DeKalb County Public Libary Welcomes Muslim Culture Program
According to the DeKalb County Board of Health, DeKalb is Georgia’s most culturally diverse county.
16% percent of its residents are foreign born, and nearly 18% primarily speak a language other than English at home.
To provide further educational opportunities for their diverse community, Dekalb County Public Library has started a new program which focuses on Muslim history, beliefs, and culture.Listen to the audio version of this story.
It’s called Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys.
The DeKalb County Public Library recently partnered with the American Library Association to receive a federal grant highlighting Muslim culture.
The grant provides seven DeKalb branches with 25 books, three films, and additional resources.
Janet Florence is the Public Information Officer for DeKalb County Public Library.
“The Muslim community is very complex and often misunderstood, so we were eager to do programming about this and gather more resources about this particular community.”
The grant comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities. And the program will continue into the fall.
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