The Atlantic City Free Public Library will offer an exhibit – Atlantic City Portraits of a People – throughout February in celebration of Black History Month. The exhibit will feature photos of six of the city’s influential African-American couples and also 100-year-old charcoal portraits of a local family. A special exhibit opening reception will be held Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Main Library’s second-floor meeting room. The reception is free and open to people of all ages. African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey founder Ralph E. Hunter, Sr., put together this exhibit, which will include approximately 10 photos of each of the following prominent Atlantic City couples: Art and Dorothie Dorrington, Honorable James L. and Laverne Usry, Pierre and Soundra Hollingsworth, Karlos and Joanna LaSane, Ralph and Edythe Greene, and Elwood and Georgeanna Davis. In the video below, Mr. Hunter speaks about the LaSane family.
AARP Tax Aide Program volunteers will be at the Main Library (One North Tennessee Ave.) starting Wednesday, Feb. 15, and continuing until Wednesday, April 11. You must make an appointment by calling (609) 677-8266. The volunteers will be in the Main Library Meeting Room on the second floor from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. This service is for low-income residents and senior residents of Atlantic County.
Are you working on a report or project related to African-American history? Do you want to learn more about the key people, moments and issues that have impacted African-Americans? The Atlantic City Free Public Library offers a wide range of resources that can help. A list of many of these resources is available on the library’s website, www.acfpl.org. Click on the Do Research tab and then choose African-American Studies. One of those great resources — the Oxford African American Studies Center — is available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you have an Atlantic City Free Public Library card. Also, those who visit the Main Library or Atlantic City Library Express can access it using a public computer.
Make Sunday your family fun day by taking part in the Atlantic City Free Public Library's Sunday afternoon programs. Space is limited, so please call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3050, in advance to reserve a spot. The programs begin promptly at 2 p.m. No participants will be accepted after 2:15 p.m. All supplies are provided.
A powerful career guidance tool is available to help Atlantic City Free Public Library customers faced with the daunting task of searching for a new job or advancing their career. The library’s website features Job & Career Accelerator™ from LearningExpress, the industry’s most comprehensive online job search system. Job & Career Accelerator™ integrates everything one needs to conduct a successful job search, all in one easy-to-use online application. Interactive wizards guide users through each step of the process, from exploring suitable occupations and finding available jobs to preparing targeted resumes and improving critical job search skills. The personalized Job Search Portfolio allows job seekers to plan, tailor and track multiple job searches at the same time.
The Atlantic City Free Public Library now offers MP3 CD audiobooks. There are approximately 115 titles — featuring non-fiction, fiction and language learning tool CDs — in the collection. What makes an MP3 CD different than a regular CD? A regular audio CD holds roughly 80 minutes of content, while an MP3 CD can hold much more — even an entire audiobook! That added capacity prevents listeners from being forced to change CDs while enjoying their audiobook.
Are you working on a report or project related to African-American history? Do you want to learn more about the key people, moments and issues that have impacted African-Americans?
