Jen Bell, Manager, Gateshead Archives

Libraries Celebrating Black History Month

Scott Whitehouse, Libraries Development Officer, Staffordshire Libraries, Jen Bell, Manager, Gateshead Archives and Anna Dawes, Books, Reading and Culture Librarian, West Sussex Libraries, 31 October 2022 - Case study, Outcome: communities

Each October, libraries across the country mark Black History Month through events and recommended reading.  Here are just a few examples.  It is a longer read than usual but we wanted to highlight the variety of activities libraries run to …

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