New Mexico Black Leadership Council

Category: Books and Reading

  • Celebrating James Baldwin’s 100th Birthday

    Celebrating James Baldwin’s 100th Birthday

    In honor of James Baldwin’s 100th birthday, a panel at the National Museum of African American History and Culture will explore his legacy and influence on modern writers in theater and film. Panel includes: Suzan-Lori Parks, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and NMAAHC Museum Specialist Tulani Salahu-Din. Moderated by writer, activist, and scholar Darnell L. Moore.

     

    Free, registration required. Register for the James Baldwin discussion HERE.

     

  • Mobile Abolition Library Book Drive

    Mobile Abolition Library Book Drive

    Support the Mobile Abolition Library at Bookworks! The mobile library is creating a collection of books, zines, a video archive of incarcerated narratives, and an abolition seed library. The library will be “a site to reflect on ways we can re-imagine our current world of surveillance, policing, punishment, and care between communities.”

     

    The initiative hopes to have multiple copies of books to leave with readers and communities. Contribute to the traveling library at the event! Learn more about the Mobile Abolition Library project here.

     

  • Library $6 Fill-a-Bag Book Sale

    Library $6 Fill-a-Bag Book Sale

    Fill a bag with all kinds of books, CDs, DVDs, and more for just $6!  

     

    $2 entry before noon, free entry after noon. Main Library, lower level. Proceeds directly support library services and programs.

     

    Two-hour free parking available in the Very Special Arts Parking Garage on the SE corner of Copper Ave. and 5th St. Bring your parking ticket to a library staff member to get validated.

  • Alice Randall: My Black Country

    Alice Randall: My Black Country

    My Black Country is a recent release by Alice Randall,  award-winning professor, songwriter, and author. In the book, Randall recounts her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. My Black Country celebrates the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture through the work of DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries.

     

    Register HERE for this online event hosted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

    Randall will be joined in conversation by Steven Lewis, Curator of Music and the Performing Arts, and Kelly Navies, Oral History Museum Specialist.

  • Mary Oishi Author Talk

    Mary Oishi Author Talk

    Mary Oishi, the “Pandemic Poet Laureate” of Albuquerque, will be reading from and signing her latest collection of poetry, Sidewalk Cruiseship. The book is a moving exploration of motherhood, war, and compassion.

  • “I See My Light Shining” Opening Event

    “I See My Light Shining” Opening Event

    Ellery Washington is a New York-based writer, originally from Albuquerque, who has returned to New Mexico to capture the memories and stories of Black Elders.

     

    The  regional launch event of this exciting rebuttal to the tri-cultural myth features oral testimonies along with photographs, letters, and more to memorialize and honor these African-American elders. See more HERE.

  • Michele Norris: Our Hidden Conversations book talk

    Michele Norris: Our Hidden Conversations book talk

    Peabody Award–winning journalist Michele Norris and Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden come together for a talk highlighting Norris’s book Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity.

     

    Get more details and register HERE.

     

    “The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send…. over half a million people have submitted their stories to The Race Card Project inbox. The stories are shocking in their depth and candor, spanning the full spectrum of race, ethnicity, identity, and class. … This powerful book offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories.”
  • Pirate Party & Summer Reading Program Kickoff

    Pirate Party & Summer Reading Program Kickoff

    Celebrate the start of 2024’s Summer Reading Program with a Pirate Party at the International District Library! Enjoy activity & craft stations, Pirate Picture Portraits, and a scavenger hunt. Sign up for your reading log and start earning prizes just by reading.

     

    And this Summer Reading Program isn’t just for kids – all ages are welcome to participate. So put on your best pirate swagger and head on down!

  • Cultivating Wakandan Resilience: Afrofuturism & Gardening

    Cultivating Wakandan Resilience: Afrofuturism & Gardening

    Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture for an exciting webinar exploring the connection between Afrofuturism and gardening. Get a fresh perspective on resilience and African American gardening – as well as have some fun with Wakandan botany trivia!

     

    Register HERE for connection information.

  • Dia de los Niños: Fun and Stories with Sarah Malone

    Dia de los Niños: Fun and Stories with Sarah Malone

    Celebrate Dia de los Niños with bilingual storyteller Sarah Malone.

    Plus, all kids who visit an ABQ library between April 24 and 30 receive a free book (while supplies last)!

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