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2009 Tom Dent Literary Festival
November 5 - 7
Presented by the African American Resource Center
The New Orleans Public Library annually honors the late Thomas Covington Dent, author and New Orleans
native son, with a literary festival focused on the works of African American authors.
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The Big Read NOLA 2009
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum and the New Orleans Public Library have formed a partnership to conduct The Big Read sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. The selected book is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. During the fall of 2009, the two cultural institutions will host or organize numerous events that focus on this classic Southern novel.
 Trickster at the Gate, a play by Jonathan Patrick Bray
November 7, 3-5 p.m.
Alvar Branch
Written under The Big Read Acadiana Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Link here for further information
Book Discussions of Their Eyes Were Watching God, led by SoFAB's Chis Smith
November 13, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Latter Branch
November 14, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Mid-City Branch
November 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Main Library
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La Hora de Cuentos / Storytime
November 7, December 5, 2 p.m.
Children's Resource Center
The CRC and the Pebbles Center present special storytimes featuring the winners of the Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.
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The Language of Conservation
Kick-Off Event: Poetry After Dark
November 12, 6 p.m.
Cajun Ballroom, Louisiana Swamp Exhibit, Audubon Zoo
Link here for further information
"The Language of Conservation" is an initiative of Poet's House in partnership with the Audubon Nature Institute, the New Orleans Public Library and a consortium of zoos and libraries nationwide. It is made possible by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
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Poetry and Reading Workshop
Conducted by poet Jean E. Grau
November 21, 5-6 p.m.
Mid-City Branch
The event is funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. |
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One Book One New Orleans
Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table by Sara Roahen
One Book encourages residents of the Greater New Orleans Area aged 16 years and older to engage in the common endeavor of reading the same book at the same time. Its aim is that through this shared experience, residents from the different communities of Greater New Orleans come together and embrace their similarities by reading, discussing, and attending events relating to the same book.
Link here for more information about One Book
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