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2024
March

• Why Supporting HBCU Libraries is Essential
• HBCU Library Alliance Announces Dynamic Virtual Workshop Series for Professional Growth
  

February

• Shaneé y. Willis and Marion T. Key join the HBCU Library Alliance
  

January

• Atlanta University Center Library CEO and Director Loretta Parham to Retire This Year
  

2023
September

• Announcing Inaugural Program Director of HBCU Digital Library Trust

August

• Powerful Synergy Sustained: Second Capacity-Building Partnership with Brown University Forges Ahead

July

• Material Memory: HBCU Library Alliance Tour Podcast Wins 2023 AASLH Award of Excellence

March

• HBCU Library Alliance Partners with Harvard Library to Expand Access to African American History Collections

2022
March

• Focus Group Study: Creating Access to HBCU Library Alliance Archives
• Season 3 – Material Memory

February

• HBCU Library Alliance Awarded $1M Grant

2021
October

• The HBCU Library Alliance and Brown Library receive IMLS grant for Leadership Development Program

March

• HBCU Library Alliance and CLIR Announce Appointment of Project Researchers

2020
February

• HBCU Library Alliance Announces Brown University as First Non-HBCU Member

2019
September

• HBCU Library Alliance Awarded $88,500 Grant

August

• HBCU Library Alliance Awarded $365,000 Grant

2018
October

• HBCU Library Alliance and Digital Library Federation launch “Authenticity Project” Fellowship Program

August

• HBCU Library Alliance Membership Meeting Press Release 08 29 18

2017
October

• HBCU Library Alliance Approves New Governance Structure And Appoints New Board Of Directors Members

September

• Digital Library Federation and HBCU Library Alliance Name 2017 DLF HBCU Fellows

January

• Loretta Parham Named 2017 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year

2014
August

• HBCU Library Alliance Announces Sixth Biennial Membership Meeting

2013
November

• HBCU Library Alliance Receives New Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

April

• HBCU ASERL Exchange Press Release

2012
December

• HBCU Library Alliance Completes Fourth Phase of Leadership Institute
• HBCU Library Alliance Celebrates 10 Years of Service at Annual Membership Meeting

May

• HBCU Library Alliance Members Elect New Board Members

April

• Cynthia L. Henderson Elected to LYRASIS Board of Trustees

February

• The HBCU Library Alliance Begins Its Leadership Institute in February 2012

2011
January

• HBCU Library Alliance awarded its first direct grant
  

 

2010
October

• HBCU 2010 Membership Meeting Press Release

 

2009
July

• HBCU Library Alliance & Cornell University awarded Sustainability Grant (2009)

 

2008
February

• Press release on digital collection
  
  

2007
October

• The HBCU Library Alliance, Developing Leadership, Virginia Libraries

September

• Photographic Preservation Summit
• 2007 HBCU Leadership Institute

July

• Mellon Funds HBCU Photographic Conservation Project

June

• HBCU LA awarded new grant (2007)
• Cornell University Library awarded new grant

May

• Cornell Library will help document founding of HBCU's

February

• Each One Teach One, American Libraries

2006
April

• HBCU Librarians Chosen for Exchange Program with ASERL Libraries

March

• HBCU Library Alliance Announces Leadership Institute II
• Morehouse College President, Walter E. Massey to Open HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute II
• Morehouse Executive Director, Walter Fluker to Address HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute II

January

• SOLINET and HBCU Library Alliance Report on the State of Libraries at Historically Black College and Universities (Jan 2006)

2005
November

• HBCU Library Alliance Launches Redesigned Website (Nov 2005)

August 

• Cornell-HBCU Mellon Award (Aug 2005)

June

• HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute Is Scheduled to Begin

February 

• Lillian Lewis Hired as Program Officer for the HBCU Library Alliance

January 

• SOLINET and HBCU Library Alliance Receive Leadership Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Jan 2005)

2004
August 

• Strengthening Libraries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2003
August 

• SOLINET and HBCU Library Alliance Collaborate with Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Aug 2003)