Library Timeline
View the Heights Libraries Timeline here and see how our libraries have evolved over the last century!
Library Chronology
You can view an interactive chronology of the first 100 years of the library, which features photos and information from our library system’s history.
Better Know the History of Your Library Blog
You can find local history posts on our blog.
Recent history blog posts:
Multigenerational Reparations with Professor Thomas Craemer
In this interview, Professor Craemer looks at past reparations for slaveowners in the United States and Great Britain as successful examples of multi-generational payments. We go into the math of how Black reparations might be calculated, as well.
The 1619 Project and Its Detractors
The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, from The New York Times, which "aims to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United...
Herstory with Picture Book Biographies
March is Women's History Month, four weeks dedicated to celebrating and highlighting the accomplishments of women throughout history. Picture book biographies are an excellent way for kids to explore the impact women have had on all areas of society. These real-life...
Books About Black Achievement for Black History Month
This Black History Month why not take a moment to celebrate Black Firsts and Black Achievement? Here is a list of books currently available at Heights Libraries. Just click a link to place a hold. Timelines of African-American History: 500 Years of Black achievement...
Looking to History for Guidance in a Time of Plague
It's early days in 2021, but in March it will have been a year since we first went into lockdown due to COVID-19. And if this winter has shown us anything so far it's that, even with a vaccine, we have a ways to go before we can return to what used to be considered...
John le Carre and the CIA
John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary, cynical, morally ambiguous (and/or dubious) struggles spies and government officials operate in. I haven't read any of his...
Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon
Today, the name "Karen" represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing its place atop a toxic, racial hierarchy rooted in the original sin of slavery. The "Karen" holds an ugly place in...
What’s New in Children’s
July 25th - August 7th Browse our new books from the comfort of your own home! Follow the link to read a summary and place a hold. Picture Books Natsumi's Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston Nola's Scribbles...
Books about Sports in a World without them
Baseball’s Opening Day was supposed to be last Thursday. Usually we are preparing for college basketball’s Final Four weekend this time of year. Teams in the NBA and the NHL should be battling for playoff positions. Soccer leagues across Europe should be crowning...
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