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The African American Experience is an online resource that brings voice and context to the lived experiences of African Americans in U.S. history. Primary and secondary sources illustrate diverse threads of African American social, political, and cultural history from Reconstruction to civil rights and modern social justice movements. Free access with your Library card!

March 7
The Indiana Association of Chinese Americans (IACA) and Indianapolis Chinese Performing Arts, Inc (ICPAI) will host a Lunar New Year Festival at Central Library. Come join us in celebrating the year of the horse! Enjoy a stage performance featuring Chinese American performing arts that include traditional Chinese American style lion dance, traditional dance, traditional Chinese orchestra music, and Tai Chi exercise presentations. Cultural vendors will also be present to share interactive experiences with attendees.

It's hard to say which one of these is the most beautiful! The artists who illustrated these books are a who's who list for illustration, and surprisingly, most, if not all, have a different illustrator. Art and music paired up in the very best way. Any one of these would make a wonderful music history tour for Black History Month.