“The see, touch, and feel thing is real,” according to the Eighth District NCAC Community Manager.
Germantown’s public library continues to activate histories
Around Town: October 2025
GIH Picks: Book picks at our local library
Local historian Menika Dirkson brings her book talk to the library she grew up in
Menika Dirkson’s Hope and Struggle in the Policed City: Black Criminalization and Resistance in Philadelphia traces the history of policing, community activism, and the stigmatization of Black communities in Philly from the 1920s to the 1970s. This January, Dirkson will host a book talk at the Joseph E. Coleman Library, where neighbors can borrow her book and explore the narratives of resilience and resistance she chronicles.