Just last week, the American Library Association announced the new winners of the Youth Media Awards.
Now you can reserve your copies of the award-winning books at the Pratt. Just click on the cover.
And… for the Young Adults..
We are right in the middle of the Central Library’s historic $115 million renovation. Starting February 20, you’ll start getting a look at the work that’s happened when the 2nd and 3rd floors open.
Several public service departments that are currently on the first floor will move to the second and third floors. Here are a few pictures of the second floor to give you a preview. New light fixtures line the 2nd floor hallway. The paintings on the ceiling have been restored. At the end of the hallway, you’ll see a large glass wall with a door. That’s where the new Teen Wing will start in 2019, giving young adults their own space. That space will temporarily house the Children’s Department as downstairs is now under renovation. 
Scaffolding remains up outside the front window. This area on the 2nd floor will provide places for people to plug in their laptops or work on tablets. The Poe Room and Wheeler auditorium are still under renovation.
Here’s a peek at the rosettes in the ceiling of Central Hall. Plaster workers have painstakingly restored them, so they look like the day they were created.
Starting February 20, many departments will have shifted around. Don’t hesitate to ask a staff members to point you in the right direction.
The Central Library is closed for renovations this week. Pratt Chat is giving you an inside look at some of those renovated spaces. Today, we’re going inside the new Creative Arts Center. 
The Creative Arts Center, on the 2nd floor, previously housed the Library’s Fine Arts and Humanities Collections. The new space will be a place for exhibitions, live concerts, performances and so much more. The Center will provide an intimate space for dance, music and theater productions by professional and student artists.
During the renovation, the ceiling of the room was restored to its historic grandeur. Replication light fixtures were installed. The floor was also restored. 
When Central reopens on February 20, the Creative Arts Center will temporarily house Fine Arts and Humanities.
Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, 2018, opens today, February 15. To celebrate the groundbreaking movie, librarians in the Humanities Department of Central Library compiled a list of books to give you some background information and related resources. They highlight the Afrocentric sensation of the Black Panther comics and the beginning of a powerful movement. Click the cover to reserve your copy now!
Representation in Comics
Black Film
Further Reading
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Tayari Jones, An American Marriage
TONIGHT, 6:30pm
Central Library African American Department
An American Marriage was just named Oprah’s Book Club’s 2018 Selection. Now come see author Tayari Jones at the Pratt Library tonight!