The library offers endless exploration opportunities. With 7 million books, documents, manuscripts, and photographs in the collection, we rely on researchers within the community to make discoveries and piece together history. Researchers Asamoah Nkwanta and Janet Barber are one example. While researching Benjamin Banneker's journals at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library, they uncovered observations Banneker made about the 17-year cicadas over 51 years of his life. Watch this WJZ-13 segment about their findings: cbsloc.al/3z4s3nO You can also look through Banneker's astronomical journal and read his observations of cicadas (page 112 of the downloadable pdf) by clicking on the "Explore our Digital Collections" tab in our bio link. Image 1: Catherine Mayfield, France-Merrick Director of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library, filming Benjamin Banneker's astronomical journal (1790-1802) with WJZ-13. Image 2: An entry from Benjamin's Banneker's astronomical journal written in 1800 document...