Month: November 2024
The 2023 revision of the Virginia Studies Curriculum added Samuel Wilbert Tucker to the Virginia Studies curriculum that all 4th graders study. Tucker, a young Alexandria lawyer, organized the 1939 sit-in at the Alexandria Library to challenge their segregation-era policy of only allowing white people to use the public library….
Continue reading: Samuel Wilbert Tucker added to Virginia History CurriculumBeth Cornish’s article in the Henderson Independent News (Sept 20, 2024) praised Nancy’s author talk at the Henderson Public Library. https://www.hendersonindependentnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/nancy-noyes-silcox-presents-a-place-called-home/article_664b1e5c-7635-11ef-b4b0-3b2da661efca.html
Continue reading: Henderson, MN Library Author Talk Praised