The Black Heritage Collection of the Roosevelt Public library houses a comprehensive reference and circulating collection of print and non-print materials written about and related to Black Culture. It is a wide range that covers all facets of black life for adults and young adults on the history and culture of Africans, African Americans and Caribbean Americans.

    Other materials examine, describe or depict the experiences of black people including art, literature, music, sports and politics.

    Unique to the collection  is a large number of children’s books (biographies, fiction, non-fiction, and reference) housed in the Children’s Room.

    Our 18,000 volume collection continues to grow, containing recreational reading, as well as study and resources. The collection is used by students at all levels of education, parents, teachers, as well as the casual browser.

    For further information about the collection and our events, contact Carol Gilliam, Black Heritage Librarian cgilliam@rooseveltlibrary.org.

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           BLACK HERITAGE COLLECTION