Professor Malka discusses his book, The Men of Mobtown, which explores how the free black population of the antebellum South came to be controlled and […]
Adam Malka on the Rise of Police and Criminalization of Black Freedom
Professor Atiba Ellis on the Courts, Reparations, Truth, and Reconciliation
Professor Ellis discusses his essay Polley V. Ratcliff: A New Way To Address an Original Sin? on a fascinating court case, recently resolved, involving kidnapping, […]
A Body at Rest by Susan Petrone
Each month members of the Matchmakers team create unique book displays for patrons to browse on the 2nd floor of the Lee Road branch. Last month, I made a display […]
Former Heights Libraries Director Steve Wood Dies at 81
It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that our former Heights Libraries director Stephen D. Wood passed away last week in […]
The Song of Achilles: A Retelling of an Old Myth
I have read several retelling’s of old tales and myths over the past few years, but I cannot think of a better one that I’ve […]
Alexander Reinert on Cruel and Unusual Punishment in the Eighth Amendment
Alex Reinert is the Max Freund Professor Litigation and Advocacy at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Alex joined the faculty of Cardozo in […]
Digital Collections Updates
We’ve discussed the library’s digital collections a lot in previous blog posts but as with all things technology, things change! Here are a few recent […]
Gideon the Ninth
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger Maggie Lawrence, Youth Services Associate at our Noble Branch! Maggie writes: Gideon the Ninth is one of […]
