BPL Read-In for Justice Celebrates Women’s History Month on Saturday, March 27

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By Gelenda Norman | Central Library

The Birmingham Public Library’s Read-In for Justice will celebrate Women’s History Month on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Join us virtually, via Birmingham Public Library’s Facebook page, beginning at 10:00 a.m.  this Saturday for “Read-In for Justice: I’m Every Woman.”

LADIES…..LADIES….LADIES…“I’M EVERY WOMAN -HERstory is HER strength!” 

In recent years, the world is witnessing women exercising their power. Women are using their voices to break down walls. Women are using their voice to break ceilings.

Women are using their voices to break shackles. Women are using their voices to make changes. 
Women are using their voices to bring about healing.

Women are using their voices to change HERstory. Women are using their voices to tell HERstory! 

In celebrating  the “I’m Every Woman,” Read-In For Justice will celebrate Women’s History Month this month by keeping in line with the theme: “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silent.” 

We are celebrating women who have fought and are still fighting for the rights of women. We are celebrating the women who are refusing to be silent. 

We are celebrating WOMEN! Remember to join us virtually at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday, March 27, live on the Birmingham Public Library’s Facebook page.

About Read-In for Justice 

BPL created Read-In for Justice in June 2020 in response to the racial injustice firestorm caused by the death of George Floyd. Held five times since its inception, Read-In for Justice allows Birmingham area storytellers to voice their frustration by reading books written by people of color.

This event has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook, attracting individuals of all races eager to speak out against racism. Read-In for Justice also gained national exposure when the Urban Libraries Council ran a blog written by Gelenda Norman in August 2020. 

 Hosted via Facebook Live by BPL Outreach Librarian Candice Hardy, Read-In for Justice has expanded beyond authors reading books on race and social justice

The August program, Let the Children Speak, featured three poetry camp teens sharing original poems inspired by the Birmingham civil rights documentary, “Mighty Times: The Children’s March.”

In September, BPL hosted Read In for Justice: Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring books written by Latino authors, including some read in Spanish. In February 2021, Read-In for Justice spotlighted Black History Month.

To get an idea of what to expect at Read-In for Justice, click on the links below to four programs that aired last year on the BPL Facebook page:



Link to Read in for Justice: Let the Children Speak August 8, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/BirminghamPublicLibrary/videos/733853867188299 

Link to Read in for Justice: Hispanic Heritage Month, September 12, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/BirminghamPublicLibrary/videos/680948059185616
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