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Adult Author of the Month - Percival Everett

Percival Everett is an American writer best known for novels such as Erasure, I am Not Sidney Poitier and The Trees. His most recent book James is a re-imagining of Mark Twain's classic American novel ‘Huckleberry Finn’ from the perspective of Jim, the runaway slave.

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Children's Author of the Month - Rachel Renée Russell

Rachel Renée Russell is a bestselling American author best known for the hugely popular Dork Diaries series, still going strong after fifteen fun packed years! There’s a brand-new instalment of Dork Diaries due out this October, ‘Sister Showdown’. Prepare to unleash your inner dork!

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Centenary Book Collection

Help us celebrate 100 years of public libraries in Hampshire by exploring our special centenary book collection chosen by people from across Hampshire Library Service. Visit your local library to see the 10 selected books in the print collection or reserve them here.

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Black History Month

This year the theme for Black History Month is Reclaiming Narratives. Our collection explores identity, race and belonging in Black British writing.

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Celebrating Black Voices

Meet inspirational figures from Black culture and history. Choose a remarkable true story from the internationally best-selling Little People, Big Dreams series that introduces little dreamers to the lives of these leaders and trailblazers who stepped up and changed the world.

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Beyond The Bassline

Beyond the Bassline is a new exhibition from the British Library which charts 500 years of Black music in Britain. Our book selection complements the exhibition as well as offering some insight into learning a new instrument and the many positive benefits music can bring to you, to culture and community. The exhibition will be at New Milton library from the 2nd to 18th September and at Aldershot Library from 14th to 31st October.

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