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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///////////////Staff Picks to Read this Summer
Staff Picks for Your Beach Bags! Erica's Pick: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, #1 LibraryReads Pick "My pulse raced and my heart stopped, this page-turner…
Summer Reads: July
Looking for more summer reads? Here is a selection of upcoming July titles to check out of your local library! Dark Matter by Blake Crouch From…
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Fictional Characters You’ll Fall in Love With
Fictophilia: A condition that involves being irrevocably in love with a fictional character. We've all been there. You meet the perfect guy, but there's only…
A Word from the Author: Anton DiSclafani
Anton DiSclafani is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls. She was raised in northern Florida and…