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LIBRARY ACCESS FOR ALL Richmond librarian honored with advocacy award for work expanding the field for people of color For more than 45 years, Richmond resident and librarian Ida McGhee has dedicated her career to increasing access to information services for people of color. To honor her efforts, she was recently awarded the 2021 Library Advocacy Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). The award was given to McGhee and seven others at the National Conference of African American Librarians virtual Awards and Honors Ceremony. “I would like to have an impact on the library profession to mentor and recruit students, especially students of color, to the profession,” says McGhee, who has worked to expand professional opportunities for people of color in the field of library studies. Photo courtesy of Community College of Rhode Island SORhodeIsland.com • February 2022
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