New and Featured Books for Young Adults for 09/06/2013:

Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for Young Adults added to our library collection…

FICTION:

Chronal Engine by Greg Leitich Smith and illustrated by Blake Henry

The Infinite Moment Of Us by Lauren Myracle

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Unfed by Kirsty McKay

Naomi And Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Survivors: A Hidden Enemy by Erin Hunter

How Not To Find A Boyfriend by Allyson Valentine

Slated by Teri Terry

NON-FICTION:

Understanding The Rule Of Law: No One Is Above The Law by G. S. Prentzas

Breakfast On Mars, And 37 Other Delectable Essays, edited by Rebecca Stern and Brad Wolfe

Facebook Safety And Privacy by Tracy Brown

How To Survive Online Embarrassment by Lisa Miles and Xanna Eve Chown

Freaking Out: Real-Life Stories About Anxiety by Polly Wells and illustrated by Peter Mitchell

Deadly High-Risk Jobs by Elaine Landau

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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and  we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

09/03/13.

08/14/13.

08/06/13.

07/16/13.

And for Young Adults:

07/15/13.

06/28/13.

06/05/13.

05/08/13.

And for Kids/Juvenile Readers:

06/19/13.

06/18/13.

05/21/13.

05/06/13.

February is Black History Month.

In February of 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves and the founder of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History established Negro History Week to honor and recognize African American achievements to American history.  In 1976 the week was expanded into a month by the United States, thereby designating February to be Black History Month.  The month of February was chosen because it is the birth month of both the abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) and President Abraham Lincoln. Woodson also founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, which is now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

It’s important to remember that African American history isn’t about just one month, nor is it about dates and a few facts and figures. It’s a celebration, and it’s about acknowledgment and understanding of the contributions made, and about respecting that people matter. And it’s about remembering that Black History is American History, and that this is a nation of many stories, many angles and beliefs, and many colors.

Resources from the internet:

Black History Month at History.com.

African American History Month at the Library Of Congress, National Endowment For The Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institute, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has a nice collection of resources and lesson plans for Black History Month.

Historic places in the Civil Rights movement.

The origin of Black History Month.

The history of Jim Crow.

Black History Month internet resources for kids.

Articles on Black History and Heritage Month from the Smithsonian.

Black History Month resource center from BlackState.com

A Harlem Renaiisance timeline from the Schomburg Center.

100 Famous African American men and women from the 20th century, a database of African American inventors, a timeline of black political history, and puzzles for all ages from About.com.

from here.

We would like to take this month to highlight, suggest, and remind you of the many print and electronic resources here at the library that may be of interest to anyone researching, learning, or just reacquainting themselves with African-American culture and history.