Mississippi Library Commission

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

🎂 Happy birthday, Al Young! 🥳

Born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in 1939, this Mississippi poet eventually moved to Detroit and then California. He was named Poet Laureate of California in 2007. Over his lifetime, he collected two American Book Awards, the Pushcart Prize, the PEN–Library of Congress Award for Short Fiction, the PEN-USA Award for Nonfiction, and Guggenheim, Fulbright, and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships.

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05/31/2026

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05/31/2026

Information Services, Mississippi Library Commission, encourages everyone to read for 20 minutes a day.

Join us on May 31st and post a short video about the importance of reading!

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05/31/2026

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