cooperation and communication among professionals of all types of collections-holding organizations, including libraries, archives, and museums. These institutions share a common purpose in the acquisition, preservation, and promotion of collections that document the range of human expression, experience, and knowledge.
(Photograph by Catherine Wirth)