Black History Month has added meaning this year with the election of our country's first African-American President, Barack Obama. We are very proud of the two display cases at the library (thank you Alene and Rob, great job!) 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.

P.S. February is also the month that one of our favorite Children's Librarians, Jen Marino, is displaying her photography on the lower concourse. Next time you are in the library, make it a point to go downstairs to see her beautiful photos. Your talents never cease to amaze us Jennifer.