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The Library Journal recently named SOIS alum Jamar Rahming (MLIS \u201908) one of its 2023 Movers & Shakers in the Community Builder category. Each year, the Journal<\/a> honors \u201cThe People Shaping the Future of Libraries\u201d in its Movers & Shakers<\/a> edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahming, the executive director of the Wilmington Public Library in Delaware, was honored for his innovative programming and community outreach at the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since he became executive director in 2018, Rahming has brought in numerous celebrities to promote reading and libraries. Among those who have made in-person appearances are: Angela Davis, LeVar Burton, Dolly Parton (who selected WPL for her early childhood reading initiative), Dennis Rodman, Pam Grier, Anthony Ray Hinton, Jennifer Lewis, Malcolm Jamal Warner, and a cast reunion of A Different World.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wilmington library also organized the city\u2019s inaugural Juneteenth celebration in 2021\u2014one of the city\u2019s first major public events in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014headlined by renowned rapper KRS-One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPop culture and the arts and humanities create social cohesion,\u201d Rahming told the Library Journal. \u201cIt builds bridges; it brings people together because it\u2019s something that we all agree on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told the Library Journal he was proud of the fact that a number of the library\u2019s capacity-crowd events have drawn residents from every zip code, socioeconomic class, race, and demographic that the library serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terry O’Byrne, president of the Wilmington Library Board, who nominated Rahming, said that when Rahming joined WPL, he aimed to \u201cempower this community by first empowering his staff.\u201d Rahming\u2019s reinvigoration of WPL and fundraising skills also drew $720,000 for capital improvements,\u201d O’Byrne added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahming\u2019s approach has helped lead to partnerships with local barbershops to develop a literacy program for at-risk youth; an alliance with the Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce for an annual \u201cPitch or Ditch\u201d minority small business competition, with $15,000 in cash prizes for local entrepreneurs; and many other initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe library is a citadel of democracy and intellectual freedom,\u201d says Rahming, \u201cand we\u2019re a space that welcomes all ideas and all people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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