Forsyth County Public Library - Hampton Park Library
Storytelling through Quilts: The Daughters of Harriet Powers
Saturday March 20, 2021 01:00 pm EDT
Categories: Guest Lecture; Culture; Celebrating Women's History
Storytelling through quilting has been a rich tradition in women's history for centuries. StoryQuilter Kianga Jinaki will take us on a journey through the history of this folk art form, starting with the mother of the movement, Harriet ...
Cost: Free
Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" with Dr. Ian Afflerbach
Sunday March 21, 2021 02:00 pm EDT
Categories: Guest Lecture; Culture; Celebrating Women's History
Alice Walker remains best known for her novel, The Color Purple (1982), which won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. In her short story "Everyday Use," written a few years before, we can Walker see exploring many of the same co...
Cost: Free
Legacy of the Gullah Geechee
Saturday February 20, 2021 02:00 pm EST
Categories: Guest Lecture; Culture; Celebrating African American Heritage
Discover more about the culture, lifestyle, and history of the Gullah Geechee in this presentation by Dr. Eric Crawford, the Director of The Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies. Participants will h...
Cost: Free
Ghost Hunting 101: Virtual Version By the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research
Saturday October 24, 2020 07:00 pm EDT
Our annual Ghost Hunting 101 will be hosted virtually this year! The Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research will present educational (and maybe a little spooky) information on ghost hunting techniques, including the methods and devices used during paranormal investigations, while conducting a...
Cost: Free
Forsyth Writes Together: Writing Picture Books
Saturday April 25, 2020 10:30 am EDT
Categories: Author Visit; Writing;
There's no other art form quite like a picture book. Learn the craft of writing picture books for children in today's market. Join published authors Bonnie Clark, Kim MacPherson, and Jaclyn Paris for an epic conversation!
The panel will discuss elements of pictur...
Cost: Free
The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis with author Ben Wynne
Thursday March 5, 2020 06:30 pm EST
Categories: Guest Lecture; Education; History
Sometimes we forget that not all Southerners were pro-secession during the Civil War era. One of the most vocal pro-Unionists was Henry Foote, who served as both a U.S. Senator and a Confederate Congressman and was one of Jefferson Davis's most outspoken...
Cost: Free
The Life and Writings of Phillis Wheatley
Sunday February 23, 2020 02:00 pm EST
Categories: Guest Lecture;
elebrate African American History Month with the next event in our ongoing "Race and American Culture" series led by Dr. Ian Afflerbach.
Dr. Afflerbach will examine the life and writings of Phillis Wheatley. In 1773, Wheatley published her first book of poetry--the first o...
Cost: Free
Documentary Screening of 'Ali, mbomayé'
Monday February 10, 2020 07:00 pm EST
Categories: Guest Lecture;
In 1974, there was one boxing match that was the "Rumble in the Jungle," making the news worldwide. Held in Kinshasa, Zaire, it featured Mohammed Ali and George Foreman.
Enjoy a screening of the documentary film Ali, mbomayé, presented by the filmmaker himself, Dr. Gnimbin...
Cost: Free
Stories Behind Georgia Place Names
Monday November 4, 2019 06:30 pm EST
Categories: Library Events
Ever wonder how Rough and Ready got its name? Or what Stonesthrow is a stone’s throw from? And surely the story behind Climax can’t be…that thrilling, can it? The curious Georgian can’t help pondering the seemingly endless supply of head-scratching place names that dot thi...
Cost: Free
Confessions of a KidLit Critique Group
Saturday October 5, 2019 10:30 am EDT
Learn from the experiences of a panel of seven children's book writers and illustrators from the Trail Mix critique group.
The panel will speak candidly about what makes success, what keeps them writing, how to critique a friend's writing, and how a successful critique group comes together. Find o...
Cost: free
Cherokee Medicines with Mark Warren - How They Can Be Used Today
Sunday September 22, 2019 02:00 pm EDT
The diverse flora of the Southeast once provided everything that was needed by the original inhabitants. This is why native people held in high esteem every plant of forest and field.
Our modern day ignoring of these gifts is what separates us from a life of truly interacting with nature on an int...
Cost: Free
Lost and Drowned in North Georgia:Forgotten Cities and Towns with Author Lisa M. Russell
Sunday September 15, 2019 02:00 pm EDT
North Georgia has more than forty lakes and not one is natural. The state's controversial decision to dam the region's rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever.
Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks, and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants oc...
Cost: Free
Nella Larsen's "Passing": A Discussion
Sunday September 8, 2019 02:00 pm EDT
Dr. Ian Afflerbach's discussion on Nella Larsen's novella, "Passing," is the third in an ongoing series on race in American culture.
This short novella explores an important but often-forgotten racial practice during the Jim Crow era: African-Americans "passing" as white in order to gain access to...
Cost: Free
Nella Larsen's "Passing": A Discussion
Sunday September 8, 2019 02:00 pm EDT
Dr. Ian Afflerbach's discussion on Nella Larsen's novella, "Passing," is the third in an ongoing series on race in American culture.
This short novella explores an important but often-forgotten racial practice during the Jim Crow era: African-Americans "passing" as white in order to gain access to...
Cost: Free
Woodstock: Hippie High Water Mark for Peace, Love, & Music
Thursday August 15, 2019 12:00 am EDT
Categories: Library Events
Woodstock was the greatest music festival of all time with an audience of more than 400,000 people! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this historic event with a discussion of the musical personalities involved, its social impact, and its lasting presence in America's colle...
Cost: Free
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: A Movie Discussion
Saturday August 10, 2019 12:00 am EDT
Categories: Library Events
Dr. Ian Afflerbach of the University of North Georgia will lead a discussion on the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).
This iconic comedy-drama, directed by Stanley Kramer, revolves around the question of interracial marriage. Joanna Draperwealthy, beautiful, and ...
Cost: Free
How to Publish a Children's Book
Saturday April 6, 2019 10:30 am EDT
Authors Shanda McCloskey and Kristy Hamby will discuss the writing process and their experience with publishing. Publishers Angela DeCaires and Steve Floyd will discuss the differences between independent and traditional publishing, as well as tips for navigating the publishing business.
Questions...
Cost: Free
Star Wars Reads Day
Saturday October 10, 2015 08:00 pm EDT
Fans of The Force will gather at the Hampton Park Library to celebrate the fourth annual Star Wars Reads Day at the Hampton Park Library on Sunday, October 11th. Meet Star Wars characters from the 501st Legion, create Empire-approved and Jedi-certified crafts, try your hand at trivia, and other stel...
Cost: Free
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