The theme is "Color Me Correctly," as a reminder that the collective combination of so many voices within the trans community lends to a very diverse group of people. There is no one way to define anyone, no one-mold-fits-all, although there can be a good baseline for how we start. Before any of us consider coloring someone in (even those we think we know best) we might first begin by asking ourselves: "Did I ask this person if I have the right colors?"

A Brief History Lesson: Monica Helms designed the 5-striped pink, blue, and white flag for the trans community in August 1999. She is a trans navy veteran. The light blue of the flag represents the traditional color for boys, the baby pink for girls, and the white in the middle represents those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or undefined gender, and those who are intersexed. It is also designed so that no matter which way it is flown, it is always correct. This was intentional by Helms, who wanted a representation of the community finding correctness, however it manifested, in their collective lives.

This month's booklist can be accessed by clicking this link, featuring titles for every reader of every age.

*This list also features links to audiobooks and ebooks of each physical book (when available). You can click through the pages to find these.*

You can also come check out our physical display at Kirkwood Library, on for the entire month of August!

Understanding this, "The Vast Tales of Many Peoples," aims to break up this broad region and honor each locale and its diasporic ties, highlighting specifically those who directly represent our Asian-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian author communities.

You can find a link to each regional display by clicking on the highlighted text below, and you can also come check out our rotating physical display at the Kirkwood Branch in the following weeks! Please note the timeline accordingly for release dates.

May 1st-8th Kirkwood's Display featured: South Asia, opens a new window

May 8th-15th Kirkwood's Display featured: Southeast Asia

May 16th-23rd Kirkwood's Display featured: East Asia and the Pacific Islands of Guam, Tahiti, Fiji, and Hawai'i

May 24th-31st Kirkwood's Display features: West and Central Asia

Also included in this month's CCC (Curated Cultural Collection) are archives geared towards the younger readers and young adults. You can access these by clicking below!

Young Adults/Teens Collection

Young Readers Collection, opens a new window

Happy AAPI Heritage Month and Happy Reading!

By Maya P.

Every day in May is an adventure at the Kirkwood Library! Put on your best Star Wars Cosplay and join us in a galaxy far, far away, view two award-winning AAPI films, help craft a community quilt to keep artists warm as they travel the South River, register (starting May 1st) to meet artist Karen Anderson Singer Karen of Tiny Doors ATL on the first stop of their Atlanta 'world' tour on June 1st, and so much more! Only at your Kirkwood Library! 

Happy Black History Month! Kirkwood Library staff encourages you to stop by our library branch this February to check out our Black History Month display!

With titles featuring bold narratives, informative outlooks, notable achievements, and personal histories; we celebrate Black History and the cultural impact the community's authors have had on the world the library way, by reading their books-this month, and all-year-round.

Can't make it in to see everything on display? No problem! You can click below to browse the titles in a digital list format.

List created by FCLSKirkwood

Visit the Kirkwood Library to view the display to learn why reading was important to Dr. King and find out how a comic book helped to promote the Civil Rights Movement Check out these titles and more here! 

Check out the booklist here

We had a fantastic Autism Awareness Month at the Kirkwood Branch Autism Spectrum Disorder Resource Fair! Each Monday in April, we hosted local organizations to provide you with information, referrals and networking opportunities for you, your family, friends and community affected by Autism.

Participating organizations included Georgia Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled, Tiara Tutoring Services, Divine Intervention Behavioral Solutions, Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, The Bossy Educator, , Benchmark Human Services,  Bobby Dodd Institute, Stella Luna Behavior Associates, LLC. and Landmark Speech 

The last date featured new participants, including the M.A.R.T.A. Reduced Fare Program and Landmark Speech and Language Services. Get information on therapy options, M.A.R.T.A. Mobility services, M.A.R.T.A Travel Training program and get your Reduced Fare Cards on site /same day! This is a great opportunity for eligible senior citizens, people with disabilities and Medicare cardholders that may still work during the day.  

For more information on Autism Spectrum Disorder, check out these titles!

Local musician and library advocate M. Majett has been an outstanding volunteer presence at the Kirkwood Library! In March, she helped our little ones celebrate composer Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday with a pop-up story time and live performance. In April, she visited the Frazer Center Adult Day Program with us, with the Music to Make You Feel Good program! Almost 80 participants joined us for a lesson on the parts of the cello, how to pluck the strings along with James Brown's 'I Feel Good' and more! Of course, they were also treated to a live performance by the president of the Suzuki Association of Georgia. Ms. Majett will perform another pop-up story time and concert on April 21, 2023. 

Click here to browse the library's classical music collection.