Looking for things to do while self-isolating? Your Library has some suggestions!
From book, movie, TV show, or podcast recommendations to virtual museum tours to exercise videos, we hope to have something for you.
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Many within our community are looking for resources to assist with antiracist education and action. To support community members in accessing these materials, the Library has crafted a few recommendation lists made up of both books and online articles.
The items on these lists encourage critical thinking and aim to inspire conversations about the issues of anti-Blackness, state violence, and racial justice in the United States of America:
Movies presently free to stream:
Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, in conversation with Marcus Campbell, Ed. D., Assistant Superintendent/Principal of Evanston Township High School in Evanston, IL. Presented by Family Action Network on YouTube: Robin DiAngelo Interview
The School Library Journal has compiled additional resources as well: Antiracist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages.
Library Journal’s main publication has also compiled a list of lists for fiction and nonfiction reading recommendations: LibraryJournal Antiracist Reading & Viewing.
Other online articles addressing the conversation:
If you are seeking specific recommendations, please feel free to complete a Perfect Picks Online Readers’ Advisory form for a personalized response.
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Check out the Library in Your Living Room Readers' Roundtable mini-series, Shelf-Isolation! Located on the Library's YouTube Channel, Shelf-Isolation updates weekly on Friday mornings.
In addition to the Highland Park Public Library's virtual storytimes on Facebook, here are other storytime options.
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