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May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

Monthly Books honors Asian-Pacific American heritage this month with resources that celebrate the significant contributions that Asian-Pacific Americans have made to our country’s history, artistic, literary and contemporary culture. Read more about this national heritage month at http://asianpacificheritage.gov

Click the links below to listen to our Asia in America streaming music selections.

Young Rang Kim Guest Artist Recital

Chinese Music Concert Faculty Recital

The Bamboo That Snaps Back performed by Fred Ho and the Asian Art Ensemble

See all the resources on display here.

 
Our differences in beliefs do not truly separate us, or elevate us over others.
Rather, they highlight the rich tapestry that is humanity.
— George Takei

March is National Women’s History Month and Monthly Books has books, films and other resources on display to honor the contributions made by women throughout history.

Checkout these resources and many more at www.library.unt.edu/monthly-books

Makers: Women Who Make America Season 1

Women’s Rights in the Early Revolution

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson

“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” — Mae Jemison

This February Monthly Books celebrates African American History Month with a collection of resources that honor the rich cultural, political, literary and musical history of African Americans.

Check out these digital collections from the Portal to Texas History:

• Black Academy of Arts and Letters Materials
• News Clips from the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection​
• Portraits from the Private Collection of Mike Cochran​
• Building the African-American Community
• The Barbara C. Jordan Archives
• African American Newspapers

Find eBooks, Streaming Video and more at www.library.unt.edu/monthly-books

It’s a new year! Check out our Monthly Books display to start the year with books and resources that will help to increase your health, improve your mind, reach your goals and become a new you in 2016.

The Willis Library will close today, December 23rd, at 7 PM and reopen January 4th at 7 AM. While we are closed, you may still access your library account to manage holds and renew materials online at https://iii.library.unt.edu/patroninfo

Library materials may be returned at the Highland St. book drop, the Willis entrance book drop, the Eagle Commons Library entrance book drop and the Chilton Hall Media Library outdoor drop box. Streaming Media, EBooks and other resources are available through our online catalog at http://www.library.unt.edu/

If you have questions about library resources or services, please contact Access Services at http://www.library.unt.edu/ask-us and we will respond promptly when we return from the holiday break. We look forward to serving our students in 2016!

This month we celebrate world cultures, religions, traditions and peoples with our Pieces on Earth book display and good will to all our UNT library readers.

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

This August, Monthly Books is proud to participate in Muslim Journeys, a project of The National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures Bookshelf. Muslim Journeys is a diverse collection of resources that offers perspectives on the lives and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.

The collection is organized themes that explore different aspects of the Muslim experience: American Stories, Connected Histories, Literary Reflections, Pathways of Faith, Points of View, and Art Spots.

We invite you to hear the varied voices of Muslim peoples with our display bookshelf and online resources, and to embark on a voyage of discovery with Muslim Journeys.