March in Alabama
is always an adventure weather wise. One day it may be warm, with blue skies
and beautiful budding and greening all around and the next day may bring an ice
storm. You never know what you might wake up to.
Here at Decatur
Public Library, regardless of the weather we have lots of entertainment and fun
planned for the month. If you are a fan of live music, the Vulcan Eejits will
be performing Thursday, March 14th at 6:30 pm. The concert is free
and everyone is welcome to attend. If it’s not raining on the 18th
of the month we will be celebrating Spring Break at A. C. Banks Park from 10:00
am until 12:30 pm with story time, a visit with Rapunzel, free books, snacks
and more. Finally on Friday, the 22nd
of the month we will be showing an Alabama themed movie for patrons 16 and
older. The movie and the popcorn is free, doors open at 5:30 pm, and the movie
starts at 6 pm. We hope you can join us for one or more of these free events
this month.
In 1987, March was designated as
National Women’s History Month. It is meant to celebrate women and the ways
they make the world a better place for all.
When we started looking at the history of women in Alabama we found many
that have done just that; made the world a better place for everyone, not just
other women. Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, Condoleeza Rice, Lilly Ledbetter,
Coretta Scott King and many more women from Alabama serve as role models for
people regardless of sex, race or religion. To learn more about these and other
outstanding Alabama women try these links: https://styleblueprint.com/birmingham/everyday/remarkable-alabama-women/ or http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/s-129.
The other thing we found when
researching women from Alabama history was another kind of woman. These women
were not the type of person to model your behavior on. They were known as black
widows. They married and killed multiple partners and even other family
members. Most of them used poison and watched their victims die slow and
painful deaths. Five of the most shocking can be found on this list https://www.al.com/living/2016/04/5_infamous_alabama_females_who.html
Which leads to the task this month for
the Adult Reading Challenge, read a book about a female serial killer. Since this year's Reading Challenge already
includes lots of upstanding women, this month's clue requires you to read about
a more sinister and notorious type of woman.
Happy Reading!
