HCCAAC Research Library
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The Howard County Center of African American Culture's Research Library holds a growing collection of over 8,500 books, periodicals, audio and video recordings.
The collection includes works that chronicle the history and achievements of African Americans.
Due to the unique nature of our collection, materials do not circulate and must be used on-site. You can search our collections through the online catalog.
© HCCAAC Research
Library, 2005
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway · Columbia, Maryland
21044
Library Building, Rm 220
Tel. (410)
772-4002 Cynthia Sorrell, Library Director
e-mail:hccaacres@howardcc.edu
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Founded in August 1987, the Howard County Center of African American Culture is an independent, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of African American culture in Howard County, Maryland.
The Center was established to promote an appreciation of African American history, past and present, and to serve as a place for education, enlightenment and enrichment of members of the community residing in and around Howard County.
At the invitation of HCC's president Dr. M. E. Duncan, the Center's Research Library opened its doors at the college on 9/11/2003 in the Library Building - L220.
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Our mission is to:
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acquire, arrange, and preserve resources that document the history of African Americans
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provide reference assistance to students, faculty, and off-campus researchers
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provide space for cultural and educational exchange of ideas through discussions in book clubs, with invited speakers and organizations on campus and from the community
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Howard Community College is located in the heart of Columbia. Within the Library Building is our Research Library in L - 220.
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Our Library is open to the public. Students of all ages, faculty, staff, and members of the community are welcome to make use of this rich resource during the following hours:
Tuesday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Research Library observes the same holiday schedule as Howard Community College’s Main Library. Please call to verify any changes to our posted hours: (410) 772 - 4002.
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The Howard County Center of African American Culture’s Research Library is free and open to the public.
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In most instances, photocopying for educational purposes is allowed. There is a minimum charge of 20 cents per page.
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E-mail us with your research questions at:
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Does Your Group Need Meeting Space?
Meeting space is available
The Research Library has hosted various members of the community including the Honorable Elijah Cummings, Louis Hutt (Board Trustee at HCC),.......
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Howard Community College’s Black Student Union Leadership Club meets in the Research Library twice a month during the school year
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ECEC (Education and Career Empowerment Center) Destination College Program made use of the space and resources during its 4 week 2005 Summer Program.
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Our collection of Nonprint Media documents various aspects of African American history. Videos, audio cassettes, and CD’s are available upon request.
Below is a very brief list:
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Underground Railroad
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Whispers of Angels
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Frederick Douglass : An American Life
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Duke Ellington’s Washington
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I’ll Make Me a World (6 parts)
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Buffalo Soldiers
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Our collections cover works in the following categories:
NON FICTION: includes many books that cover subject matter concerning the African American community, its culture, and history
FICTION: The collection includes the works of many well known and not so known African American authors such as James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, Toni Morrison, and Walter Mosley, Frank Yerby, and Bebe Campbell
BIOGRAPHY: various biographies and autobiographies of men and women who have shaped African American culture and society
MARYLAND/HOWARD COUNTY: books pertaining to the history of Maryland and Howard county
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: growing collection dedicated to the Underground Railroad's significant role in American History
REFERENCE: various encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference resources for researchers of all ages
PERIODICALS: extensive collection of African American periodicals such as Black Enterprise, Ebony, Jet, Journal of Negro History, The Crisis, American Vision, American Legacy, and Emerge to name a few
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The BUY A BOOK Project
The Howard County Center of African American Culture Research Library needs YOUR financial support. Make a difference and support our goal of adding 2,000 more resources to the HCCAAC Research Library.
With dedication, commitment, and financial support from donors like you, this Research Library can become one of the premier repositories for researching African American history in the metropolitan area.
When you make a financial contribution to the Buy a Book project, you allow us to purchase books for the collections. Your generosity is recognized with a bookplate in the purchased resource that will:
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Honor You
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Remember a Loved One
Donors will be listed in the HCCAAC, Inc. Compass Newsletter and will be placed on our Buy a Book Donors Plaque (see below).
Your tax-deductible gift will help us expand the Howard County Center of African American Culture Research Library collection located at Howard Community College. Please make all checks payable to the HCCAAC Research Library - BAB.
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HCCAAC Annual 2006 Black History Month Contest
Each year, the HCCAAC Research Library holds a contest, designed to allow the participants, a more profound search for the significance and importance of their African American heritage. It is a chance to use one’s creative skills to share personal and researched insights, as well as grow in knowledge, and appreciation of the African American culture.
In recognition of Black History Month 2005, the Research library held an essay contest in which the theme was Pride in My Past, My Present, and My Future as an African American. Winifred LaFrance, a first year student at Howard Community College, prevailed in writing the winning essay. For her successful endeavor she received a bouquet of flowers, a one year membership to the NAACP, as well as a $100 check at a special luncheon. Ms. LaFrance was asked to present her essay at Running Brook Elementary ad Glenelg High School. She was also recognized at the NAACP’s Freedom Forum Banquet on March 4, 2005.
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Scholarship Info -- to help you search for available $$ for college, please contact the following links:
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation
http://www.akaeaf.org/scholarships.htm
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Phi Beta Sigma National Education Program
http://www.pbseducation1914.org/
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Sigma Gamma Rho National Programs
http://www.sgrho1922.org/programs.html
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N.A.A.C.P. Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/departments/education/scholarship_index.html
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Grants for minorities
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3specpop.htm
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Montgomery College listings
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/schol2.htm
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PAST:
Zora Neale
Hurston
PRESENT:
Suzan-Lori
Parks
DIASPORA:
Maryse Conde
Male Authors
PAST:
James Baldwin
PRESENT:
Walter Mosley
DIASPORA:
Leopold
Senghor