Celebrating African-American Librarians and Librarianship.

This article celebrates the achievements of African-American librarians and their contributions to librarianship. It identifies and reviews records of scholarship that can serve as starting points for students and scholars. It chronicles the achievements of numerous individuals and provides additional resources for further investigation. Although it includes major studies, major organizations, and recurring themes in the literature, attention is also given to lesser known individuals and facts that appear in primary and secondary sources. Suggestions are made for areas of further investigation where the history of library services to African-Americans remains to be written.