February 7 is Super Bowl Sunday: the New Orleans Saints vs. the Indianapolis Colts!
![[Martin Luther King, Jr.]](http://www.noblenet.org/wp-content/uploads/mlk1.jpg "Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C., 1962 [National Archives]")
Black History Month is a celebration of important people and events in the history of the African-Americans. It was founded in 1926 by United States historian Carter G. Woodson, who chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass.
Black History Month — Here’s a page of links to help you find more information and resources about African-American history
Income Tax — Helpful links for doing your federal and state income tax
Valentine’s Day — February 14 is celebrated as Valentine’s Day, a day of love, in many countries around the world. This page of links will help you learn more about the history and customs of this festive and romantic holiday.
On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake struck the Republic of Haiti approximately 16 miles from the capital city of Port-au-Prince, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving countless others homeless and without resources. The destruction of much of the infrastructure of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has complicated communications and rescue operations.
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has affected the large Haitian community in the Boston area, as well as others who have friends and relatives who were visiting or living in Haiti at the time of the earthquake, many of whom are still awaiting information about their loved ones. Individuals and local organizations are also looking for ways that they can provide assistance to the people of Haiti.
Links for News and Resources
As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time look back at the lives and accomplishments of some of notable people who died in 2009, including authors John Updike, Frank McCourt and John Mortimer, music artists Michael Jackson, Merce Cunningham and Les Paul, political figures Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Congressman Jack Kemp as well as Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, and Millard Fuller, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity.
Our list of notable people who died in 2009 has each name linked to the library catalog to help you find books and other library material by or about the person.
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