Congratulations to Summer Redding, Kendall Barksdale, and Sylvia Johnson on the acceptance of their presentation proposal, “Survival to Success: Empowering Black Communities Through HBCU Digital Collections,” for the 5th Annual National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. https://www.jclcinc.org/conference/2026/

The presentation highlights the impactful work of the HBCU Digital Library Trust. During the session, attendees will learn how stakeholders (Harvard Library, HBCU Library Alliance, AUC Woodruff Library) build trust with HBCUs to broaden the digital presence of HBCU libraries and archives across the United States. The presentation will offer practical guidance on relationship-building, digitization workflows, and project management strategies while advancing the Trust’s ambitious goal of making content from all 104 HBCUs broadly accessible and discoverable. Participants will leave with actionable insights and inspiration to help ensure that HBCU stories, communities, and legacies are not only preserved, but empowered to thrive for future generations.

Congratulations again to Summer, Kendall, and Sylvia on this well-deserved achievement and the opportunity to share this important work with colleagues from across the library profession at JCLC 2026. For more information about the conference, visit: https://www.jclcinc.org/conference/2026/.