The Library will be closed on Sunday, April 5, 2026, in observance of Easter.

Arab American Heritage Month

Books for Arab American Heritage Month


Events


Two Book Covers: My beautiful sisters : a story of courage, hope, and the Afghan women's soccer team, and Arab in Newsland
April 2, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Do you like sports? Does literature speak to you? Would you like to go for a walk? Then join us on the first and third Thursdays of the...


A woman seated on a curb
April 4, 2026 1:00 PM
Arzé, a single mother, embarks on a journey across sectarian Beirut with her teenage son to find their stolen scooter—their only source of...


A teenager reclines by a sunny window while reading on her tablet
April 6, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Join us for a book discussion and help decorate the library for Arab-American Heritage Month! This month, we are reading the novel The...


A girl reads on her tablet by a sunny window
April 6, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
We are discussing two books, The Buried & the Bound by Rochelle Hassan and Thief of the Heights by Son M & Robyn Yao, and...


Two Book Covers: My beautiful sisters : a story of courage, hope, and the Afghan women's soccer team, and Arab in Newsland
April 16, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Do you like sports? Does literature speak to you? Would you like to go for a walk? Then join us on the first and third Thursdays of the...


Young boy standing in the desert holding a rifle
April 18, 2026 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a...


Bowl of dates and silver teapot, alongside Ibtisam Barakat's memoir "Tasting the Sky"
April 18, 2026 3:00 PM
Award-winning, Palestinian-American author, poet, translator, artist, and educator. Ibtisam Barakat (pronunciation) (Arabic spelling:...


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