We’re back after the holiday break with our new favorite episode. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.

David Combs of Black Citizens and Friends of Grand Junction joins us on The Audissey to discuss the history of MLK Day Events in Grand Junction, our favorite stories of Black lives, and the events Black Citizens and Friends are hosting this year to keep the mission of building a positive community in Grand Junction going in a time of social distancing. Thank you David for taking the time and sharing the mission of Black Citizens and Friends with Mesa County Libraries!

Follow Black Citizens and Friends: https://www.blackcitizensandfriends.com/mlk-celebration.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/Black-Citizens-and-Friends-679247135863393

CMU Black Student Alliance (BSA): https://www.coloradomesa.edu/student-services/diversity-advocacy/student-diversity.html

Mesa County Libraries resources mentioned in this episode:

Book Bundles: https://mesacountylibraries.org/bookbundles/Black History Month Kanopy Playlist: https://mcpld.kanopy.com/category/40898

Check out Antiracist Baby board book on our catalog: https://mesa.marmot.org/GroupedWork/95ffc2d9-e4d4-454f-c6be-6db4b2050a20/Home?searchId=118472017&recordIndex=1&page=1&searchSource=local

Check out Martin's Big Words book: https://mesa.marmot.org/GroupedWork/dd24416a-e207-3607-6071-8bd84cfb0c61/Home?searchId=118472688&recordIndex=1&page=1&searchSource=local

Martin's Big Words video on Kanopy Kids: https://mcpld.kanopy.com/video/martins-big-words

1000 Books Before Kindergarten: https://mesacountylibraries.org/kids/1000-books-before-kindergarten/

Our Diverse World Kids Booklist: https://mesacountylibraries.org/kids/books/Virtual

Culture Fest Interview Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfhvFSIDCzw&list=PLwG8-RX3odQ-tUczGV_D8zarybIX0Jr3m

Take & Make Craft Kits: https://mesacountylibraries.org/booksandmedia/takeandmake/