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March Madness and Women’s History Month in the library

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This month the library is featuring several March-themed displays.

Image with the phrases "March madness," "Dunks," "Steals," "Double-double," "Alley-oop," "Assists," and "Fast breaks" around a basketballDo you have the fever?

Check out the library’s collection of basketball books and DVDs.

  • Shooting Stars by LeBron James
  • Tobacco Road : Duke, Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest, and the history of the most intense backyard rivalries in sports
  • Heart of the Game DVD
  • The Last Shot : city streets, basketball dreams                                                        

 

Women’s History Month

Four black and white photos of women below the text "Celebrate Women's History Month." The top left photo shows two women carrying a sign that says "Votes for Women". The top right photo shows women gathered, one with her fist in the air. The bottom left image shows a woman talking at a podium. The bottom right image shows a woman with her head resting on her hand.Test yourself on your knowledge of women’s history with this quiz from the National Women’s History Project.

Explore the library’s collection of biographies of inspirational women in history and other books celebrating women’s achievements.

  • Her story : a timeline of the women who changed America
  • Women’s letters : America from the Revolutionary War to the present
  • A strange stirring : the Feminine mystique and American women at the dawn of the 1960s
  • Gloria Steinem : her passions, politics, and mystique
  • Maya Angelou : a voice to be heard DVD