Hello and happy Friday! We had so much fun tasting and voting all on of your soups at our annual Souper Bowl Party today! Congratulations to our winners:

• 1st Place - Bernadette Simon, Chicken Gnocchi
• 2nd Place - Sophie George, Chili
• 3rd Place - Jean Williamson, Broccoli Cheddar with Chicken

Don’t forget our annual Sauce and Song event is next week. We are still taking song requests so let the staff know if there is anything you want to hear at the event. We hope you all have a great weekend! We can’t wait to see you next week.  

From the Gahanna Library

Join us at the Gahanna Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library for these programs: 

Singing, Dancing and Drumming with BabaaRitah
Saturday, February 8, from 2 - 3 p.m.
Meeting Room 1 + 2 

Celebrate African history, unity and culture in this call and response program. Participate in song, dance and drumming from West Africa. Express yourself, share and have fun. Groups call ahead. 

Gahanna Historical Society - Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, February 11, from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room 3 

Be a part of caring for Gahanna's history by attending the Gahanna Historical Society's monthly meeting. All are welcome. 

Saturday Music Series - All Those Who Wander
Saturday, February 15, from 2 - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Room 1 + 2 

A concert featuring foot tapping American, Celtic, and British styles. Fresh originals, heartfelt traditional classics, and energetic re-inventions are all part of the sounds and the stories. 

Booklist: Black History Month Books for Adults 

The 1619 Project: a New Origin Story
- Creator, Editor Nicole Hannah-Jones 

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song
- Kevin Young, editor, 

African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals
- David Hackett Fischer 

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 

AfroCentric Style: a Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture
- Shirley Neal 

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
- Tiya Miles 

American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics
- Kevin Hazzard 

Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA
- Theresa Runstedtler 

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: a History of Blaxploitation Cinema
- Odie Henderson 

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 

Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class
- Blair Murphy Kelley 

Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
- Shomari Wills 

Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation
- Kris Manjapra 

The Black History Book
- Contributor, Editor Nemata Blyden 

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
- Imani Perry 

The Black Joy Project
- Kleaver Cruz 

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
- David Walker 

Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond
- Bethonie Butler 

The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America
- Aaron Robertson 

Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem
- April Ryan