Katie M. Heart and Lend A Hand Society

Katie M. Heart and Lend A Hand Society

by | Mar 15, 2021 | News

Katie M. Heart was a pioneer of culture and literacy; a black woman who broke barriers as the first librarian of Hertford County, North Carolina, during the Jim Crow era. This is a bit of her story:  In 1931, Katie, then a teacher supervisor, started a small library...