Hip-hop, defined by Britannica as the "cultural movement that attained widespread popularity in the 1980s and ’90s; also, the backing music for rap, the musical style incorporating rhythmic and/or rhyming speech that became the movement’s most lasting and influential art form", encompasses more than just music.
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How do we define Jazz (with so many choices there will, of course, be so many omitted from lists like these)? Britannica defines it as: "often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms.
June 18, 2020
Books and more to help make sense of the current state of policing in the United States. Items on the list come in a variety of digital and physical formats.
June 18, 2020
Reviewed by Sarah K., Materials Handler
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid is also available as an ebook and audiobook.
June 17, 2020
Accessibility, civil discourse, inclusiveness, integrity, intellectual freedom, lifelong learning, literacy, respect, safety, service, and stewardship.
June 16, 2020
Call for Submissions
Monroe County tweens (ages 7–11) are invited to contribute to making an online Tween Quaranzine to document how you, the community’s young people, are responding to these strange times of quarantine and social distancing in the face of COVID-19.
June 16, 2020
Women have been part of a variety of areas of filmmaking since its invention, but their achievements have been largely ignored outside of the celebrity around Hollywood actresses (many of whom also should be celebrated as well). Check out some of these suggestions to learn more.
June 15, 2020
Shannon had long believed the advice of her mother, “One good friend. My Mom says that's all anyone really needs.” But when her one friend, Adrienne, starts spending more time with the new, popular girl and her “friend group,” Shannon is left confused about where she fits in.
June 15, 2020
Nonfiction works from Native American authors that include poetry, history, recipes, and more.
June 12, 2020
In honor of Pride month, the Library is highlighting QZAP, a huge, free, queer zine collection available online! QZAP (The Queer Zine Archive Project) exists to catalog and preserve the history of queer zines. The Library has showcased just a few of QZAP's zines below. Make sure to check out QZAP's archive for many, many more zines––all available virtually!
June 11, 2020
A Note from the Director
Recent events of racism and physical violence against Blacks across our country are both frightening and abhorrent. Monroe County Public Library mourns the lost lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many more.
June 5, 2020
A list of books to help put current events into perspective, provide a window into another person’s experience, and help confront white privilege. Many items on the list have a digital and physical format.
June 4, 2020