Black History Month Book Display

It's February which means that it's Black History Month! This is a month to celebrate and learn about Black history. While it may be a tough topic for many white people to learn about, it's important to understand what our people have done to hurt this wonderful community. 

I am a library in a predominately white area so our Black History collection is not the best, because our patrons don't want to read it. It's hard to push to add more to this area because the circulation is down. That's why it's so important to have displays like this to highlight the collection and convince our readers to pick up these books. Each and everyone of them, regardless of it's a fictional story or a true story, is able to show non-Black readers what it's like to be a Black individual. I know one of my goals this year is to read more diversely, and I've already read 2 books featuring Black leads. 

I hope this display inspires you and your patrons to pick up more books about and by Black individuals. It doesn't matter the format, there's always something there to learn.

And for Black patrons, it's important to make sure they see themselves in literature. This display (of course) allows for that as well. Make sure when you're making displays of any kind to include materials by authors of a variety of backgrounds. We can't expect our readers to read diversely if we don't show them diverse materials!

Two poster options for you today! And of course HERE is the link to the titles. I hope this helps you out and convinces you to pick up one of these books as well. 

What Black History Month inspired read are you picking up this month?

-Megan

Currently Reading: Fresh Ink: An Anthology edited by Lamar Giles