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The Origins of Black History Month
The idea for Black History Month originated in 1915 when an historian, Carter G. Woodhouse, and […]
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Lunar New Year with Grace Lin
Grace Lin (2019 Caldecott Medal Winner, 2010 Newbery Medal Winner) author of Where the Mountain Meets […]
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Youth Media Awards
Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. This year’s winners were announced on January 24th. […]
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Crime Time Corner #7 Winter Chills
A trip to the Alps- with friends, or family, or even the people you work with […]
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Brigadier General Charles McGee, December 7, 1919 – January 17, 2022
Military pilot Charles McGee, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, died in his sleep on January 17 at the age 102. […]
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Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927 – January 7, 2022
Sidney Poitier, America’s first black movie star and Academy Award winner, died at the age of […]
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Desmond Tutu, October 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021
Desmond Tutu, teacher, priest and theologian who was the first black Dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral in […]
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Joan Didion, December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021
Columnist, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, political reporter, and memoirist Joan Didion died on December 23 from complications […]
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Edward O. Wilson, June 10, 1929- December 26, 2021
Edward O. Wilson was an American biologist and the leading authority on ants whose study led to […]
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Update on Vaccines and the Omicron Variant
Information gathered from a blog from Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Institute of Health. Omicron is […]
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Hamden Town Equity Report 2021
DataHaven’s Connecticut Town Equity Reports are designed to inform local-level efforts to improve community well-being and […]
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bell hooks, September 28, 1952 – December 15, 2021
Poet, author, feminist, professor, critic and activist Gloria Jean Watkins died on December 15th at the […]
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Anne Rice, October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021
Anne Rice died on December 11th at the age of 80. The author of over 30 […]
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NYT Notable Books 2021
Every year, the New York Times publishes its list of “100 Notable Books of the Year.” Take a look at some of the great books you may have missed this past year! […]