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Digital Learning & Research

Free online resources that you can access with your Aurora Public Library District card!

Bilingual text reads The Excitement is Building in English and Spanish in front of the brick facade of the Eola Road Branch.

Eola Road Branch Renovations

Visit our Eola Road Branch Renovations page to keep up with the latest updates, view the building floor plans & renderings, and request a presentation for your organization. We thank you in advance for your patience as we work to make your library even better!

Bilingual text reads The Excitement is Building in English and Spanish in front of the entrance to West Branch.

West Branch Renovations

This renovation will enable us to improve your library experience by honoring how you use the library as individuals, groups, and families. Visit our West Branch Renovations page for updates, building plans, and to request a presentation for your organization.

Black and white headshot of speaker Karen Anderson. Program details Wednesday, February 18 at the Santori Library.

More Than a Color: The Marginalization of African Beauty

Close your eyes and picture a beautiful person. What color are their eyes? What style of hair do they have? What does their clothing look like? We all have our own opinions, but what standards are these opinions based on? For centuries, darker skin has often been portrayed as “less than,” even amongst people of color. This portrayal has shaped subconscious thinking and impacted how society views beauty and how individuals view themselves. The Aurora Public Library District addresses this concept in the upcoming program, More Than a Color: The Marginalization of African Beauty. There, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Karen J. Anderson will explore how traditional beauty standards have often excluded people of African descent and how Black women have continually resisted, redefined, and reclaimed their beauty.