Blue Ribbon Book Stop

In honor of Black History Month this February 2009, the Library is featuring two displays. Visit the standing display nearest the Reference Desk to see a wide selection of African American biographys. Awardwinning author, Louis R. Harlan's praiseworthy biography Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 examines the final fifteen years of this controversial leader's life.

For a look at a legendary black woman, Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History by distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett, peels back the layers to help reveal the real Harriet Tubman, and studies how she has been portrayed in film, painting, music, theater, and books.

For those wanting quick reads about various African Americans in history, check out Black Abolitionists by Karen Coddon and The Great Black Jockeys: The Lives and Times of the Men Who Dominated America's First National Sport by Edward Hotaling. Whatever your area of interest, a librarian can help you get started by recommending specific books.

To get more ideas, visit the display behind the Public Information Desk and read the notes and photos on famous and inspirational African Americans.