Posts from Muhlenberg Library

In its Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional. The schools for whites were often superior to their counterparts for black students and consequently the separate schools offered very different educational opportunities. This ruling was key to the civil rights movement and efforts to end segregation.

On September 3, 1957, nine black students were barred from entry into Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. By September 23, after another court decision ruled that 

By now everyone at least knows of Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight whether they have read it or not. Even though the four book arc is called a saga, it does remain finite leaving fans with a dilemma after they have worked through all of 

Hello. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and briefly mention what I will be posting on this blog. My name is Emma, I'm a part-time clerk at the Muhlenberg Branch currently earning my Master's in library and information science at Pratt Institute.

Muhlenberg is one of NYPL's older library buildings, so be sure to drop by if you want to see a piece of New York's history. Between now and April 10 you can drop by the branch on Fridays between 10:30am and 2:30pm for free tax help (