Library 451 - Biblioteca 451

12/02/2018

    Celebrating Black History Month during February, we welcome scholar, artist, and community organizer, Erika Slocumb. Currently, she is doing a research on the Wistariahurst archives, …

11/02/2018

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The library now has 6,000 books and continues to grow. More

04/02/2018

Someday we’ll have a 46th president, but until then, here are 46 other things to look forward to

29/01/2018

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El e-commerce de las marcas locales, Brands of Puerto Rico, estableció un acuerdo de colaboración con la recién creada librería electrónica Libros787 para aumentar la visibilidad de los autores pue…

25/01/2018

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11-year-old St. Louisan Sidney Keys III, like many black kids who enjoy reading, wanted to find books that make reading more enjoyable by engaging with books by and about people who are just like him. In comes Books N Bros. “Books N Bros is a book club for boys and we read books and African …

06/09/2017

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As we come to grips with a Trump presidency, Haymarket Books has put together a reading list that should be required for everyone.

29/03/2017

"Back then there was a craft to it."

It's National Book Week. The rules are, grab the closest book to you, turn to page 56, post the 5th sentence as your status. Don't mention the title. Copy the rules as part of your status.

30/01/2017

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Liz Phipps Soeiro, Cambridge librarian

08/07/2016

The fire on High St. last weekend displaced at least 14 families and 3 businesses. One of the businesses is Hair Hunterz barbershop, one of our first bookshelf locations. Since our shelf has been in that spot we have collaborated on many community events with the owner, Frankie. From our first teach-in on the Young Lords after hours at the shop, to back-to-school backpacks for the kids and haircuts for our homeless community members, Frankie created a space not only to help the community, but also a place where the community learned to share our knowledge and recognize our own power to make positive change. Hair Hunterz had their 22nd anniversary this week as they cleared out the old spot and moved into 326 Appleton St. While moving stuff today, we discussed Frankie's plans to raise funds for the families that lost their homes and belongings (details coming soon). The space on Appleton and High had a lot of important memories for Holyoke, but we are grateful everyone made it out of the fire ok. We will continue to grow the community work that started there. Update with news of the next event coming soon!

07/04/2016

Restocking shelves today!