In June 2020, staff organized several lists of books and films at New Lenox Library to better understand current events and the history of racism in America. These resources focus on a variety of topics, including historical context, systemic inequality, anti-Black violence, protest, intersectionality, allyship, education, hope, celebration, and resilience.
Our collection is always growing. View our New Releases for a list of monthly new media.
Non-Fiction for Little Readers
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling
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Fiction for Little Readers
Not Quite Snow White
Ashley Franklin; Illustrated by Ebony Glenn
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Woke Baby
Mahogany L. Browne; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III
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Freedom Bird
Jerdine Nolen; illustrated by James E. Ransome
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Overground Railroad
Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome
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Hey Black Child
Useni Eugene Perkins
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Freedom on the Menu: the Greensboro Sit-ins
Carole Boston Weatherford
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My Hair is a Garden
Cozbi A. Cabrera
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Noodlephant
Jacob Kramer, K-Fai Steele
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