Celebrating Black History, Black Excellence, and Black Joy Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the freedom of the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas. The newly freed Black Americans observed Juneteenth as a celebration of freedom and its fulfillment. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is marked by celebrations, family gatherings, picnics, and readings of the Emancipation Proclamation as a measure of progress against freedom. As Juneteenth is an occasion for…
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FICTION CONCLAVE by Robert Harris The best-selling author, Robert Harris, turns to today’s Vatican in a ripped-from-the-headlines novel, and gives us his most ambitious, page-turning…
There’s A Book for That: Conversations
Let’s talk… This week sees the publication of ABSOLUTELY ON MUSIC: CONVERSATIONS. The book is the transcription of two years of conversations about music and…
2016 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists
Finalists for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards have been announced and feature hundreds of titles across such categories as Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction,…
Books on Film: Rogue One
Get excited for the upcoming film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, based on the book of the same name. Set in the Star Wars universe some time…
Tune in Tuesday: Amor Towles
This Tune in Tuesday, we’re featuring Amor Towles, bestselling author of the Rules of Civility and his new novel–and Library Marketing Staff Pick–A Gentleman in Moscow.…