Join us on Wednesday, June 22, at 6:30pm at the Pablo Creek Library to watch the final episode of PBS’s Asian Americans series and hear from guest speaker Dr. Tes Tuason about community building, identity, and cultural education in Asian American communities.
To register, click here: https://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/6682604
The countdown to our City’s bicentennial has begun! Historian Emily Lisska sheds light on the City’s founding Saturday, June 11 at 1 p.m. in the Conference Center at the Main Library. Attend in-person or watch the virtual livestream from anywhere via Zoom! As a Jacksonville native, Lisska has actively researched, preserved, presented, and promoted North Florida’s unique and diverse history for more than three decades. She is also the former Executive Director of the Jacksonville Historical Society (1996-2018) and Immediate Past President and current board member of the Florida Historical Society.
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Join us at the Southeast Library on Monday, June 6, at 6:30pm or watch the livestream online via Zoom for a chat with Brit Bennett, the New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers, in conversation with Nikesha Elise Williams.
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https://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/6547138
The interview with artist Erin Kendrick and Moving the Margins director Shawana Brooks starts at 35:17. Enjoy!