Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month! https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/ethnic.htm#latino
==> SPANISH LANGUAGE WEBSITES: http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/Spanish/spanishgreat.htm
==> KIDS’ BOOKS:
Colors of Our Community — http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/241784
Let’s Learn Spanish — http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/242038
Libros infantiles favoritos en español (Favorite Children’s Books in Spanish) —
http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/242039
==> MORE BOOKS FOR KIDS & TEENS from Colorín Colorado: https://www.colorincolorado.org/books/hispanic-heritage
==> ADULT BOOKS:
LatinX fiction — http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/241180
LatinX non-fiction — http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/241183

Labor Day

Monday, September 4, 2023 is Labor Day!
https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/laborday.pdf
https://whatsoproudlywehail.org/curriculum/the-american-calendar/the-meaning-of-labor-day
http://recordsofrights.org/themes/6/workplace-rights
https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-events
https://facingfreedom.org/workers-rights
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history2.htm#labor

Women’s Equality Day

August 26 is Women’s Equality Day!
==> Votes for Women links: http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history.htm#votes

Explore the 1950 Census With HeritageQuest Online

The 1950 census, the first to include the Baby Boomer generation, has been released by the National Archives. Now you can explore over 151 million people recorded in the 1950 census by logging in to our HeritageQuest® Online database! Learn more about the world in 1950 and experience records capturing, for the first time, American expatriates living abroad, students at college, and people owning a television. [South Plainfield Library card required for access.] http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/dblogin.htm#heritage

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday & Presidents’ Day

==> About Abraham Lincoln:
http://abrahamlincoln.org/features/
https://millercenter.org/president/lincoln
https://digital.lib.niu.edu/illinois/lincoln [NEW!]
==> Books for kids about Abraham Lincoln: http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/243687
==> Civil War resources: http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history2.htm#Civil
==> About George Washington: http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history2.htm#gwash
==> Books for kids on U.S. Presidents: http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/243706
==> Info on all U.S. Presidents:
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history2.htm#prez
Links updated 1/31/24

Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month!
https://www.jewishheritagemonth.gov/
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/ethnic.htm#jewish
*****Recommended reading for kids*****
http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/244363

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month!
https://asianpacificheritage.gov/
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/ethnic.htm#asian
*****Recommended reading for kids*****
http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/244364
*****Recommended reading for adults*****
Asian/South Asian fiction: http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/241176
Asian voices (nonfiction): http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/241222

African American History Month

February is African American History Month!
https://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/
https://blackfreedom.proquest.com
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history2.htm#Afro
https://edsitement.neh.gov/teachers-guides/african-american-history-and-culture-united-states
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/africanamericanheritage/
==> BOOKLISTS
Black History month (books for kids, teens & tweens): http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/243708
African-American fiction (adults): http://bookdb.nextgoodbook.com/booklist/w/a766f9d4b53cef2071389c94bbbdd56a/l/241175
==> Genealogy resources: https://southplainfieldlibrary.wordpress.com/webfinder-genealogy-resources/

Links checked 1/28/23

100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment

It’s the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution! The amendment, which became law on August 18, 1920, gave women in the United States the right to vote.
https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/getting-vote/
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/womenshistory/19th-amendment.htm
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/19th-amendment
https://facingfreedom.org/public-protest/votes-for-women
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/history.htm#Women

Build a Time Capsule

Whether you have a minute to spare or a whole day, you can get hands on with history in your own home. Download these instructions for making a time capsule and hiding it for future historians, alongside two quick and simple activities tohelp you get hunting for history at home!
https://www.startwithabook.org/content/pdfs/TimeCapsule.pdf