“The Negro Motorist Green Book”

CRITIC’S PICK: This compelling exhibition comes to the Carter Center from the Smithsonian Institution, in collaboration with author, photographer and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor. It’s based on the Jim Crow-era guide for African American travelers that helped them find hotels, gas stations and other businesses that would serve them without hindrance. The exhibition includes artifacts from business signs and postcards to footage, images and firsthand accounts. The library announces it also is partnering with the Center for Puppetry Arts to provide public programming for educators and students, including live performances and demonstrations based on Calvin Ramsey’s puppet play Ruth & The Green Book, as well as hosting author lectures, family days, panel discussions, and other activities throughout the run of the exhibit. — Kevin C. Madigan