Upcoming Library Fest to Feature Speakers Including Brit Bennett, Programming For All
Durham, NC – Join the Durham County Library for a week-long celebration of the Library.
Program: Library Fest
Date: Monday, April 5 – Sunday, April 10, 2021
Location: Live events hosted on Zoom
Cost: Free and open to the public
Durham County Library, in partnership with the Durham Library Foundation, is hosting our inaugural Library Fest Monday, April 5, through Saturday, April 10, 2021. Library Fest is a community celebration during National Library Week that showcases our library system’s exceptional services. With events featuring many different authors, artists, historians, and experts in the STEAM field, Library Fest will be a diverse representation of the many ways the library can be a part of our lives. Featured speakers will include The Vanishing Half author Brit Bennett, Transcendent Kingdom author Yaa Gyasi, An American Marriage author Tayari Jones, I Am Every Good Thing author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James, “Purple STEAM” artist Volkan Alkanoglu, Bharatanatyam dancer Ramya S. Kapadia, cartoonist Keith Knight, drag performer Stormie Daie, author and historian Blake Hill-Saya, and YouTuber Daniel Davis (aka Tinkernut).
While Library Fest will feature a community reading program with opportunities for readers to engage with authors and illustrators, there’s more to it than just books! Some of the many services the Libary will be highlighting include their new Business Services department, their makerspaces, their support for the arts and humanities, their North Carolina Collection, their new gaming and media center, their outreach to the Hispanic community, and much more. To learn more about the programs offered and registration, visit DurhamCountyLibrary.org/LibraryFest.
This program is sponsored by the Durham Library Foundation (DLF). DLF’s mission is to support Durham County Library by raising money and managing investments for capital projects, programs, collections, and special needs. For more information, visit DurhamLibraryFoundation.org.
Durham County Library encourages discovery, connects the community, and leads in literacy. As a department of Durham County Government, the library furthers Goal 1 of the county’s Strategic Plan by enhancing cultural, educational, and creative opportunities. For more information about the library, visit DurhamCountyLibrary.org.
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