Black History Month Library Book Displays

The inaugural math physics astronomy library featured book exhibit features selected works in the penn libraries collection authored by african american mathematicians physicists and astronomers.

Black history month library book displays. Kent resident martin prather s collection of blues records will be on display from now until saturday feb. This book display also complements the events the stc history department has arranged. Literatures and cultures librarian katrina spencer has collaborated with other staff and students to create a display in davis library celebrating black history month.

A personal favorite of mine is the poetry of langston hughes. The university is hosting various online talks and events to mark black history month 2020. In honor of black history month the library has put out on display books that celebrate literature art politics and women s lives.

Asalh continues to promote the study of black history all year. The display has been in place since thursday february 1 and will remain in the library until wednesday february 28. A novelist educator and documentary writer and member of the order of canada lawrence hill is considered an important contributor to black culture in canada.

The library of congress national archives and records administration national endowment for the humanities national gallery of art national park service smithsonian institution and. See more ideas about black history month bulletin board black history month black history bulletin board. October is black history month in the uk and we have put together a display of books from the history faculty library s collections which explore black british history.

It consists of books dvds cds and. February will feature book displays throughout the library but the main street foyer will really offer something special. You may have heard of lawrence hill whose novel the book of negroes has won numerous literary awards.

May 8 2018 explore angela cameron s board library displays on pinterest. Visitors to the penn libraries can commemorate black history month through a number of curated book displays including the first of its kind at the math physics astronomy library. The blues are black history he said.