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SUMMARY:CBLC 8th Annual Book Fest & Juneteenth Celebration
LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library
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DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth is a national holiday that celebrates the emancipat
 ion of enslaved Texans two years after the signing of the emancipation pro
 clamation in 1863. The Center for Black Literature & Culture will offer a 
 glimpse of the African American experience through art\, literature\, and 
 storytelling..\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/13182104
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This year&rsquo\;s presentation is called 
 <em>Liberating Minds: African American Literature and Libraries</em>. Insp
 ired by the literary works of Toni Morrison\, Langston Hughes and other au
 thors and artists\, we are bringing together the love of music and books e
 ach speaking and telling a story of amazing culture. This year we are expe
 riencing a wonderful selection of local authors (author fair is from 10 a.
 m. - 1:30 p.m.)\, the Musical sounds of Nu Destiny Christian Church Choir\
 , exciting drop-in kids&rsquo\; activities and more!</p>\n<ul style="list-
 style-type: disc\;">\n<li><strong>Featured Speaker</strong><br />Our featu
 red speaker is <strong>librarian Mychal Threets</strong> who says &ldquo\;
 Library joy and book joy are what I&rsquo\;m all about. We all belong in o
 ur libraries!&rdquo\; At 2 p.m. Mychal will join us in a conversation mode
 rated by Ashley C. Ford.<br /><br /><strong>Tickets to the conversation ar
 e FREE but extremely limited and will be available to the <a href="https:/
 /www.eventbrite.com/e/8th-annual-juneteenth-bookfest-and-celebration-featu
 ring-mychal-threets-tickets-1336621423659?aff=oddtdtcreator">public beginn
 ing Friday\, May 30 at 5 p.m.\, while supplies last.</a></strong><strong><
 br /><br />Tickets are sold out\, but please note:</strong><br /><br /><em
 ><strong>Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. for ticketholders. Ticketholders nee
 d to arrive by 1:50 p.m.</strong> We will have a waiting line for un-ticke
 ted guests and will release empty seats at 1:50 p.m.</em><br /><br /><a hr
 ef="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1338025859/2783809831
 ">See our Mychal Threets Book List</a><br />Mychal Threets is known around
  the library world for being a children's librarian who is all about "libr
 ary joy". Threets has recommended a number of books for kids on social med
 ia and has a bookclub on Fable. Here are a few titles from Mychal's TikTok
  and other outlets for children. The list includes mostly picture books an
 d graphic novels.<br />&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://indi
 anapolis.libnet.info/event/13182104
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