Join us for a unique opportunity to tour A ARLCC Special Collections in honor of Black History Month. During the tour \, you will see rare and historic items up close\, meet the archival staff \, and learn about how students\, scholars\, and the public are using the collections in their original research.
\nThe AARLCC Special Collect ions contain archival materials documenting the history and culture of peo ple of African\, African American\, and Caribbean descent. \; Strength s of the collections include the history of Black librarianship in the Uni ted States\, Black literature in the African diaspora\, photography\, and Broward County&rsquo\;s Black history. The AARLCC Special Collections cons ist of more than 9\,000 books and periodicals\; collections of 20th-centur y African artifacts\; artwork by Haitian\, Jamaican\, and African American artists\; audiovisual materials encompassing more than 6\,000 vinyl recor d albums and multiple oral history collections\; and over 1\,000 linear fe et of manuscript and photograph collections.
\nAARLCC Special Collec tions is one of three repositories in the Broward County Library Special C ollections department along with the Broward County Historical Archives an d the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book.
\nSpace on the tours is limi ted and registration is required.
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