Black History Month has added meaning this year with the election of our country's first African-American President, Barack Obama. Check out the two display cases at the library dedicated to honoring Black scientists and inventors (did you know that the first traffic signal was invented by an African-American?, I didn't).

We also have a great display at the front of the library full of wonderful novels written by African American authors ranging from the Harlem Renaissance up to the present day.

For further reading, try Booklist's Spotlight on Black History reading lists.