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Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of childrens literatures top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburgs quest to correct history. Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an AfroPuerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerks lifes passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages. When Schomburgs collection became so big it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. A century later, his groundbreaking collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world.
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MatchlessMarie
MatchlessMarie
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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Pickpick

This past Summer, my son‘s school sent home 2 scholastic bundles that we are just now getting through. This was one of the books. 📚❤️ #SuperSeptember #BookSpinBingo

Bookzombie Thanks! I just put this one on hold at the library. 🙂 3y
EadieB Thanks for participating in the readathon! 3y
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mrp27
mrp27
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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#FebruaryWrapUp

Pleased with my reading selections for the month, there were some good ones. My favorite was When No One is Watching.

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megnews
megnews
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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Pickpick

This should really be in every elementary class library. It shares a lot of African American history as well as how it was brought to light.

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GatheringBooks
GatheringBooks
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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#WordsOfOctober Day 20: This is a #remarkable story of an unforgettable man who built a library. Fats‘ review here and the reasons she listed as to what makes this story #remarkable: https://wp.me/pDlzr-gIc

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OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
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JoyBlue
JoyBlue
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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Mehso-so

The illustrations were wonderful. The text (verse) left *much* to be desired. The topic is really important/valuable, so I was especially disappointed that the text didn't deliver.

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Tamra
Tamra
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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Pickpick

This is a BEAUTIFUL picture book! The writing and history makes it one that won‘t be outgrown. I will be purchasing this one for sure. 😁👍🏾

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Amie
Amie
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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My reading "helper" ? #catsoflitsy

rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 7y
Texreader 💜💜💜 7y
Tanzy13 🐱 7y
Tamra I requested this one from the library this week! I am guessing it may be one that I end up purchasing. 👍🏾 7y
SamHeartCoffee The cuteness! 7y
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OrangeMooseReads
OrangeMooseReads
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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Man Cub and I went out and got all of his #secretsantakids gifts today. I would have rather stayed home, snow and people are not my cup of tea, but all went well and we got what we needed. I found a few books that looked interesting in the children‘s area (I wasn‘t really allowed to look much. For some reason people don‘t like going to the bookstore with me.)

Centique 😂😂 my family don‘t like letting me loose in there either! 7y
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smilingshelves
smilingshelves
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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Perks of living in a small town: When you approach the library counter with this stack of books and suddenly realize you forgot your library card, the librarian already knows your name and checks them out for you with no problem!

#librariansarethebest #smalltownlove

BucklingBookshelves I just got back from the library — Friday night! By myself! A special treat... but that also means my picture book stack was HUGE because I didn‘t have to worry about the logistics of carrying them plus chasing a toddler LOL. I also forgot my library card 🤦‍♀️ But they looked me up by my license. Which was excellent so I didn‘t have to go put that huge stack away 🙊 (edited) 7y
smilingshelves @Bucklingbkshelf That must have been glorious to go to the library by yourself! That's funny that we both forgot our cards on the same day. My problem was that I walked, so I didn't have my license, either! 😯 7y
BucklingBookshelves I‘ve done that too! And the one woman did know me and looked me up without my ID. The next time I forgot everything, I wasn‘t so lucky. 🤷‍♀️ This time I was driving and thankfully did have my license on me. I have a tag card on my keys and I grabbed the wrong set on my way out. And my “regular” card has been sitting on a dresser and I kept forgetting to put it back in my wallet. 🙊 This has now been remedied LOL 7y
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RebL
RebL
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library | Carole Boston Weatherford
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I‘m no children‘s lit expert, but I bet this book wins some awards. Schomburg was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York where he started a significant collection of texts by and about Black people. His story is told through the biographies of the people whose stories he pulled from obscurity. What a great way to honor his contribution! And look at that cover illustration; the man is a giant!

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