This month we are celebrating black history month. We have displays available at our Luton, Bedford and Aylesbury libraries. Please come along and have a look and see what books we have on display.
Aylesbury library:
Luton Library:
For the full list of books chosen you can access the Black History Month 2022 reading list here:
http://readinglists.beds.ac.uk/lists/56D72089-788E-35EE-CD3F-50B96C78F776.html
The Observer
This year our display features an article from The Observer,
twenty contemporary writers of colour recommended 20 classic books. We are proud to have 16 of the 20 books
chosen available in our library collections.
To read the full article including the reviews, please click
on the following link:
Jean-Michel Basquiat
We also feature the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
who rose to fame in the late 70s, early 80s.
His work featured a mixture of media, such as drawing, painting, text,
image and poetry.
Basquiat made a lasting impact on the neo-expressionism art
movement. His art focused on dichotomies
such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregations and social
commentary.
Books that we have available on Basquiat can be found on the
Black History Month 2022 reading list.
Proud to be black
Carly Ramirez-Herelle, Head of Library Services also
features in the Universities ‘Proud to be Black’ initiative.
To see what the University are featuring this year and to
read her interview along with other students and staff, please click on the
following link:
https://www.beds.ac.uk/news/proud-to-be-black/
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