-Check out our print Spanish collection at the back of the second floor in the Main building. We have fiction, some non-fiction and some ESL materials available. -Read our catalog in Spanish by clicking on the “English (U.S.)” at the top righthand portion of the screen and selecting “Español (US).” -Use our catalog to select...

Were you inspired by Ayana Mathis in conversation about her new book, “The Unsettled,” with Emily Raboteau? Here are some related materials you can borrow through the library! ASSORTED BOOKS “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” by Ayana Mathis “Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora” by Emily Raboteau “Facing Apocalypse: Climate, Democracy,...

DONATE TO PRESERVE THE CLOTILDA:  Clotilda Descendants Association BOOKS (Click on links to order) “The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning” by Ben Raines (BCCLS; eBook: Libby/Overdrive; eAudiobook: Libby/Overdrive) “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage” by Sowande’ Mustakeem (available...

Now in its eighth year, the program features top authors speaking on the important issues of our time MONTCLAIR, NJ (February 7, 2022) — The Montclair Public Library Foundation has received a $10,000 grant from Investors Foundation to support the Montclair Public Library’s flagship author conversation series, Open Book / Open Mind. This marks the...

If you’re interested in finding out more, Jake Silverstein, co-editor of “The 1619 Project” and editor in chief of The New York Times Magazine, recommends The Pulitzer Center’s “1619 Project” Educational Materials Collection His own essay for The New York Times Magazine about the project and American historiography “History on Trial: Culture Wars and the...

Are you searching for a birth relative? Start your journey at the Montclair Public Library! Our trained reference librarians can help you search Ancestry.com, find adoption registries, locate obituaries, find support groups, and more. General Links Provided by Gabrielle Glaser, author of “American Baby: A Mother, a Child and the Shadow History of Adoption.” View...