Caribbean American Heritage Month

Immerse yourself in the fabric of Caribbean American Heritage Month with Orange County Library System. Celebrate the vibrant culture, spirit and values that have added to our rich history as a nation through recommended readings and events. View all the happenings below.

Caribbean American heritage month

Cover art for Broughtupsy : a novel / Christina Cooke.

Broughtupsy : a novel / Christina Cooke.

Cooke, Christina, author.

Cover art for The house of plain truth : a novel / Donna Hemans.

The house of plain truth : a novel / Donna Hemans.

Hemans, Donna, author.

Cover art for Code noir : Afro-Caribbean stories and recipes / by Lelani Lewis.

Code noir : Afro-Caribbean stories and recipes / by Lelani Lewis.

Lewis, Lelani, author.

Cover art for Where was goodbye? / Janice Lynn Mather.

Where was goodbye? / Janice Lynn Mather.

Mather, Janice Lynn, author.

Cover art for Dominicana : a novel / Angie Cruz.

Dominicana : a novel / Angie Cruz.

Cruz, Angie, author.

Cover art for What storm

What storm, what thunder / Myriam J.A. Chancy.

Chancy, Myriam J. A., 1970- author.

Cover art for The Cubans : ordinary lives in extraordinary times / Anthony DePalma.

The Cubans : ordinary lives in extraordinary times / Anthony DePalma.

DePalma, Anthony, author.

Cover art for Islas : a celebration of tropical cooking : 125 recipes from the Indian

Islas : a celebration of tropical cooking : 125 recipes from the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Ocean Islands / Von Diaz photography by Cybelle Codish, Lauren Vied Allen.

Diaz, Von, author.

Cover art for Island people : the Caribbean and the world / by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro.

Island people : the Caribbean and the world / by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro.

Jelly-Schapiro, Joshua, author.

Cover art for Sweetness in the skin : a novel / Ishi Robinson.

Sweetness in the skin : a novel / Ishi Robinson.

Robinson, Ishi, author.

Cover art for It waits in the forest / by Sarah Dass.

It waits in the forest / by Sarah Dass.

Dass, Sarah, author.

Cover art for The cemetery of untold stories : a novel / Julia Alvarez.

The cemetery of untold stories : a novel / Julia Alvarez.

Alvarez, Julia, author.

Cover art for Anita de Monte laughs last : a novel / Xochitl Gonzalez.

Anita de Monte laughs last : a novel / Xochitl Gonzalez.

Gonzalez, Xochitl, 1977- author.

Cover art for The book of Jose : a memoir / Fat Joe with Shaheem Reid.

The book of Jose : a memoir / Fat Joe with Shaheem Reid.

Fat Joe, author.

Cover art for When we were birds : a novel / Ayanna Lloyd Banwo.

When we were birds : a novel / Ayanna Lloyd Banwo.

Banwo, Ayanna Lloyd, author.

Cover art for Love me as I am / Garcelle Beauvais with Nicole E. Smith.

Love me as I am / Garcelle Beauvais with Nicole E. Smith.

Beauvais, Garcelle, 1966- author.

Cover art for Saga boy : my life of Blackness and becoming / Antonio Michael Downing.

Saga boy : my life of Blackness and becoming / Antonio Michael Downing.

Downing, Antonio Michael, 1975- author.

Cover art for Are we ever our own : stories / Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes.

Are we ever our own : stories / Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes.

Fuentes, Gabrielle Lucille, author.

Cover art for Providential / poems by Colin Channer.

Providential / poems by Colin Channer.

Channer, Colin, author.

Cover art for I'll give you a reason : stories / Annell López.

I’ll give you a reason : stories / Annell López.

López, Annell, author.

Cover art for Hungry ghosts : a novel / Kevin Jared Hosein.

Hungry ghosts : a novel / Kevin Jared Hosein.

Hosein, Kevin Jared, author.

Cover art for My modern Caribbean kitchen : 70 fresh takes on island favorites / Julius The Chef Jackson.

My modern Caribbean kitchen : 70 fresh takes on island favorites / Julius The Chef Jackson.

Jackson, Julius, 1987- author.

Cover art for A taste of the tropics : traditional & innovative cooking from the Pacific & Caribbean / Jay Solomon.

A taste of the tropics : traditional & innovative cooking from the Pacific & Caribbean / Jay Solomon.

Solomon, Jay.

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Thanksgiving Closure

Orange County Library System will be closed starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27 and remain closed through Friday, November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. The library system will resume normal business hours on Saturday, November 30. Learn more about library closures >

Upcoming Southwest Branch Closure

Southwest Branch will be closed Monday, December 2 through Thursday, December 5 for replacement of the HVAC system. The book drop will remain open. We plan to reopen for normal business hours on Friday, December 6.