March is Women’s History Month. This celebration of the impact women have had on American history began as only a week in 1982, after Congress passed Public Law 97–28. This law noted that “the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in the body of American history.” This is true not only in America but around the world, and it is impossible to counteract this with only five books, so here are five with some bonuses (including a fiction title!).
In October 2024, Doody published a Dementia book list that librarians use to evaluate their collections. Tallie Casucci, associate librarian, used this list to purchase an additional 25 titles for the U Libraries. Tallie selected dementia books for patients, caregivers, and health professionals, because “an estimated 6.9 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia today.”
Allison McCormack, librarian and Hallie Oines, metadata specialist began working on a project to improve access to the archives of Utah women in the Marriott Library in November 2023. Funded by the National Historical Publication and Records Commission, the project involves researching Marriott Library archival collections and enhancing the corresponding records in the library catalog to make them easier for patrons to discover.
Check out this film list full of options to celebrate Women’s History Month! All films are free to watch for current University of Utah students, staff and faculty.
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