By Wendy Pillard, Bilingual Library Assistant Learn more about Disability Pride Month, a month celebrating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with some hand-picked choices! We hope you enjoy our picks. Adult Fiction Teen Non-Fiction Children’s Non-Fiction Children’s Fiction
By Customer Experience Representative, Nicole Chipp To celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, let’s all pick up a book written by Arab American authors! Many of these books focus on the struggles Arab Americans face due to xenophobia and islamophobia. These issues hit a peak after 9/11 and President Bush’s War on Terror. To combat these …
Book & Film Recommendations Following the Events at Club Q in Colorado Springs Now is the time for the community to work on bringing about change in society for our LGBTQ+ friends and family and for ourselves. It starts with listening and learning, with eliminating hate and the “othering” of people, and seeking compassion and …
Read more “We Have Work to Do: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Identity, History, and Stories”
Films, Television, Books, and Events for LGBTQ+ Pride Month June brings long summer evenings, barbecues, and of course, Pride! The origins of this month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community can be traced back to the Stonewall Riots – a spontaneous series of demonstrations in New York City by members of the LGBTQ+ community in 1969 …
Nine justices make up the highest court in our land, the Supreme Court. Their measured decision-making on the nation’s largest judicial issues dictates the tides of the future. From financial rulings to massive human rights rulings, the Court hears about 100-150 cases per session out of the 7,000 cases it is asked to review annually. …