Brown Ivy Books

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

08/21/2026

Happy Birthday to author of over 20+ books, and owner of Avant - garde Books, C Chérie Hardy! Come by The Mall West End to wish her a Happy Birthday in the new brick & mortar bookstore from 1-6pm!

04/28/2026

Happy National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We extend our deepest gratitude to our school bus drivers for their dedication, safety, and care in transporting students to and from school each day. Your commitment ensures our students arrive ready to learn, grow, and succeed. Thank you for being an essential part of our school community. ❤️🚍

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright! And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It’s a story of big ide...

04/02/2026

Transformational technology, consortia agreements, increasing awareness of social justice issues in the field, and the forging of new services have characterized the last 50 years of librarianship. Librarians filed cards in catalogs in 1976 and now they develop metadata for discovery systems.

Who were the people who facilitated these changes?

"Librarians We Have Lost," a crowdsourced initiative from ALA's Library History Round Table, seeks to honor the memory, service, and professional contributions of librarians, educators, and library workers over the past 50 years. To date, more than 100 memorials have been contributed, with more to be added.

Read more and learn how you can contribute to the memorial: https://bit.ly/4uPGc4Y

📸 Photo: Mollie Huston Lee (Jan 1907 - Jan 1982) was the first African American librarian in Raleigh, NC, and the founder of the Richard B. Harrison Public Library, the first library in Raleigh to serve African Americans.

04/02/2026

A true princess has a generous heart and willingly sacrifices so that she can serve others. Princess Valerie exemplifies both inner and outer beauty in this story about generosity and service. This is the first of four books created from the Beautiful Princess Inspirational Journal.