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During the Slavery Memorial Year in the Netherlands, from 1 July 2023 until 1 July 2024, the ASCL Library regularly updated its web dossier on Dutch involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Many new publications and web resources on Dutch involvement have now been included.

On 14 May we bid farewell to our colleague Ella Verkaik-Steenvoorden. She worked at the Library of the ASCL for more than 40 years, and went into early retirement as she was moving to the eastern part of the Netherlands. Sadly, life took a different turn. Ella passed away in her new house in Delden, on 14 July.

This month's Library Highlight showcases the first film made by a Mauritian filmmaker acquired by the ASCL Library. Simin Zetwal (Gazing at the stars) is a feature film by David Constantin with Edeen Bhugeloo, Sharonne Gah-Roussety, and Jérôme Boulle (2022).