Celebrating Black History Month

XZL387496 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, 1375 (vellum) (detail of 151844) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add. info.: image shows Mansa Musa (1312-37) King of Mali); Spanish, out of copyright

“You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen and not the gun.”

Josephine Baker, Speech at the March on Washington, 1963

In the Library

Digital Resources

STC204393 Queen Anna Nzinga (1583-1663), from ‘Receuil des Estampes, representant les Rangs et les Dignites, suivant le Costume de toutes les Nations existantes’, published 1780 (hand coloured engraving) by Duflos, Pierre (1742-1816); Private Collection; (add. info.: fought Portuguese slave traders in Angola); The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Native American Heritage Month

Honoring the histories and cultures of native peoples of the Americas

Please visit our Native American Heritage Month book display to find a book by a Native American author and do a fun historical activity! Check out the following websites for further exploration:

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

¡Visítenos para ver nuestra nueva exhibición en honor al Mes de la Herencia Hispana! ¡Destacamos libros en castellano y en inglés de autores del mundo hispano, incluso Nuevo México! ¡Hay actividades para aprender más de las historias y las culturas del mundo hispanohablante!

From Hispanic Heritage Month, Latin American & Iberian Institute, UNM