Black History Month (Adult)

Each February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities.

Updated December 30, 2025
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Lambton County Library February Recommended Reading
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Black History Month (Adult)

Each February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities.

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History Lessons
Wallbrook, Zoe B.
Paper Book
A college history professor must solve her superstar colleague's murder before she becomes the next target in this funny, romantic debut mystery, perfect for readers of Janet Evanovich, Kellye Garrett, and Ali Hazelwood. As a newly minted junior professor, Daphne Ouverture spends...
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes : A Mystery
Jackson-Opoku, Sandra.
Paper Book
A sparkling debut mystery set on the South Side of Chicago, featuring the quick-witted, unforgettable Savvy Summers, proprietor of a soul food café. When Savvy Summers first opened Essie's soul food café, she never expected her customer-favorite sweet potato pie to become the...
Dream Count : A Novel
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi.
Paper Book
* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists--the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires <...
James : a novel
Everett, Percival.
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view * In development as a feature film to be...
The long road home : on blackness and belonging
Thompson, Debra
Paper Book
INSTANT BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION From a leading scholar on the politics of race comes a work of family history, memoir, and insight gained from a unique journey across the continent, on what it is to be Black in...
Finding Edward : a novel
Murray, Sheila (Documentary filmmaker)
Ebook
Such a fun age : a novel
Reid, Kiley.
Paper Book
A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post * Chicago Tribune * NPR * Vogue * Elle * Real Simple * InStyle * Good Housekeeping * Parade * Slate...
In the Upper Country
Thomas, Kai.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize The fates of two unforgettable women--one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act--intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the...
The race to be myself : a memoir
Semenya, Caster
Paper Book
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms. Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally...
Fire Sword and Sea : A Novel
Riley, Vanessa.
Paper Book
"In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. The research Riley has done on this 1600s saga is truly remarkable, second only to her depictions of the lush...

Vanessa Riley will be featured in a Virtual Author Talk on February 5, 2026 and 7pm. Register here.

Conjuring of America : Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
Stewart, Lindsey.
Paper Book
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025 | BookRiot's Best Books of 2025 | NPR's New Books to Read | Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Feminist Book A crucial telling of U.S. history centering the Black women whose magic gave rise to the rich tapestry...

Dr. Lindsey Stewart will be featured in a Virtual Author Talk on February 12, 2026 and 2pm. Register here.

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