Find Your Next Read at Lukasa Library!

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What type of reading experience are you looking for today?

  • A.
    A personal life story, memoir, or vivid individual journey.
  • B.
    A deep dive into social movements, community organizing, and activism.
  • C.
    Critical analysis on systemic issues, social justice, and lived realities.
  • D.
    Stories centered on gender, womanism, intersectionality, and female perspectives.
• 2.
  Which geographic focus or setting interests you most right now?

  • A.
    Local, Canadian, and Indigenous lands (Turtle Island).
  • B.
    Caribbean culture, history, and island diaspora stories.
  • C.
    Continental African history, nations, traditions, and regional studies.
  • D.
    I care more about the core theme than a specific geographical region.
• 3.
  What central theme or subject do you want to explore?

  • A.
    Teaching, community learning, literacy, and educational history.
  • B.
    Grassroots freedom struggles, political leaders, and historic marches.
  • C.
    Untold local histories, community roots, and historical figures in Canada.
  • D.
    Inspiring women leaders, matriarchs, and gender empowerment.
  • E.
    Racial injustice, anti-racism, and pathways to social change.
• 4.
  If you were exploring books about the African continent, which region catches your eye?

  • A.
    North Africa (e.g., Egypt, Sudan, Algeria)
  • B.
    East Africa (e.g., Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia)
  • C.
    Central Africa (e.g., Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • D.
    West Africa (e.g., Ghana, Nigeria, Benin)
  • E.
    Pan-African history & general continental overview.
• 5.
  How do you prefer to digest your non-fiction or historical reads?

  • A.
    Through intimate, first-person narrative reflections.
  • B.
    Through structured historical analysis and policy studies.
  • C.
    Through stories of collective power, rallies, and social change.
  • D.
    Through regional cultural studies and diaspora connections.
• 6.
  Are you more interested in historical roots or modern-day analysis?

  • A.
    Foundational history, ancient civilizations, and origins.
  • B.
    20th-century civil rights, revolutions, and historical milestones.
  • C.
    Modern-day critical analysis of society and systemic issues.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  🔵 Autobiographies & Biographies

  You love getting intimate, first-person insights into lived experiences, personal journeys, and individual legacies.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:The Autobiography of Malcolm X – Malcolm X & Alex HaleyI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya AngelouBecoming – Michelle ObamaLong Walk to Freedom – Nelson MandelaRevelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey – Alvin Ailey💡 Look for the BLUE sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 2.
  🟡 Education

  You’re passionate about learning, critical pedagogy, knowledge sharing, and the history of educational institutions and literacy.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:Schooling The System: A History of Black Women Teachers – Funke AladejebiRe-Membering History in Student and Teacher Learning – Joyce E. KingTeaching Resistance: Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Cultural Struggles – John MinkWhy Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? – Beverly Daniel TatumThis Book Is Anti-Racist – Tiffany Jewell💡 Look for the GOLD sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 3.
  🟣 Womanism & Feminism

  You want to explore stories centered on matriarchy, gender equality, intersectionality, and the powerful voices of Black women throughout history.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:Women, Race & Class - Angela Y. DavisBlack Women, Feminism, and Black Liberation – Gwen HallTalking Back - bell hooksCombahee River Collective Statement – Barbara SmithBlack Women's Rights - Carole Boyce Davies💡 Look for the PURPLE sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 4.
  🟠 Movements

  You are drawn to grassroots organizing, political activism, revolutions, and the historic freedom struggles that shaped our world.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:A History of Pan-African Revolt – C.L.R. JamesBlack Power 50 – Sylviane A. Diouf & Komozi WoodardMaking All Black Lives Matter - Barbara RansbyFreedom and After – Tom MboyaHandbook of Revolutionary Warfare – Kwame Nkrumah💡 Look for the ORANGE sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 5.
  🔴 Africans on Turtle Island

  You want to dive deep into local Canadian Black history, underground railroad legacies, regional presence, and community roots and relations across Turtle Island.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:Black History in Early OntarioThe Book of Negroes – Lawrence HillViola Desmond's Canada – Graham ReynoldsThe Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power – Desmond ColeBlack Students in Urban Canada – Vincent D'Oyley💡 Look for the RED sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 6.
  ⚪ Race & Racism

  You are interested in critical societal analysis, dismantling systemic bias, anti-racist action, and understanding racial justice.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:Black Skin, White Masks – Frantz FanonRace After Technology – Ruha BenjaminCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents – Isabel WilkersonWhite Fragility – Robin DiAngeloBetween the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates💡 Look for the GRAY sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 7.
  🟡 Africans in the Caribbean

  You want to explore the rich history, culture, independence movements, and diaspora connections across the Caribbean islands.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:The Haitian Revolution – Charles L. BlocksonFrom Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean – Eric WilliamsRastafari – Barry ChevannesThe Black Jacobins – C.L.R. JamesGrenada: Island of Conflict – George Brizan💡 Look for the YELLOW sticker on the spine when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!
• 8.
  🟢 Africa (Continental & Regional History)

  You want to connect directly with the African continent—from ancient Egyptian civilizations and pre-colonial kingdoms to modern African nations.Top 5 Picks from Our Shelves:General History of Africa Series – UNESCOAncient Egypt: Light, Myth, and Art – Joann FletcherThings Fall Apart – Chinua AchebeDecolonising the African Mind – Chinweizu IbekweThe Africans: A Triple Heritage – Ali A. Mazrui💡 Look for the GREEN sticker on the spine (check the letter code: North, East, Central, South, or General) when you browse our shelves at the Lukasa Library!