Forsyth County Public Library - Hampton Park Library

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...

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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

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

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

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...

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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...

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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

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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

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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

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...

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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

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...

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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