Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Carole Boston Weatherford
This nonfiction picture-book biography introduces Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, an Afro-Puerto Rican bibliophile and curator associated with the Harlem Renaissance. The book follows his effort to correct a historical record that excluded Black voices and to build a collection that preserved their work. Poems and paintings accompany the account, while the biography presents Schomburg’s life and his commitment to gathering books, documents, and cultural history.
This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.
