Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved people were free. This was two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln’s[…]
What is Juneteenth?
By Sarah Wolk FitzGerald Events, history Jun 18, 2020
Bird Up: A New Exhibit in the Library
By Sarah Wolk FitzGerald Long Beach, Visitor Information Mar 19, 2018
Curator’s Note A few months ago, I was visiting the Miller Reading Room at the main branch of Long Beach Public Library. I saw some beautiful hand painted bird houses on display in the room, and I asked the special collections librarian about them. She told me they were part of a public art workshop[…]