Ideas for Library Projects/Events to Celebrate Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month

Window or Table Display Oftentimes, libraries will create a window or table display around a particular theme or holiday.

To celebrate Sikh Awareness and Appreciation month, we suggest displaying the following items in the lobby at your library:

Posters

• Sikh Awareness Poster/Flyer
• Who are the Sikhs Poster/Flyer

Handouts

• Who are the Sikhs postcards
• The Sikhs’ Brochures

Books about Sikhs or that feature Sikh characters:

Books for children:

• My Little Book of Basic Sikhism (by Manpreet Singh - Little Sikhs NFP)
• My First Sikh Books by Parveen Karu Dillon
• Be Brave My Love by Bhajneet Singh
• A Lion’s Mane by Navjot Kaur (Saffron Press)
• Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh
• Dear Takuya by Jessi Kaur
• Super Satya Saves the Day by Raakhee Mirchandani (Bharat Babies)
• Ajooni the Kaurageous, Amarpreet Kaur Dhami.
• Jasmin’s Summer Wish by Elizabeth Glines (Wilderness House Press)
• The Boy With Long Hair by Pushpinder Kaur (Tej Publishing)
• Daddy s Turban by Inni Kaur
• The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar (Sterling Children’s Books)
• The Royal Falcon By Jessi Kaur
• What is a Patka? by Tajinder Kalia
• Gurpreet Goes to Gurdwara: Understanding the Sikh Place of Worship by Harman Singh Pandher

Books for Adults: Nonfiction

• Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair
• Teachings of the Sikh Gurus by Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair and Christopher Shackle
• Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt
• First Sikh by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
• The Birth of the Khalsa: A Feminist Re-Memory of Sikh Identity by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
• Guru Nanak by Eleanor Nesbitt and Gopinder Kaur
• The Sikhs by Patwant Singh
• The Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Harbans Singh
• The Name of My Beloved: Verses of the Sikh Gurus by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
• Sikhism: An Introduction by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
• A History of the Sikhs by Khushwant Singh
• Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire by Priya Atwal
• Making Ethnic Choices: California's Punjabi Mexican Americans (Asian American History & Cultu) by Karen Leonard

Books for Adults: Fiction

• See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

Free eBook

• My Little Book of Basic Sikhism (by Little Sikhs NFP)

Sikh Arts and Crafts Ideas:

• Coloring Pages
• Make Little Sikhs Puppets

Videos/Films

• Guru Nanak - The Founder of Sikhism (Life and Legacy)