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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. Working Together for Library Outreach: Promoting African American Writers 1 Chapter 2. The National African American Read-In: A Model Program That Works 17 Chapter 3. Building Partnerships and Developing Programs That Promote African American Writers 29 Chapter 4. Identifying African American Writers for Programs 53 Chapter 5. Library Programming Assessment and African American Writer Programs 81 Chapter 6. Reflective and Intentional Programming to Promote African American Writers 95 Conclusion 113 Appendix: Brief Biographies of African American Writers and Culture Keepers 119 Index 143