Join us for a Day of Racial Healing - Piscataway Public Library

The National Day of Racial Healing is a time for contemplation and collective action on #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. Launched on Jan. 17, 2017 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and their Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation community partners, it is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world. For this year's National Day of Racial Healing the Piscataway Public Library has some reading suggestions.

All of the highlighted titles below are available as downloadable ebooks or downloadable audiobooks via eLibraryNJ (the Libby app) or hoopla, or you can pick up a print copy at Kennedy or Westergard. Need help with eContent or with placing a hold for pick up? Give us a call at Kennedy, 732-463-1633 x6 or Westergard, 732-752-1166 x6!

Adult Booklist

Here are some highlights from our suggested reading for adults:

Driving While Black : African American Travel And The Road To Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin
Dr. Sorin visited the Library twice this year, and you can check out recordings of those visits - once to discuss her book, and once to discuss the documentary based on her book. Driving While Black is also available as a downloadable audiobook from hoopla.

Healing Racial Trauma : The Road To Resilience by Sheila Wise Rowe
Healing Racial Trauma is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from hoopla.

How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
How to Be An Antiracist is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

My Vanishing Country : A Memoir by Bakari Sellers
My Vanishing Country is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Me And White Supremacy : Combat Racism, Change The World, And Become A Good Ancestor by Layla F Saad
Me and White Supremacy is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Our Time Is Now : Power, Purpose, And The Fight For A Fair America by Stacey Abrams
Our Time Is Now is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Teen Booklist

Here are some highlights from our suggested reading for teens:

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Poet X is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Crossover is also available as a graphic novel, or as a downloadable ebook a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

New Kid by Jerry Craft
New Kid is also available as a downloadable ebook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
Hole in My Life is also available as a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Monster is also available as a downloadable ebook or a downloadable audiobook from eLibraryNJ using the Libby app.

Children's Booklists

Below are highlights from our suggested reading booklists for children. Select the purple text for a comprehensive lists of titles that are available at the Piscataway Public Library.