{"id":21115,"date":"2026-02-09T00:42:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21115"},"modified":"2026-02-09T01:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:42:11","slug":"leon-countys-main-library-holds-a-black-history-month-read-in","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/leon-countys-main-library-holds-a-black-history-month-read-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County&#8217;s Main Library holds a Black History Month Read-In"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21115-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/02\/blackhistoryread0209full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/02\/blackhistoryread0209full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/02\/blackhistoryread0209full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The main Leon County Public Library held a Black History Month Read-In on Saturday. Dozens of young people and their families heard stories by African-American authors read aloud by community members.<\/p>\n<p>One of those readers was Library Director Pam Moore. She read JaNay Brown-Wood&#8217;s epic: &#8220;Shhhhh: The Baby&#8217;s Asleep&#8221; with some help from her young audience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody! Shhhhhh&#8230;the baby&#8217;s asleep!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>County Commissioner Carolyn Cummings&#8217; book was &#8211; appropriately enough &#8211; about libraries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And this book is by Nikki Giovanni who is an African-American female writer and college professor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And County Assistant Administrator Shington Lamy&#8217;s pick concerned a young man named Issac who loves the rain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One by one they filed in, finding warmth and refuge inside. But not Issac!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Rickards High School Swinging Raider Jazz Band provided music for the occasion. 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