Whitehall Public Library

🌟 Today, we honor Juneteenth🌟 — also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of African Americans who had been enslaved in the United States and their resilience.

What is Juneteenth? ❓
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed almost two and a half years earlier, the news of this important decision didn’t reach Texas until June 19th, 1865.

On that day, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free.

💚 Join us in recognizing this important chapter in history and explore related books for all ages on the following slides. 📕

Let’s come together to learn, reflect, and celebrate freedom for all. ✊🏾📚❤️

☎️Friday Matinee Feature: Voicemails For Isabelle

🩷 Join us on Friday, June 19th, at 1:15 PM in the Second Chapter Café for this newly-released Netflix Original film about the power of love and new beginnings.

🎟️ Registration is required – seating is limited:
👉https://whitehallpl.librarycalendar.com/event/movie-matinee-13111

🍿 AC, cozy chairs, and good company are always included.
📍 Where: Second Chapter Café @ Whitehall Public Library
🕐 When: Friday, June 19th at 1:15 PM

We've got an action-packed week ahead of us! 📚

☀️ Summer learning programs begin this week as well as our Summer Reading raffles.🎁
📆 Spend your summer at the library and stop in today. To view our full list of events, visit www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org.

A library is more than just books. 📚
❤️ It is a community hub, a place to safely ask a "dumb question," a lifeline to needed resources, and of course, a place to house your favorite media so you don't have to!

🏠 We love serving our community, and we rely on support from WPL Neighbors like you!

❗️June is the LAST month to be entered to win an 11th Generation iPad. ❗️

Donate $50 or more to our fundraising campaign by June 30, and you'll be entered into our iPad giveaway.

🖥 Make a donation online at https://givebutter.com/WLPNeighbor26.