In our first book of the new year, we will learn about Mr. Willie Powell.  In the 1920's there was no place for Willie, or any black person, on a golf cource. It was a game for white people only, at least in America. But his enthusiasm for golf and his belief in what he knew to be right drove Willie Powell to change that, and to change minds.

 From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx, Laban Carrick Hill's book tells how Kool Herc came to be a DJ, how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance, and how the music he invented went on to define a culture and transform the world. DJ Wild Wayne of Q93 will be our guest speaker!

This month we are luck enough to have the author speak and read with us! Author Murlonda Janelle believes a good book should be carried with you everywhere, even on vacation. In this book, our main character wants to teach what he learned about the game of soccer to the Angels. In the end he learns that instead of trying to copy how the professionals play, it's always best to just be yourself.