Earlier this year, our library, through a successful grant application, was one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to receive the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf called "Muslim Journeys" from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).

The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf includes 25 books and 3 DVDs.

The books and films comprising the Bookshelf were selected

with the advice of librarians and cultural programming experts, as well as distinguished scholars in the fields of anthropology, world history, religious studies, interfaith dialogue, the history of art and architecture, world literature, Middle East studies, Southeast Asian studies, African studies, and Islamic studies.

The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association. Major support for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.

Photography by Mari

Photography by Mari

Photography by Mari