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November 9, 2022
Celebrate Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the community…
Book Lists, Diversity, Happenings
October 25, 2022
2022 This year, the National Parks Service is celebrating the accomplishments of Sacagawea for Native American Heritage Month. She was about 16 years old when she joined the Corps of… Read More
Book Lists, Diversity, Happenings
September 14, 2022
Celebrate With Your Library September 15-Oct 15, 2022 Show your support tag: Show you support by tagging: #parklandcommunitylibrary #whatlibrariesdo #hispanicheritage #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanic #latinos #latinosbelike #latina #empoweringlatinosonth This year’s theme is: “Unidos:… Read More
Book Lists, Diversity, Happenings, Kids
September 7, 2022
September 10 Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, is observed on September 10. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the 15th day of the 8th month of the year (which lands… Read More
August 3, 2022
Baby-Sitter’s Club Love the Baby-Sitters Club and looking for more great reads? These books are full of friends, humor, and lots of heart! About the Author Born in Princeton, New… Read More
Book Lists, Diversity, Happenings, Kids
June 7, 2022
We celebrate America’s rich and diverse culture each June with National Caribbean American Month. We would like to honor and recognize the contributions of all Caribbean-American people and take this… Read More
May 24, 2022
June is Rainbow Book Month™ Rainbow Book Month™ is a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, genderqueer,… Read More
Book Lists, Diversity, Happenings
April 25, 2022
Celebrate With Your Library May 1-31, 2022 “Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration“. This year’s theme is a continuation of the “Advancing Leaders” theme series which began in 2021. In 2022, “Advancing… Read More
March 31, 2022
Check out these titles from the children’s department, all featuring Muslim main characters! #diversity #parklandcommunitylibrary Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting. It begins and ends with the… Read More
March 11, 2022
Our librarians have created a booklist set in the region, some titles of fiction, nonfiction touching on the history, and culture of Ukraine. The American Library Association and its divisions… Read More
February 1, 2022
2022 THEME- Black Health and WellnessCourtesy Association for the Study of African American Life and History Show you support by tagging: #BlackHistoryMonth #Parklandcommunitylibrary #LCLC #PAForward #CivicAndSocialLiteracy The theme for 2022 focuses… Read More
January 10, 2022
January 18, 2022 “The National Day of Racial Healing is a time to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. Launched on Jan…. Read More
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