BCALA NEWS Volume 41, Issue 3

Summer 2014

27 BCALA Blog Roll

Editor’s note: The following is a list of blogs that are maintained by BCALA members. Please read the works of your comrades within our organization.

Blogger: Johnnie Blunt, lecturer, Oakland University Libraries. Blog Title: The Professional Life of an African American Male Librarian Blog URL: blackmalelibrarians.blogspot.com/ Blog Description: ‘‘I write a library-based blog from the perspective of being the only African American male librarian at a largely White suburban university located near two largely African American cities in Michigan: Detroit and Pontiac. My blog often focuses on the political nature of librarianship--from information literacy to collection development. Because I consider the personal to be political, I often mix personal and professional observations.” – Johnnie Blunt

Blogger: K.C. Boyd, library media specialist and director of social media, Wendell Phillips Academic High School. Blog Title: The Audacious Librarian Blog URL: theaudaciouslibrarian.blogspot.com Blog Description: ‘‘A Day in the life of a solo Chicago Public School librarian. Everything library is discussed on this blog which highlights books, technology and the students/teachers at Wendell Phillips Academy High School in Chicago.” – K.C. Boyd

Blogger: Michele Fenton, monographs and federal documents catalog librarian, Indiana State Library Blog Title: Little Known Black Librarian Facts Blog URL: littleknownblacklibrarianfacts. blogspot.com Blog Description: Blog featuring posts on historical facts relating to African Americans and libraries.

Blogger: kYmberly Keeton Blog Title: ART| library deco Blog URL: artlibrarydeco.wordpress.com/ Blog Description: ‘‘ART | library deco is an online African American art journal, documenting the visual experience of art and literature through the eyes of various artists

and institutions via the United States and abroad.” – kYmberly Keeton

Blogger: Karen Lemmons, library media specialist, Detroit School of Arts Blog Title: The Eclectic Kitabu Project Blog URL: http://theeclectickitabuproject. wordpress.com Blog Description: ‘‘This blog features a collection of resources on African, African- American and Caribbean fiction and nonfiction for K-12. The resources include book reviews, African American history, electronic resources on historical people and events.” – Karen Lemmons

Blogger: Karen Lemmons, library media specialist, Detroit School of Arts Blog Title: Lifelong Quest Blog URL: n2kwl.edublogs.org Blog Description: ‘‘This blog features educational resources for K-12. The resources include state standards, Common Core standards, educator resources, and Web 2.0 tools for both educators and students.” – Karen Lemmons

Blogger: Uzoma Onyemaechi Blog Title: The Millennium Librarian Blog URL: millenniumlibrarian.blogspot.com/ Blog Description: ‘‘I am a Librarian in one of the inner city libraries in the USA. This blog is an avenue for everyone to share their thoughts, experiences, ideas, travels, and background. I look forward to many contributors with their ideas, thoughts, experiences, travels, and background. Primarily, Librarians can learn from each other to navigate through our dynamic and changing profession, and new technologies. We will discuss how to take advantage of these tools and apply them to our profession while providing best practice customer service.” – Uzoma Onyemaechi