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Test your knowledge and celebrate Black history! Join us for a weekly Black History Trivia Challenge starting February 3. Each week will feature new questions highlighting the achievements, contributions, and history of Black leaders, trailblazers, and culture.
📅 Begins: February 3 (new trivia challenge each week)
🏆 Winners Announced: The following Monday
🎁 Prizes for top scorer!
Think you have what it takes to win? Participate each week for a chance to claim the top spot and show off your Black history knowledge!
Winners must pick up their prize from the library.
Trail Blazers & Pioneers | Monday, 2/3 - Friday, 2/7 | Test your knowledge
Prize: National Museum of African American History and Culture 2025 Wall Calendar
Civil Rights Movement | Monday, 2/10 - Friday, 2/14 | Test your knowledge
Prize: Sweet Home Café Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking
Black Cultural Contributions | Monday, 2/17 - Friday, 2/21 | Test your knowledge
Prize: Hip Hop Trivia
Prize: Black History Month Tote Bag
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Help us expand our library collection with amazing stories by Black authors! We have 8 incredible fiction books to choose from, and we want your input on which title to add.
📚 How to Vote: Browse the selections and cast your vote for your favorite book.
📅 Voting Deadline: Friday, February 28
The book with the most votes will be added to our library collection—so make your voice heard and help bring more diverse stories to our shelves!
Unleashed & Phillips Library Presents: Therapy Dog De-stress
Come to the library to hang out with the Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club and Destress!
When: February 27 & April 24
Where: Phillips Library
Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
This event is made possible by the Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club.
Come to the library and uncover your next read from our Blind Date with a Book display.
For a perfect evening, check out one of the books from this display at the Information Desk.
Short on time, but you still want to participate? Reveal your next read below with our digital Blind Date with a Book.
News Literacy Week highlights the importance of empowering everyone with the skills to navigate today’s complex information landscape. In a world filled with misinformation and rapidly evolving media, this week focuses on fostering critical thinking, fact-checking, and responsible news consumption.
Find valuable resources below to help you understand how to fact-check and find reliable information.
Celebrate News Literacy Week with a library workshop about navigating the constant stream of new information we encounter each day. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and find reliable information.
Wednesday, Feb. 5th | 3 - 4 p.m. | Zoom
Tuesday, February 4 | 4 p.m.
"This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project on edWeb.net as part of National News Literacy Week, will offer strategies for teaching students about the complex topic of bias in news coverage" - New Literacy Project
Thursday, February 6 |12 p.m.
"Open to educators, students, and interested members of the public, this free webinar features a discussion with investigative journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas about her reporting on concussions in the NFL. It also covers the watchdog role of a free press." - New Literacy Project