The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful

by Nicole A. Cooke, Aisha M. Johnson (Afterword)

Genres: Nonfiction, History

232 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2025

About the author

Nicole A. Cooke is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and an Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests include human information behavior (particularly in an online context), critical cultural information studies, and diversity and social justice in librarianship (with an emphasis on infusing them into LIS education and pedagogy). She was named a “Mover & Shaker” by Library Journal in 2007 and was the 2016 recipient of ALA's Equality Award and the 2017 Achievement in Library Diversity Research Award presented by ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy & Outreach. She has edited and authored several books, including Information Services to Diverse Populations.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary: The lives of a variety of black women in libraries and archives.

Why I Read This: It sounded interesting.

Review: This was good, but not great. Some of the stories were so interesting, and made me want to read so much more. Others were kind of meh. Either way, I am going to try to learn some more (in particularly about the Harlem Renaissance).