Cook Memorial Library Trustees voted to adopt the new federal Juneteenth holiday as one of our library’s “closed” holidays earlier this year. Because Juneteenth will be held on June 19th, which is on a Sunday this year, we won’t need to close the library to observe this holiday. Next year, when Juneteenth is on a Monday, one of our open days, we will close to observe Juneteenth.
Some of our library materials about Juneteenth:
Books:
- Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith
Ebooks (use your library card to borrow, and use the Libby app on your mobile device):
- On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
- Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom by Sharon Dennis Wyeth (children’s level 3 reader)
Encyclopedia (use your library card to sign in to Britannica):
Videos (use your library card to sign up for Kanopy):
- Emancipation Road (documentary series)
- Miss Juneteenth (drama)
Juneteenth holiday