In celebration of Black History Month, I have chosen some of my favorite books featuring either black creators or protagonists from various age ranges, you can click on the picture of the book or the title to be taken to the entry in the catalog where you can check on it's availability and place it on hold.
Picture Books
You are going to want to add our February Librarian Book Club pick to your "must read" list.
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
Release Date: February 18, 2020
In Spring 2020, the Special Collections Department will begin a new community digitization project, and we need your help!
The project, “Huntsville in Retrospect,” focuses on scanning and photographing family records and other items of historical value. However, instead of you coming to us, we are going to you. We plan to schedule six locations around Madison County – at community centers, churches, libraries, and anywhere else we can find – where you can bring in personal family records for us to digitally copy for the archive. The best part? You get to keep your family records!
The first scanning day will be held at the Historic Huntsville Depot on March 3 and 4, 2020.
Elizabeth Burton interned at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, while receiving her Masters in Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama.
New year means new book picks! We are really excited about the first pick of the year- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.
Read reviews on Goodreads.
Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.
