All branches are closed Friday, July 3, 2020 and Saturday, July 4, 2020.
#BlackLivesMatter
Below is a list of some of the #BlackLivesMatter resources in our collection. This selection includes both fiction and non-fiction for adults, teens, and children. Clicking on the title will link you to the book in the WPCL online catalog. It is not a comprehensive list, a search of “race,” “diversity,” and/or “inclusion” in our library catalog will return other titles – along with ebooks, audio books, and DVDs in the same subject area.
by Howard Bryant
Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation
by Latasha Morrison
Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race
by Thomas Chatterton Williams
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
Some of My Friends Are…: The Daunting Challenges and Untapped Benefits of Cross-Racial Friendships
by Deborah Plummer
It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America
by Reniqua Allen
The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement
by Matthew Horace
White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism
by Robin Diangelo
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of our Racial Divide
by Carol Anderson
Backlash: What happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America
by George Yancy
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo
Skin Deep: Black Women and White Women Write About Race
by Marita Golden
by Frank Wilderson III
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
A Long Dark Night: Race in America From Jim Crow to World by War II
by J. Michael Martin
Black Software: the Internet and Racial Justice, from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter
by Charlton D. McIlwain
Losing Power: African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics
by Sedou M. Franklin and Ray Block Jr.
The Black Cabinet: the Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt
by Jill Watts
Remembering the Memphis Massacre: an American Story
edited by Beverly Greene Bond and Susan Eva O’Donovan
CHILDRENS TITLES
by Torrey Maldonado
We are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders
with an introduction by Harry Belafonte
Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness
by Anastasia Higginbotham
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, A Young Civil Rights Activist
by Cynthia Levinson
by Julius Lester
The Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
by Brandy Colbert
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Wade Hudson
by Parker Jewell Rhodes
by Nic Stone
by Karyn Parsons
Who We Are!: All about Being the Same and Being Different
by Robie H. Harris
by Varian Johnson
Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
by Irene Latham
by Jerry Craft
by Alicia D. Williams
by Sharon M. Draper
You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P!
Alex Gino
by Alexandra Penfold
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story about a Simple Act of Kindness
by Kerascoet
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
by Lynne Sarah Reul
March Forward Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
by Pattillo Melba Beals
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
YOUNG ADULT TITLES
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds
This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up
by Tiffany Jewell
March: (graphic novel collection) Book One, Book Two, Book Three
By John Lewis
Getting Away With Murder: True Story of the Emmett Till Case
by Chris Crowe
by Angie Thomas
by Jay Coles
by Jason Reynolds
by Robin Talley
by Walter Dean Myers
by Nic Stone
by Renee Watson
by Shannon Gibney
WCPLS Branches Reopen with Modifications to Hours and Services
As of June 15, 2020 the Williamson County Public Library will be open for limited hours. Patrons may enter their Library Branches in Franklin, Fairview, and Nolensville Monday-Friday from 10-6 and on Saturday from 10-1. Our Bethesda and Leiper’s Fork Branches are open Tuesday-Friday from 11-6 and on Saturday from 10-1.
Our College Grove Branch will not reopen and only offer Holds-2-Go.
Holds-2-Go curbside service has been implemented at all Library Branches. It is offered at the Main Library in Franklin, Fairview and Nolensville from 9-10, Monday to Saturday. Bethesda and Leiper’s Fork Branches offer it from 10-11, Tuesday to Friday, and 9-10 on Saturdays.
All patrons will have their temperatures checked with a touchless thermometer and be asked five health questions by staff before they can enter their Library Branch. Patronage at the Main Library will be limited to 50 people per hour to ensure the ability to social distance while inside. It is required that patrons wear a face mask in the facility until all social distancing safety measures are installed. Some areas of the Main Library will have a smaller occupancy level due to the size of the space.
Library patrons will have access to all public areas of the facility excluding the meeting room and Williamson Room. It is recommended that visitors look online for their materials so they can quickly locate and borrow them. Visits should be limited to one hour or less so that others may enter the facility.
Other changes include:
- Patrons will exit via the Main Library Entrance and must enter via the Meeting Room to be screened by staff prior to their visit.
- Directional signage for moving about the Library is posted on shelves and other areas.
- Library staff are wearing face coverings.
- Plexiglass has been installed at service desks to ensure the safety of patrons and staff.
- 6 foot distance markers are on the floor at the service desks.
- Staff will look up materials and provide call numbers for the public. Patrons may look for the books themselves or stay at the service while staff retrieve the materials.
- 6-8 computers are available in the reference area for one hour increments. Call 615-595-1243 to schedule a time.
- There will be a cleaning of high touch areas every two hours.
- Seating has been reduced to allow for social distancing.
- Suspension of face to face services such as story times, exam proctoring, notary service, and one-on-one assistance at the computers. Please visit the website to see what services have moved online at http://wcpltn.org.
- The train table in the Children’s Department and other interactive activities have been stored away for the time being.
- AWE stations in the Children’s Department will be unavailable.
- Food and drink are not allowed in the facility anywhere.
- Returned items must be deposited in the outside book drop. Patrons can call 615-595-1277 to make an appointment to facilitate the return of items that cannot be put in the book drop.
- Water fountains are unavailable.
All materials will be available and patrons should take appropriate precautions in handling items. We ask that all handled library material be left out for staff to pick up, along with all returned library items, they will be quarantined for three days prior to their return to the shelf.
Magazines and newspapers will not be quarantined. It is recommended that patrons use gloves in handling those items. The Library does not have gloves to provide. It is recommended that patrons looking for magazines utilize the free Flipster app and the Tennessee READS apps, Overdrive and Libby. Flipster and READS can also be enjoyed on a computer.
Please visit our website for up-to-date information. The Williamson County Public Library System will continue to expand digital offerings such as virtual Facetime Live Story Times and digital Reference appointments. Updates are also available by subscribing to your Branch’s online newsletter, https://www.wcpltn.org/277/Newsletter-Sign-Up, and by following WCPLtn on Twitter and Facebook. Further announcements regarding changes of hours and in services will be made via these channels.
County Mayor Issues Executive Order Regarding Face Coverings effective July 8
On July 3, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 54 to grant county mayors in 89 counties the authority to issue local requirements that citizens wear face coverings in public places in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 cases, which have significantly risen in recent weeks. Governor Lee encouraged every Tennessean across the state to use a face covering or mask, to socially distance and wash hands frequently.
After much consideration and after consultation with each of the mayors of the various municipalities in Williamson County, as well as the School Superintendents for the two school districts within the County, Mayor Rogers Anderson finds that there is a consensus that wearing a cloth or other face covering should be required in certain circumstances in Williamson County. Mayor Anderson recognizes that there are many varying opinions on this issue, but believes that asking Williamson Countians to wear a face covering in indoor public places, and in outdoor public places where distancing is not possible, is a necessary safety measure in order that our local businesses may remain open and our schools will be able to open in the fall. …
Please read the full press release and text of the Executive Order.
For more details visit the Frequently Asked Questions webpage about Executive Order 54.
For additional clarification, County Mayor Rogers Anderson issued an Addendum on July 9. Read the Addendum here.
COVID-19 Testing and Mask Distribution
From The Williamson County Health Department release dated June 29, 2020:
All COVID-19 tests and masks are free to the public, regardless of county of residency. Individuals do not have to present symptoms to be tested. Test results are currently being provided within 4 to 7 days of testing.
“We would like to remind the community that if they are coming to receive a test, they should plan on self-isolating until their test results come back to prevent transmission if results are positive,” said Williamson County Health Director Cathy Montgomery.
WCHD would like to remind the community to follow CDC guidelines by physically distancing and wearing a mask while in public settings. Businesses should continue to follow Governor Lee’s Tennessee Pledge Guidelines which can be found here:
https://www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19/economic-recovery.html
For developing information, individuals can subscribe to Williamson County’s Public Information text opt-in system by texting keyword WCCOVID to 888-777.
TDH is posting updated COVID-19 case numbers by 2 p.m. CDT each day at
http://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html.
Find additional information at http://www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19.html and
http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
Visit the Williamson County Emergency Management COVID-19 page online at williamsonready.org/Coronavirus.
Connect with WCEMA on Facebook and Twitter
Vulnerable Populations and Covid-19 from the World Health Organization
Vulnerable Populations and Covid-19 from the World Health Organization
