Mardi Gras in Mobile

Mardi Gras is a Catholic festival that culminates on Fat Tuesday just prior to the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras first came to what is now Alabama with the early French explorers, who were led by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. He recorded the first observance of Mardi Gras in Mobile in his journal in 1699. Today, thousands of Alabamians and visitors come to Mobile annually to participate in the various parades, which are sponsored by local mystic societies and presided over by an elected King and Queen. 

Source: Encyclopedia of Alabama
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1437

African American History Month

African American Art African American Life & History African American Literature Book Club African Americans at War Black Facts Online Black History Biographies Black History Pages Black History Poems Black Past Guide to Black History History Makers Journey to Freedom [interactive]  Museum of the African Diaspora Quilts of Gee's Bend Roots of African American Music

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CALICO: New One-Stop Library Search Tool

Coastal Alabama Libraries are proud to introduce CALICO [Coastal Alabama Library & Information Collections Online], our new one-stop search tool for library resources. Whatever the assignment, large or small, using CALICO will help you find the information you need. This new database is available exclusively via the Library Services course page in Canvas.  https://coastalalabama.instructure.com/courses/7

Quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."	“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”	“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?’”	“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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Gilbertown's Clean Home Alabama Project!

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Help prevent colds and flu!!

During cold and flu season,
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November is Native American Heritage Month!

American Indian Museum Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians Faces of Poarch Moundville Archaeological Park National Congress of American Indians	National Museum of the American Indian Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Nations Directory Tribal Nations Maps Vision Maker DVDs

Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept. 15th - Oct. 15th

Hispanic Heritage Month Display
in Leigh Library on Brewton Campus
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October is Cyber-Security Awareness Month

Cyber-Security Awareness Display
in Leigh Library on Brewton Campus
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Voter Registration in Gilbertown

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Gilbertown goes PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

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Banned Books Week - Gilbertown

Banned Books Week Activity 

H. Pat Lindsay Library - Gilbertown

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Banned Books Week - Thomasville

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Banned Books Week Display
Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum & Library

Banned Books Week - Monroeville

Banned Books crime scene	Martin Luther King Jr. by Nall
Truman Capote by Nall	Banned Books Week display

Banned Books Week Displays
John Dennis Forte Library
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Banned Books Week - Brewton

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Banned Books Week Display
Leigh Library

Banned Books Week

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American Library Association

Banned Books Week
September 22nd through 28th