February is Black History Month, and the library has many ways to help you ponder, discover, and celebrate. Of course, there are books. Lots and lots of books. But today we’ll highlight a couple other resources available to library cardholders, with options for kids and adults. Check out these must-see films for streaming on Kanopy, …
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Did you know that the month of February was chosen for Black History Month to coincide Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays? As part of your Black History Month celebrations, take a look at fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from these 25 contemporary, award-winning and acclaimed authors. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by …
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The acclaimed film Hidden Figures, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, brought us the amazing untold story of the African American women mathematicians who helped win the space race: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Jones (also, Christine Darden who is featured in the book). But these women are certainly not the only …
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Black History Month is the perfect time to reflect on a many times forgotten era of both Colorado history and the Wild West. Black cowboys were not only around in the 1800s, they had a great influence in settling the west and creating the rodeo pastimes we know and love today. It is estimated that …