It's been a little over two months since the death of George Floyd, and the demands for justice and systematic change has not abated. These events...
Decolonizing my reading
Lately, I've been attempting to decolonize my reading habits. In the past, I never really paid that much attention to the color or gender of an...
Unemployment Resources
The COVID pandemic has changed all of our lives in big and small ways. For many, COVID closures have resulted in job loss. If you lost your job due...
Mystery: Elizabeth Haynes
You know, I honestly wouldn't have thought that a dark, atmospheric historical mystery would fit the bill for my reading list right now. I just...
Locks, Letters, and Love
These days with the news I've been finding myself drawn to really light reading. It's comforting in a time when there doesn't seem to be a lot of...
Mouthful of Birds: What did I just read?
It's hard to describe how strange and wonderful Samanta Schweblin's Mouthful of Birds is. I feel like I can't do these stories justice, but I am...
New zine features pandemic art
In April, it became clear that the annual Pekar Park Comics and Art Festival, a summer tradition in Coventry Village, would have to be canceled or...
Pride in Picture Books
Happy Pride! Yesterday was the last day of June which means it was the last day of Pride Month! To celebrate we are sharing picture books that...
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...
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 and...
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 Carolina...
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...
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