As we are all trying to get back to life as we know it, we are still having to deal with the “new normal.” This […]
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Black Stories to Share with Young Children
Black lives matter. Black creators matter. Black stories matter. The list below features picture books written by Black authors. Most are also illustrated by Black artists. […]
Pride Reads for the Month of June
Some community gatherings and events may have been cancelled, but you can still celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month by exploring some of these reading suggestions, all of […]
15 Free Documentaries And Shows About Police, Racism, and Black History
Here is a brief list of free documentaries, lectures, and tv programs about various aspects of racism, policing black communities, and the history of black […]
Library foundation seeks 2020 literacy award nominations
The Fund for the Future of Heights Libraries is currently seeking nominations for its 2020 Fund for the Future of Heights Libraries (FFHL) Honor Roll. […]
England Between The Wars: Nancy Mitford
Travel across the pond, go back about a century, and enter the world of Nancy Mitford. In two of her novels, featuring the fictional Radletts […]
Problematic Policing: Resources on Race and Law Enforcement
The history of policing in the United States has deep and complicated roots that reach all the way back to 1704, when the colony of […]
Addressing Race and Racism through Reading
As part of the Heights Libraries’ commitment to be actively anti-racist and stand up to the anti-Black racism so pervasive in our society, the Matchmakers […]
New Contemporary Fiction! April Davila and Lily King
Are you looking for some new books to enjoy, because you’ve read everything you own while Sheltering In Place At Home? Here are some recently-published […]
A statement to the community about recent national events
Dear community members, Heights Libraries grieves with you over the brutal, senseless deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black Americans. We […]
