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Jun
22
Books about LGBT Pride Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month is celebrated each year to honor the Stonewall riots in Manhattan on June 28, 1969, and works to achieve equal justice and opportunity for LGBT Americans. The following books are either about the LGBT experience and/or written by... read more →
Jun
15
Book Reading with Anne D. Emerson Thursday, June 25 at 6pm Roslindale Branch Library Letters from Erastus: Field Notes on Grace, written by Erastus Hopkins' great-great granddaughter Anne D. Emerson of Boston, is woven around twenty-two letters written by Hopkins to his daughters in the 1850s and 60s in Northampton, Massachusetts.... read more →
Jun
09
Books about Caribbean Heritage June is Caribbean Heritage Month, and to celebrate we are highlighting some books that are either about Caribbean culture and history or books written by well-known Caribbean authors. All these books can be borrowed from the Roslindale Branch Library. Adult Conquistadora By Esmeralda Santiago Drawn to... read more →