Community archives are seen as being in the vanguard of social concerns and markers of community-based activism.

Here are four book recommendations brought to you by your friends at Pima County Public Library.

โ€œBlood and Voice: Navajo Women Ceremonial Practitionersโ€ by Maureen Trudelle Schwarz

โ€œSharing the Desertโ€ by Winston P. Erickson

โ€œUnseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archivesโ€ edited by Dana Canedy, Darcy Eveleigh, Damien Cave and Rachel L. Swarns

โ€œTo Tell Our Storiesโ€ edited by Jewish Family and Childrenโ€™s Services of Southern Arizona

Like these? Be sure to check out the full list at tucne.ws/1n68.

Visit library.pima.gov for more great reading suggestions or call Infoline at 520-791-4010 to learn more or ask questions.

Third grade is the last chance for students to master reading with help from teachers before they face more rigorous expectations.


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