Archer Library and the IRC are closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday. Our summer hours schedule will resume on Thursday, June 20th. A complete listing of library and IRC hours and updates is available on the main library hours calendar.
Visit the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture to learn more about Juneteenth.
"On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. This day came to be known as #Juneteenth, now officially a federal holiday" (NMAACH.SI Juneteenth).