February 18, 2007
There are a number of universities and colleges across the country that have been very proactive in creating residency programs for newly minted librarians of color as well as programs that exist for potential MLIS candidates:

University of Pittsburgh –Minority Residency Program for candidates desiring MLIS degrees: http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dlis/academics/download/UlsSisMinApp.pdf

University of Tennessee – Minority Librarian Residency Program
http://www.lib.utk.edu/lss/lpp/minres.html

University of Deleware – Pauline A. Young Residency
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/personnel/residency/

The University of Iowa – Residency Program Reference Librarian
http://bcalaemployment.iuplog.com/default.asp?item=240899

The Ohio State University – Mary P. Key Residency Program
http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/diversity/residency.php#C

University Libraries - University of Notre Dame: Librarians In Residence
http://www.library.nd.edu/diversity/residence.shtmlhttp://www.lisp.wayne.edu/imls.html

Purdue University – Diversity Fellowship Program
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/diversity/fellowship.html

My alma mater, Wayne State University Library & Information Science Program is in need of Minority applications for a new IMLS grant program they recently received funding for. Check it out:
Recruiting and Educating the 21st Century Fine and Performing Arts Librarian
http://www.lisp.wayne.edu/imls.html


A Voice I enjoy listening to from time to time: Cassandra Wilson (her recent interview on NPR)"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7291800

African American Librarianship
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Elibslis/aalib.html


Enjoy!