Brave Voices, Brave Choices

09/28/2023

Are you a college or high school student and would like to make your voice heard in the community?

Join the conversation at The Longest Table 2023!

Get your free tickets here ➡️ bit.ly/44N8Nd1

08/26/2023

Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Watch the documentary “Meet Me at Equality: The People’s March on Washington," then participate in a discussion to learn more about the challenges and triumphs of those who continue to work to create a more inclusive and equitable community nationwide.

🗓️ Thursday, Aug 31 at 6:30 pm. Register at https://bit.ly/3qG2OZI

Presented in partnership with the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity.

04/13/2023

Would you like to find out more about Howard County Library System’s Inequity Within report?

Join us Monday, April 17 at 6:30 pm at the Central Branch as the author, Dr. Sabriya Sturdavant, discusses the report in full.

This analysis presents data and shows local history of racial inequity and its ongoing impact on education, health, housing, and criminal justice in Howard County and the state of Maryland.

Register here: bit.ly/3o4gf3Q

02/02/2023

The doll program is being featured on the cover of Howard County Library System's "Source Magazine"

12/29/2022

🎬 Interested in documentaries that can spark a meaningful conversation?

Then join HCLS on January 12 at the Miller Branch for the first screening and discussion of Films For Change, a series of documentaries about racial equity, each followed by panels featuring local leaders and organizations.

Presented in partnership with African American Community Roundtable of Howard County Jewish Community Relations Council - Howard County Howard County Branch NAACP #7020 and Howard County Government 's Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission.

Sponsored by Horizon Foundation
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10/27/2022

In this message to the community, Columbia Association President/CEO Lakey Boyd brings up the important data included in our "Inequity Within: Issues of Inequity Across Communities" report. We are glad to be working with partners such as Columbia Association and Howard Community College to build a more equitable future.

To say it is an interesting time for Columbia is an understatement. In the past month, WalletHub named Columbia the “Safest City...

10/11/2022

You can now access HCLS' "Inequity Within: Issues of Inequity Across Communities" report online.

Inequity Within: A Local Equity Analysis

10/05/2022

Don't miss the chance to meet author Sheryll Cashin at the Miller Branch on October 13 as she discusses her book "White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality"

Register now: bit.ly/3BYkK3l

Co-sponsored by Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services and presented in partnership with The Last Word, fka Books With A Past

09/30/2022

Only a few days to go until the author event with Naima Coster at the Miller Branch!

Register now for a chance to meet the author of New York Times bestseller "What's Mine and Yours".

Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/3SIA2jk

One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library Agency

Presented in partnership with HoCoPoLitSo - The Howard County Poetry & Literature Society, Howard County Office of Human Rights and Equity and The Last Word, fka Books With A Past

08/18/2022

Visit the new Brave Stories exhibit in the Equity Resource Center at the Central Branch. Read about your neighbors’ experiences. Take the time to listen to their Brave Stories—and share your own.

Your story has value. It spurs empathy. It adds to, and updates, our collective understanding. Together, our experiences make a tapestry.