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One Book for Greater Hartford Kickoff
 
HARLEM COMES TO HARTFORD!
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Program Room

Publisher of QBR, The Black Book Review, founder of the Harlem Book Fair and author of “Sacred Fire: The QBR 100 Essential Black Books”, Max Rodriguez will share his work in building readers in diverse communities. QBR, now over ten years old, was the first book review exclusively dedicated to books about the Africana experience. Hartford has been added to the growing list of cities (Boston, San Diego, and Chicago) to host the Harlem Book Fair in 2006. Rodriguez will join the Library in announcing the title of the 2006 One Book for Greater Hartford and kicking off a season of related programs.

♫ THE ALVIN CARTER PROJECT♫
2:00-2:45
Atrium

SECRETS TO TELL: Memoir Writing
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Program Room
Last March, poet, journalist, and memoir writer Bessy Reyna conducted a three-part workshop, entitled “Tell Me a Secret: Writing the Memoir”. Hear some of the participants of that workshop share their experiences and some of the writings the workshop generated. Reyna will speak about memoir writing and introduce the readers.
For information call: 695-6324   Information Flier