{"id":2204,"date":"2023-03-01T15:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:31:06","slug":"discover-the-iris-malcolm-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/discover-the-iris-malcolm-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Iris Malcolm Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2204\" class=\"elementor elementor-2204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2edc0fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2edc0fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3191e95\" data-id=\"3191e95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469bdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469bdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Bookworms rejoice! The Iris Malcolm Library, York Region\u2019s first and only Afro-centric library is now open at the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) Community Centre at 449 Eagle Street.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-700ee75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700ee75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f62fad0\" data-id=\"f62fad0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64a764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64a764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/amybrathwaite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Brathwaite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amybrathwaite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@amybrathwaite<\/a><\/p><p>Named in memory of NACCA chair Jerisha Grant-Hall\u2019s late mother, Iris Malcolm, and her legacy dismantling anti-Black racism, the library is a growing resource for people looking to discover great reads from a variety of Black authors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc5aad0\" data-id=\"bc5aad0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd99e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cd99e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library25-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2205\" alt=\"Iris Malcolm Library photo by Amy Brathwaite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library25.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">All photos courtesy of Amy Brathwaite<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-525a2e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"525a2e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41a82d6\" data-id=\"41a82d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1446fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1446fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library05-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2206\" alt=\"Iris Malcolm Library, photo by Amy Brathwaite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library05.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9925959\" data-id=\"9925959\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78527a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a78527a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stop by to peruse the diverse catalog of Black-affirming and Afrocentric books, take part in their volunteer reading buddies program, or enjoy some quiet time with your kids in the special reading corner!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33bebb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33bebb3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8b983a\" data-id=\"b8b983a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c33c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c33c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aside from the fantastic programs and catalog, the significance of the space goes beyond just books.<\/p><p>\u201cGrowing up in Newmarket, the books in the local libraries and at my former schools did not reflect me or people who look like me,\u201d explains librarian Eden Marshall. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting and healing to be surrounded by literature that young Black girls and boys can see themselves and their experiences in.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da14573 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da14573\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8da4a8\" data-id=\"e8da4a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8464eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8464eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The library\u2019s curated collection of children\u2019s books offers kids a chance to see people who look like them in writing and illustration. Books include <em>Sulwe<\/em> by Lupita Nyong\u2019o, <em>Goodnight Racism<\/em> by Ibram X. Kendi, <em>Africaville<\/em> by Shantay Grant, and <em>The Proudest Blue<\/em> by Ibtihah Muhammad<\/p><p>\u201cIt is important to share the stories of African and Black history and also the culture so that our community members are represented and see themselves reflected in books,\u201d says Eden. \u201cIt also helps to build relationships with the non-Black community.\u201d<\/p><p>Wondering what book to put your nose in next? A few of Eden\u2019s recommended reads include:<\/p><p><em>My Grandmother\u2019s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies<\/em> by Resmaa Menakem<\/p><p><em>Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches<\/em> by Audre Lorde<\/p><p><em>Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling<\/em> by Esi Edugyan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f744e73\" data-id=\"f744e73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2956ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2956ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library08-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2207\" alt=\"Iris Malcolm Library by Amy Brathwaite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library08-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iris-Malcolm-Library08.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca596b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca596b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-877b0cf\" data-id=\"877b0cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2a4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a2a4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The library and all resources are free to NACCA members or can be checked out for a minimal cost of $2 for non-members.<\/p><p>Stay up-to-date on the library\u2019s latest recommended reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/irismalcolmlibrary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@irismalcolmlibrary<\/a> on Instagram or head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naccacommunity.ca\/iris-malcolm-library.html\">www.naccacommunity.ca\/iris-malcolm-library.html<\/a> to plan your visit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookworms rejoice! The Iris Malcolm Library, York Region\u2019s first and only Afro-centric library is now open at the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) Community Centre at 449 Eagle Street. \u00a0 Photos by Amy Brathwaite, @amybrathwaite Named in memory of NACCA chair Jerisha Grant-Hall\u2019s late mother, Iris Malcolm, and her legacy dismantling anti-Black racism, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorenewmarket.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}