February is Black History Month!
The Paris-Bourbon County Library celebrates diversity and inclusion every day of the year. During certain months or weeks, we join forces with the rest of the world to highlight important topics, peoples, and events. February is Black History Month and each year we look forward to putting together a series of programs for our community. Due to the pandemic, we are unfortunately not able to have in-person programs this year. That doesn’t mean that all of us can’t celebrate and learn about Black history. It just means we have to do it differently. Consider checking out one of the following authors from our materials collection (we also have many digital options).
Note: The list below is not everything that the Paris-Bourbon County Library has in its collection; however, this list can serve as a starting point for your own empowering journey. And remember, if we don’t have what you are looking for, we do take requests and can often quickly get items through Inter-library Loan.
Adult Authors:
Esme Addison: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Addison%20Esme
Maya Angelou: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Angelou%20Maya
James Baldwin: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Baldwin%20James
Paul Beatty: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Beatty%20Paul
Brit Bennett: https://pbcat.org?Author=Bennett%20Brit
Octavia Butler: https://pbcat.org?Author=Butler%20Octavia
Ta-Neshi Coates: https://pbcat.org?Author=Coates%20TaNeshi
Alyssa Cole: https://pbcat.org/?Autor=Cole%20Alyssa
Brittney Cooper: https://pbcat.org?Author=Cooper%20Brittney
Eric Jerome Dickey: https://pbcat.org?Author=Dickey%20Eric
W.E.B. DuBois: https://pbcat.org?Author=DuBois%20W.E.B
Danielle Evans: https://pbcat.org?Author=Evans%20Danielle
Roxane Gay: https://pbcat.org?Author=Gay%20Roxane
Yaa Gyasi: https://pbcat.org?Author=Gyasi%20Yaa
Tiffany Haddish: https://pbcat.org?Author=Haddish%20Tiffany
Rachel Howzell Hall: https://pbcat.org?Author=Hall%20Rachel
Alex Haley: https://pbcat.org?Author=Haley%20Alex
Nalo Hopkinson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Hopkinson%20Nalo
Zora Neale Hurston: https://pbcat.org?Author=Hurston%20Zora
Samantha Irby: https://pbcat.org?Author=Irby%20Samantha
Marlon James: https://pbcat.org?Author=James%20Marlon
N.K. Jemisin: https://pbcat.org?Author=Jemisin%20N%20K
Beverly Jenkins: https://pbcat.org?Author=Jenkins%20Beverly
Tayari Jones: https://pbcat.org?Author=Jones%20Tayari
Ibram X. Kendi: https://pbcat.org?Author=Kendi%20Ibram
Victor D. Lavalle: https://pbcat.org?Author=Lavalle%20Victor
Asha Lemmie: https://pbcat.org?Author=Lemmie%20Asha
Attica Locke: https://pbcat.org?Author=Locke%20Attica
James McBride: https://pbcat.org?Author=McBride%20James
Toni Morrison: https://pbcat.org?Author=Morrison%20Toni
Walter Mosley: https://pbcat.org?Author=Mosley%20Walter
Margot Lee Shetterly: https://pbcat.org?Author=Shetterly%20Margot
Alice Walker: https://pbcat.org?Author=Walker%20Alice
Jesmyn Ward: https://pbcat.org?Author=Ward%20Jesmyn
Colson Whitehead: https://pbcat.org?Author=Whitehead%20Colson
Isabel Wilkerson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Wilkerson%20Isabel
Young Adult Authors
Elizabeth Acevedo: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Acevedo%20Elizabeth
Tomi Adeyemi: https://pbcat.org?Author=Adeyemi%20Tomi
Dean Atta: https://pbcat.org?Author=Atta%20Dean
Dhonielle Clayton: https://pbcat.org?Author=Clayton%20Dhonielle
Tracy Deonn: https://pbcat.org?Author=Deonn%20Tracy
Sharon Draper: https://pbcat.org?Author=Draper%20Sharon
Akwaeke Emezi: https://pbcat.org?Author=Emezi%20Akwaeke
Lamar Giles: https://pbcat.org?Author=Giles%20Lamar
Jordan Ifueko: https://pbcat.org?Author=Ifueko%20Jordan
Justina Ireland: https://pbcat.org?Author=Ireland%20Justina
Tiffany D. Jackson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Jackson%20Tiffany
Angela Johnson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Johnson%20Angela
George M. Johnson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Johnson%20George
Leah Johnson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Johnson%20Leah
John Lewis: https://pbcat.org?Author=Lewis%20John
L.L. McKinney: https://pbcat.org?Author=McKinney%20L%20L
Bethany C. Morrow: https://pbcat.org?Author=Morrow%20Bethany
Walter Dean Myers: https://pbcat.org?Author=Myers%20Walter
Ben Philippe: https://pbcat.org?Author=Philippe%20Ben
Jason Reynolds: https://pbcat.org?Author=Reynolds%20Jason
Justin A. Reynolds: https://pbcat.org?Author=Reynolds%20Justin
Nic Stone: https://pbcat.org?Author=Stone%20Nic
Mildred D. Taylor: https://pbcat.org?Author=Taylor%20Mildred
Angie Thomas: https://pbcat.org?Author=Thomas%20Angie
Renee Watson: https://pbcat.org?Author=Watson%20Renee
Ashley Woodfolk: https://pbcat.org?Author=Woodfolk%20Ashley
Nicola Yoon: https://pbcat.org?Author=Yoon%20Nicola
Ibi Zoboi: https://pbcat.org?Author=Zoboi%20Ibi
Children’s Authors
Kwame Alexander: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Alexander%20Kwame
Derrick Barnes: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Barnes%20Derrick
Tonya Bolden: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Bolden%20Tonya
JaNay Brown-Wood: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Brown%20JaNay
Grace Byers: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Byers%20Grace
Matthew A. Cherry: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Cherry%20Matthew
Jerry Craft: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Craft%20Jerry
Christopher Paul Curtis: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Curtis%20Christopher
Zetta Elliott: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Elliott%20Zetta
Sharon Fields: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Fields%20Sharon
Nikki Grimes: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Grimes%20Nikki
Langston Hughes: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Hughes%20Langston
Varian Johnson: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Johnson%20Varian
Ellen Levine: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Levine%20Ellen
Kwame Mbalia: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Mbalia%20Kwame
Patricia McKissack: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Mckissack%20Patricia
Sharee Miller: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Miller%20Sharee
Kadir Nelson: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Nelson%20Kadir
Nnedi Okorafor: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Okorafor%20Nnedi
Jewell Parker Rhodes: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Rhodes%20Jewell
Ilyasah Shabazz: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Shabazz%20Ilyasah
Ntozake Shange: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Shange%20Ntozake
James Otis Smith: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Smith%20James
Javaka Steptoe: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Steptoe%20Javaka
Natasha Tarpley: https://pcat.org/?Author=Tarpley%20Natasha
Carole Boston Weatherford: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Weatherford%20Carole
Jacqueline Woodson: https://pbcat.org/?Author=Woodson%20Jacqueline