Books and Resources for Black History Month

February is Black History Month! We want to make sure our member libraries have all sorts of book recommendations and resources to celebrate this month and to encourage learning about Black history all year long.

Let’s start with some recommended reading lists: 

Next, explore these resources you can use in your school library or classroom: 

Finally, last year at CMLE we hosted an African American Read-In event where we were able to explore an awesome variety of African American literature. Read about our event or learn more about African American Read-Ins.

If you’d like to get some more book recommendations, listen to our Reading With Libraries podcast episode about the genre of African American literature: