Special events held in the library or by the library at an outside location.
Browsing: A Special Event
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Author Discussion – David Montero
May 21, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Come meet the author DAVID MONTERO, we will be discussing his new book The Stolen Wealth of Slavery : a case for Reparations The Stolen Wealth of Slavery This groundbreaking book THE Stolen Wealth of Slavery : a case for Reparations tracks the massive wealth amassed from slavery from pre-Civil War to today, showing how […]
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Learn How to Draw – Comic Book Workshop
June 11, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Learn how to draw cartoon characters, make comic books, and use panels with actions and words. with EMILIO VELEZ JR. Comic book series, character designing, and comic book workshop class Saturday, June 11, 2022 (1pm – 2pm)
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PARENTS AS PARTNERS
June 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – PARENTS AS PARTNERS: A FORUM ON GUN VIOLENCE FEATURING: Host Community Activist, Cynthia Turnquest-Jones Mayor Shawyn Patterson Howard Senator Jamaal T Bailey Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Waveline Bennett-Conroy National Action Network NYC Vice President Dr. Alvin Ponder, M.D. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Representative, Brian Digirolamo MOMS DEMAND ACTION Nationwide art […]
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BOOK LAUNCH
July 21, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – BOOK LAUNCH BLACK WESTCHESTER – THE ORIGIN STORY: AND HOW MY FAITH WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS GREAT EXPERIMENT BY AJ WOODSON – EDITOR AND CHIEF OF BLACK WESTCHESTER Books will be available for purchase.
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DECYPHER-Book talk
August 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Grace Green Baker Community Room Author of VIRTUE HOARDERS: The case against the Professional Managerial Class AUGUST 29. 2022 6:00 – 8:00 PM Professional Managerial Class (PMC) elite workers labor in a world of performative identity and virtue signaling. publicizing an ability to do ordinary things in fundamentally superior ways Author Catherine Liu shows how […]
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FilmScreening- “Instructions Not Included”
October 6, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – “Instructions Not Included” is a sweet, funny and poignant comedy that Eugenio Derbez directs, co-writes and co-produces. Derbez also stars as Valentín, an Acapulco playboy whose bachelor lifestyle screeches to a halt when one of his tourist lovers shows up on his doorstep with a baby —his baby. -Annlee Ellington, Los Angeles Times Eugenio Derbez, […]
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Honoring Indigenous Futures With Storytelling- Oil and Water
November 9, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Join Us for a conversation with director and activist Brooklyn Demme about film, activism, mentorship and building community will follow the screening. Two short films: Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock. Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme listens to the voices of the Lakota people of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, who […]
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Personal Branding Workshop for Students
November 16, 2022 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – When: Wednesday, November 16 at 4:00pm Where: The Mount Vernon Public Library – Grace Greene Baker Community Room What does YOUR personal brand say about you? Explore what a personal brand is, and how to build one. Regardless of who you are, and what you want to do, you can have the skills and knowledge […]