(Official program, Women's Suffrage Procession, March 13th, 1913, Washington D.C.) In 1981, Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7,1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In the following years, efforts would be made to reinstate Women's History Week each year until 1987, after being petitioned by the…
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa: Recommended Reading
In December, people all over the world celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa with family and friends. Kwanzaa is an annual African American and pan-African holiday that takes place from December 26 until January 1. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days every year, normally occurring in December, although the exact dates change every year. This…
Native American Heritage Month: Recommended Reading
Native American Heritage Month is celebrated every November. This is the perfect time to observe and appreciate the traditions, languages and stories of Native Americans and First Nation individuals and ensure their rich histories and cultures continue to be preserved and celebrated well into the future. This November, educate yourself on the many different indigenous…
Talking Books and Braille Library
The Talking Books and Braille Library, or TBBL for short was created by an Act of Congress in 1932, intended to help recovering World War I veterans who had become blind. By 1934, they had recordings of books on phonographs and in 1971, made the switch to audiobooks on cassettes. Today, it operates as a…
Sourdough September
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the annual month-long baking celebration of “Sourdough September”. This was created as a collaboration between Sustain, a group of organizations and communities in the UK working together for sustainable food, farming and fishing practices and The Real Bread Campaign, whose focus is making bread better for our communities, better…
Back-to-School Sources: Homework Help
As we usher in the month of August, families, teachers, and students are preparing for the new school year. Students of all ages face the pressure of going back to school, studying for their classes, and completing their assigned homework. No matter the age group and grade levels, elementary school, middle school, high school, or…
International Guitar Month
April is International Guitar Month. One of the most recognizable instruments in music, the guitar has been a part of many genres of music. Guitar has appeared in differing forms throughout many types of classical form. Today, electric guitars dominate much of the modern music genres, including variants of rock, jazz, and country music to…
Women in History-Mary Anning
Women in History—Mary Anning Mary Anning was born on May 21, 1799 in a seaside town named Lyme Regis on the southern coast of England. Her parents, Mary and Richard Anning, had ten or more children, but only Mary and her brother Joseph survived to make it into adulthood. Richard Anning made a living as…
Growing Plants from Seed
March marks the first month of Spring and the end to hard freezes. The air and soil get warmer, there are more hours of daylight, and we may even get some pleasant spring showers. For many plant species, this is an excellent month to start growing from seed. Before you get started, you may need…
Women in History—Clara Stanton Jones
Libraries would not be the places they are today if it were not for the hard work and determination of Clara Stanton Jones, the first African-American president of the American Library Association. Known for being an extremely skilled leader and public speaker, Jones helped to expand library access to underserved groups of people and address…
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