Celebrations
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Movies to Watch for AAPI Month!
Films for AAPI including many I return to year-round: all time faves like Chungking Express, Dreams & Everything Everywhere All at Once
YA Fiction: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Young Adult fiction books influenced by Asian culture currently available at HCPL branch libraries.
2024 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL)
Each year, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association honors works by Asian/Pacific American authors.
Celebrate AAPI Month with These Young Adult Fantasies
Filled with fantasies from worlds that aren't so Eurocentric, these books weave Asian & Pacific Island mythos into their imaginative worlds.
Movies to Watch for AAPI Month!
Films for AAPI including many I return to year-round: all time faves like Chungking Express, Dreams & Everything Everywhere All at Once
YA Fiction: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Young Adult fiction books influenced by Asian culture currently available at HCPL branch libraries.
2024 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL)
Each year, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association honors works by Asian/Pacific American authors.
Celebrate AAPI Month with These Young Adult Fantasies
Filled with fantasies from worlds that aren't so Eurocentric, these books weave Asian & Pacific Island mythos into their imaginative worlds.
Jewish American Heritage Month

Explore Jewish American Heritage
Golems and Dybbuks and Estries, Oh My!
For Jewish American Heritage Month, we're exploring Jewish folk tales, creatures, and monsters (oh my!)
Jewish American Heritage Month Reads for Tweens & Teens
Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with these greats stories! You can also read them outside of May, by the way. Happy Reading!
Pesach-gnetic Jewish Fantasy
For Passover, get into the mysterious and magical world of fantasy inspired by Jewish culture & history (and written by Jewish authors!).