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EXHIBITS
Ongoing October 1 - November 10
Use Your Words—Visit any Hartford Public
Library branch to view exhibits of facts and
quotations that provide inspiration and challenge
our beliefs about color.
All Branches
Ongoing October 1 – November 10
Come view an exhibit of historical papers kindly
donated by Mr. Frank Wood reflecting the injustice and pain experienced by so many and so
touchingly dealt with by Marilyn Nelson in her
book, A Wreath for Emmett Till.
Blue Hills Branch
Ongoing October 9 – November 10
Exhibit drawing from a collection of rare documents, photographs, ephemera, memorabilia
and collectibles from avid archivist and collector
Bill Costen, documenting the Civil Rights Movement,
the story of Emmett Till and the accomplishments
of Americans throughout history.
Brought to us by Costen Cultural Exhibits.
Downtown Library, Third Floor
Ongoing October 12 – November 10
Strange Colors- An exhibit of masks by local
artists and neighborhood youth that explores the meaning of color in our own lives and
in our society.
Downtown Library
BOOK DISCUSSIONS
Monday, October 15
Book Discussion
Please join us to read and discuss brief excerpts
from the book. Light refreshments.
No registration required
Goodwin, 4-5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 17
Book Discussion
Please join us to read and discuss brief excerpts
from the book. Light refreshments.
No registration required
Barbour, 6-7 p.m.
Ropkins, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Thursday, October 25
Book Discussion
Please join us to read and discuss brief excerpts from the book. Light refreshments.
No registration required
Park, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 20
Book Discussion
Please join us to read and discuss brief excerpts from the book. Light refreshments.
No registration required
Downtown Library, 2-3:30 p.m.
Monday, October 29
Book Discussion
Please join us to read and discuss brief excerpts from the book. Light refreshments.
No registration required
Twain, 6-7:30 p.m.
FILMS
Free at Last: Civil Rights Heroes
Witness the amazing, courageous stories of
Emmett Till, Medgar Evers, The Birmingham Four, Viola Liuzzo and more. The story of the Civil
Rights movement in the United States is usually
told through the acts of such charismatic leaders
as Martin Luther King Jr., but often the struggle
played out in the small acts of peaceful defiance performed by individuals.
Albany – Thursday, October 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Blue Hills – Tuesday, October 23, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
The Murder of Emmett Till: American Experience
This PBS documentary examines the murder
of 14-year old Emmett Till and the subsequent acquittal of his killers. Considered a catalyst for America's civil rights movement.
Albany – Thursday, October 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Tuskegee Airmen
In World War II, the 332nd Army Air Corps Fighter Group was honored for keeping
casualties low and bombers safe. But it also made history because its members were the
first African-American pilots to take to the skies for America. Few knew of their accomplishments
until decades later. Cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Andre Braugher.
Albany – Thursday, October 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
This documentary tells the harrowing story of what happened when a mischievous 14-year-old black
teen from Chicago, visiting his relatives in Mississippi
in 1955, supposedly whistled at a white woman.
Barbour – Wednesday, October 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Camp Field – Thursday, October 4, 5:30-7 p.m.
Goodwin – Tuesday, October 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mark Twain – Monday, October 15, 5-7:30 p.m.
Park – Monday, October 1, 5:30-7 p.m.
PROGRAMS
Teens-Adult
Creative Expression Crochet Workshop
You’re invited to a Creative Expression Crochet Workshop in Celebration of One Book One Hartford.
Your creative juices will flow as you learn how to
make a Unity Wreath Scarf to wear to our One Book
One Hartford Author Event on November 8th.
Registration required. For teens and adults.
Albany – Wednesday, October 24, 2-3:30 p.m.
Barbour – Wednesday, October 10, 2-3:30 p.m.
Blue Hills – Tuesday, October 2, 4-5:30 p.m.
Camp Field – Wednesday, October 3, 1-2:30 p.m.
Goodwin – Monday, October 29, 4-5:30 p.m.
Mark Twain – Monday, October 8, 5:30-7 p.m.
Park – Tuesday, October 23, 1-2:30 p.m.
Ropkins – Wednesday, October 17, 1-2:30 p.m.
Emmett Till Garden
Learn about plants and their meanings featured in A Wreath for Emmett Till and help create a
memorial garden for youth affected by hate crimes.
All ages.
Mark Twain – Wednesday, October 17, 4-5 p.m.
Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation in America
Join us for a discussion about the Jim Crow Laws.
Where did they come from and how did we overcome
them? How do they reveal the racial situation
of the time? Attorney Richard Voigt, Labor and
Employment Lawyer with McCarter & English in
Hartford, discusses the conditions in society and in
the courts.
Center for Contemporary Culture – Monday,
October 22, 6-7:30 p.m.; Downtown Library
Let Freedom Sing!
Raise the songs of liberation and hope led by the renowned musical stylists from the Queen Ann Nzinga Center. Noted for their heart-stirring performances of stories and songs of the Underground Railroad, this group will transport its audience to the far-off fields of the plantation through the Jim Crow era and up to the triumphs of mid-century civil rights actions. Please bring your family and friends along on this journey of discovery and memory.
Center for Contemporary Culture – Saturday,
November 3, 2-3:30 p.m., Downtown Library
Meter Madness: Poetry Bits and Pieces
Shout! Dance! Stomp!—as you learn the rhythms and shapes of poetry! Munch on hors d’oeuvres as we contemplate the bits and pieces that create poetic expression, including the sonnet structure of our One Book selection. Adults and teens.
Albany – Thursday, November 1, 5-6 p.m.
Center for Contemporary Culture – Thursday,
October 18, 5-6 p.m.; Downtown Library
The Right to be Human: A Spoken Word Event
Tracy, Mind Evolution, leads a roster of professional
wordsmiths who weave webs that mesmerize the
listener. Join us as they translate feelings of
hopelessness and pain into words of promise and
power. Light refreshments will be available.
Downtown Library Atrium – Tuesday,
October 16, 6-8 p.m.
Where Are We Now?
In the summer of 1955, a fourteen year old African-
American boy named Emmett Till was brutally
lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman
in Mississippi. This incident helped spark the Civil
Rights movement. Where are we now? Join us for an
open forum and panel discussion featuring
community leaders. Please join us for light
refreshments at 5:30; discussion will start at 6 p.m
Center for Contemporary Culture – Tuesday,
October 30, 5:30-8 p.m., Downtown Library
Who I Am
Create a BioPoem to express your ideas, experiences,
hopes and interests that shape who you are and what you believe about differences and racism.
Ages 14 and up.
Mark Twain – Wednesday, October 10, 4-5 p.m.
Writing Workshop
Antoinette Brim leads participants in using poetic
form to write about difficult subjects.
Limited space, registration required
Downtown Library – Saturday, October 20, 10:30-12:30 p.m.
Children and Families
The Colors of Us
Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays to
celebrate the beauty of diversity! Create a
community hand wreath to show how we are
different and how we are the same.
Ages 3-5 with parent/caregiver.
Mark Twain – Wednesday, October 3, 10-11 a.m.
A River of Words – Remembering Emmett Till
Learn about a young boy named Emmett Till.
Using a unique form of poetry, find the words to
remember him by. Ages 8 and up.
Blue Hills – Monday, October 22, 3:45 p.m.
The Sentimentality of Plants
Explore the traditional meanings associated with
some common plants, and relate them to the
symbolism of flowers and plants in A Wreath forEmmett Till. Create a card and write a sentimental
message. Ages 7 and up.
Camp Field – Wednesday, October 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Goodwin – Monday, October 22, 4-5 p.m.
Ropkins – Friday, October 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Strange Colors
Listen to poems from A Wreath for Emmett Till and create a mask with strange colors and
decorations that explores your feelings on color,
for display in the Library. Open to youth, teens,
and families of all ages.
Albany – Thursday, October 11, 4:30 p.m.
Barbour – Tuesday, October 9, 3:30 p.m.
Blue Hills – Friday, October 26, 3:30 p.m.
Camp Field – Wednesday, October 17, 3:30 p.m.
Downtown – Wednesday, October 17, 4 p.m.
Dwight – Monday, October 24, 3:30 p.m.
Goodwin – Thursday, October 11, 4 p.m.
Mark Twain – Thursday, October 4, 4 p.m.
Park – Tuesday, October 30, 3:30 p.m.
Ropkins – Monday, October 15, 4 p.m.
AUTHOR APPEARANCE
Author Talk and Book Signing –
Marilyn Nelson
Join us as we wrap up the One Book One Hartford initiative by welcoming the author of A Wreath for Emmett Till to Hartford.
Marilyn Nelson, M.A., Ph.D., held the office of
Poet Laureate for the State of Connecticut from
2001-2006; her numerous honors include the
Frost Medal, presented annually for “distinguished
lifetime achievement in poetry.”
Ms. Nelson has written many awardwinning
books for both adults and children. A Wreath For Emmett Till won the 2005 Boston
Globe–Horn Book Award and was designated a
2006 Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a 2006
Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Free to the public. No registration required.
Center for Contemporary Culture –
Thursday, November 8, 6-8 p.m.
Downtown Library
Presented by
Program Partners:
Current partners include Christian Activities
Council, Daughters of Eve, Queen Ann Nzinga
Center, Public Allies of CT, Costen Cultural
Exhibits, True Colors, Upper Albany Neighborhood
Collaborative, Conferences of Churches,
Clay Arsenal Revitalization Zone and
Charter Oak Health Center, Howard University
Alumni Club of Greater Hartford
For programs that require registration please visit a branch or register online at http://onebookonehartford.org/calendar
