Burlington, IA- The Burlington Public Library has been selected as one of 50 libraries to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the US Holocaust Museum and the American Library Association.
According to a news release, the exhibition examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
Following a successful tour of US Libraries from 2021 to 2023, the exhibition will travel to an additional 50 U.S. libraries from 2024 to 2026, covering wide distances from Hawaii and Alaska to Texas and New Hampshire.
“We are thrilled to have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for this informative and high-quality traveling experience,” said Library Director, Brittany Jacobs. “With our local connection to Anne Frank and partnership with the Anne Frank Museum of Danville, we look forward to providing the community with an opportunity to learn about these hard, but important themes and events from our history.”
Americans and the Holocaust will be on display at the Burlington Public Library, along with a series of related special events, from August 19, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
In addition to the traveling exhibition on loan, the Burlington Public Library received a $3,000 cash grant to support public programs. The grant also covered one library staff member’s attendance at an orientation workshop at the Museum.
For more information about Americans and the Holocaust and related programming at the Burlington Public Library, visit www.burlington.lib.ia.us To learn more about the exhibition, visit ushmm.org/americans-ala.
