July 14, 2016 — 10:06pm
Libraries may seem an
unlikely place to go in the search for answers after the police shooting
of Philando Castile and Black Lives Matter protests in the Twin Cities.
But the
Hennepin County Library, the state’s largest library system, has
responded by launching a Black Lives Matter teen reading list that is
now being replicated at libraries across the country. For the first
time, one of its reading lists also has been picked up by national
publications.
It’s part
of an effort by public libraries across the country to take action after
the troubling events, hoping that the power of books can help educate
residents on racial issues and support the community.
“It’s in
the DNA of a library to do this,” Library Director Lois Langer Thompson
said. “Reading is part of the healing and helps us understand.”
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