Jun 11 / Community

Celebrate Black History Month with our Little Free Library
Jan 28 / News
February is Black History Month, and we’re stocking our Little Free Library with books by Black authors. Connect, explore and learn by picking up a new book, or contribute a new one for our community to enjoy. There are so many beautiful stories told by Black authors, and the below list of books is just a starting point. Be sure to check Barnes & Noble’s curated selection of books located in the center of their store, and feel free to drop us a line here with your favorite book. We will continue to add community suggestions and favorites to this list.
Book Suggestions
Children’s
Ambitious Girl, Meena Harris
Change Sings, Amanda Gorman
Firebird, Misty Copeland
Hair Love, Matthew A. Cherry
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Vashti Harrison and Kwesi Johnson
Little Legends: Exceptional Black Men in Black History, Vashti Harrison and Kwesi Johnson
Saturday, Oge Mora
Sulwe, Lupita Nyong’o
Tar Beach, Faith Ringgold
Young Adult
Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson
Dear Martin, Nic Stone
The Color Purple, Alice Walker
The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
Love is a Revolution, Renee Watson
The Watsons Go to Birmingham, Christopher Paul Curtis
Opposite of Always, Justin A. Reynolds
Stamped, Ibram X Kendi
Adult
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Alex Haley and Malcolm X
Becoming, Michelle Obama
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Between the World and Me, Ta Nehisi-Coates
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
How we Fight for our Lives, Saeed Jones
How to be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X Kendi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Kindred, Octavia Butler
Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward
Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid
The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
Queenie, Candace Carty-Williams