In observance of Juneteenth, the library will be closed Wednesday, June 19. Regular summer session hours will resume at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 20. View the online calendar for complete information about library, research help, and IT Help Desk hours.
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“What we’re trying to get people to understand is that Juneteenth is freedom. And I don’t mean just for Black people, or Texas people. It’s for freedom for everybody.” Opal Lee1
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In observance of Juneteenth, the library will be closed Saturday, June 17 through Monday, June 19. Regular summer session hours will resume at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20. View the online calendar for complete information about library, research help, and IT Help Desk hours.
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Juneteenth is one of the oldest holidays celebrated in America. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that all slaves were free. This was nearly three years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was signed to end slavery in the United States and its territories.
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In observance of Juneteenth, the library will be closed Saturday, June 18 through Monday, June 20. Regular summer session hours will resume at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21. View the online calendar for complete information about building and research help hours.
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