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Lentino, Pinellas County school board member, gave presentations at the festival.
The event was commenced by the Boca Ciega High School ROTC color guard with the singing of The National Anthem. Performances were provided by local artists: St. Marks Missionary Baptist Church’s mimes group; HOUSE OF IFA African dance group; James Alderman, who did a Frankie Beverly impersonation; Just Aaron, who performed spoken word; Wilmore Sadika, who performed as a guitarist; the St. Petersburg Main Library puppeteers, who provided a puppet show for the children; the St. Petersburg Police Department K-9 unit; Gibbs High School marching band; and the Sigma Beta Club did a presentation.
The annual community service award was given to the Delta Omicron Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity Inc., who have supported the Friends since the festival was first launched. Furthermore, the Sigmas have supported the spelling, math, and geography bees and other Friends activities over the years.
The highlight of the day was the "Walk For Reading". This is an annual event where the Friends, children, adults, and community members walk through the neighborhood surrounding the library to promote literacy in the community.
For more information about the James Weldon Johnson Literacy Festival, contact Friends vice-president Kevin W. Johnson, BCALA member, at 727-342-2235 or [email protected]
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BCALA’s ALA Annual Meeting Schedule
ThuRsdAy, JuNe 21, 2018
BCALA service project with NoLA Public Library
Time and locations TBA
fRIdAy, JuNe 22, 2018
BCALA executive Board meeting
8:30AM - 1:00PM -Sheraton Orpheus
BCALA Joint Committee meeting
(Membership, Professional Development & Affiliates Committees)
1:00PM - 2:30PM- Sheraton Orpheus
BCALA e.J. Josey scholarship Committee meeting
2:30PM - 3:30PM- Sheraton Bacchus
BCALA Literacy Awards Committee
8:00PM - 10:00PM- Sheraton Bacchus
sATuRdAy, JuNe 23, 2018
BCALA Recruitment & Professional development Committee meeting BCALA International Relations -Two committees share the same room 9:30AM - 10:30AM- Sheraton Rex
BCALA fundraising Committee BCALA marketing & Public Relations Committee- Two committees share the same room
10:30AM - 11:30AM- Sheraton Grand Cousteau
NCAAL X l Conference Planning Committee
1:00PM - 2:30PM- Sheraton Oak Alley
The desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow south: Civil Rights and Local Activism (author event and panel discussion)
2:00PM - 4:00PM - NOLA Main Library, 219 Loyola Avenue
BCALA Affiliates Panel discussion
4:30PM - 6:00PM
BCALA Literary Awards Committee
2:00PM - 5:00PM-Sheraton Bacchus
BCALA social
Time and location TBA
suNdAy, JuNe 24, 2018
Coretta scott King Book Awards Breakfast
7:00AM - 9:30AM
BCALA New members meet & greet
6:30PM - 7:00PM- Oak Alley
BCALA membership meeting
7:00PM - 8:00PM – Sheraton Anderson Ballroom
BCALA Literary Awards
8:15PM - 10:00PM – Sheraton Anderson Ballroom