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Women's History Month Reads

Women's History Month celebrates the history, activism, and achievements of girls and women. It has been observed in the United States annually since 1987, when Congress passed a resolution to expand Women's History Week to an entire month. National Women's History Week had started in 1980 under President Jimmy Carter via a Presidential proclamation.

Black History Month: Celebrate Black Authors!

February is Black History Month. Come borrow books from our Celebrate Black Voices display, featuring titles in our collection from various genres written by black authors!

February is Library Lovers' Month

February is Library Lovers’ Month, a month dedicated to people that love libraries and everything they have to offer and that lauds everyone who advocates for libraries. Show your library love by playing Bingo! Pick up your Bingo Sheet at the Library Lovers' Month display or Reference Desk. Complete library activities and cross out boxes to get 5 in a row, column, or diagonally. Bring your Bingo Sheet to the Reference Desk to enter a drawing for a library swag bag. Contact the Reference Desk if you have questions about how to do any of the Bingo tasks.

Girls and Women in Sports Day with a female runner, a female basketball player, and a woman stretching on a yoga work. There are also drawings of women playing soccer, playing basketball, and wrestling.

Celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day

February 5 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, “This celebration inspires girls and women to play and be active, to realize their full power. The confidence, strength and character gained through sports participation are the very tools girls and women need to become strong leaders in sports and life.” Here are some books, movies, and websites to learn about and celebrate NGWSD.

Celebrating Black History Month

Black History Month, which had its origins in Chicago during the summer of 1915, According to the Black History Month founding organization, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, “the 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans, and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people.”

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27

According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time to remember the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. We remember Holocaust victims by reading their names, lighting candles, and learning about the Holocaust.”

Drawing of Martin Luther King Jr., two people shaking hands, a group of fists in front of an American flag, and a flag labeled MLK day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, commemorating the life and legacy of Civil Rights Movement leader, activist, and minister Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. BCPL will be open that day. Honor his memory by reading one of the many books that discuss his aspirations and accomplishments.

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January is National Hobby Month!

January is National Hobby Month, a month to celebrate your favorite hobbies and find new ones. Are you planning on learning a new hobby or get better at one you already have? We have books and movies for that! Click “read more” to see the Dewey number of some of the more common hobbies. Don’t forget to check out our National Hobby Month book display!

Short Days, Short Reads

It’s that time of the year where the sun isn’t up until after 7am and sets by the time 5 o’clock rolls around- clearly the perfect time of the year for hot drinks and quick reads. Click “Read More” to see some of the novellas, short story collections, anecdotal compilations, and books under 200 pages we have.