African Americans in Public Records Prior to 1870
In this presentation, genealogist Cynthia Maharrey covers:
Please join us for a virtual author visit with Mark Oppenheimer on Thursday, December 16th, from 7:00–8:00 p.m. The topic is Oppenheimer's new book, Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood. The New York Times said of the book: "How 'Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood' became the site of the most deadly antisemitic attack on American soil and what happened afterward unfold with the precision of the best suspense stories."
Link: Zoom Registration Link for Author Visit
Join librarian Barbara Wenglin for our short-story series using the anthology, "100 Years of the Best American Short Stories" (ed. Lorrie Moore, c2015) focusing on the theme of "Couples." For this session, read "Harmony of the World" by Charles Baxter (p.352. A failed concert pianist takes a job as accompanist to a flawed singer as the two try to connect.
Anthology is available to borrow in WLS and WP collections, also as an eBook in hoopla and Libby/Overdrive. Meeting ID for all sessions is 884 3211 6692, phone number is +1 929 205 6099. No password needed, walk-ins welcome.
Final sessions in the series: 1/13/22 and 1/20/22 (film discussions).
Location: Zoom Virtual Room 3 (meetings for up to 300)
Contact: Barbara Wenglin
Contact Number: 914-422-1480
Register for Best American Short Stories here.
Meeting ID for all sessions is 884 3211 6692, phone number is +1 929 205 6099. No password needed, walk-ins welcome.
Harlem flourished in the 1920s, energized by the Great Migration of African Americans from the South who were looking for jobs in New York City. The first generation of photographers, painters, and muralists tapped into new calls for expressing racial pride and optimism; the second worked through the Depression and World War II, carrying on this inspiration and deepening the depictions. This is the story of the art of the Harlem Renaissance, which is still influencing artists today.
As we embark on a journey through the art of the Harlem Renaissance, our virtual showcase will include:
• A look at the diverse styles of artists working in Harlem from the 1920s to 1940s
• An overview of two generations of Harlem Renaissance artists — some well-known, others less familiar
• An understanding of how contemporary African American artists stand on the shoulders of these breakthrough artists
Register here for Harlem Renaissance.
Registration Ends: 2/14/2022 at 12:00 PM
Contact Number: 914-422-6922
Presenter: Rena Tobey
After 72 years, the 1950 Census will be made public on April 1. Come find out why this is a big deal for historians, genealogists, sociologists and the like.
- What questions did they ask?
- Why did they keep it private for 72 years?
- Am I in it and how do I find out?
- Why do we have a census anyway?
This presentation will address these and other questions.Registration Ends: 3/14/2022 at 12:00 AM
Contact: Austin Duffy
Contact Number: 914-422-6922
Presenter: Alan Steinfeld
Register for the 1950 Census here.
Ellen O’Connell, White Plains resident and retired English teacher, will moderate a discussion of To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest (2021) by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, world recognized botanist and medical biochemist. Through a poignant narrative of her childhood in rural Ireland, Beresford-Kroeger offers a simple and hopeful message about how to address climate change. Sometimes compared to Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the book is available in the Library’s physical collection. Overdrive/Libby has the digital audiobook.
Contact: Christiane Deschamps at 9144221496
Genealogist Sarah Gutmann will teach you how to trace the paths of your Irish immigrant ancestors. Discover how to gather information about them through U.S records and then where and how to look for them in Irish records.
Contact: Austin Duffy
Contact Number: (914) 422-6922
Alzheimer's and other dementia's cause memory, thinking, and behavior changes that interfere with daily living. Learn about common warning signs of Alzheimer's and what symptoms to look for in yourself and others, as well as tips to approach someone who is experiencing changes in their memory, the benefit of early detection and diagnosis, and more.
This is a virtual event using the Zoom Platform. To join, click the Zoom link below, or alternatively, enter the following ID into Zoom: 82380644430. You can also use the following phone number to call in: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York).
Presenter: M. Perez
Contact: Jessica Flores at 845.610.6916
Click here for the Zoom Link for 10 Signs
From the 1930s to the 1960s, Hollywood censored itself. The Production Code is often remembered as a quaint document that ensured married couples slept in separate beds on screen. But the Production Code was a more complex contract between Hollywood and its diverse global audience. It led filmmakers to create a code for representing sex, violence, and extreme politics. And it helped Hollywood navigate the depression, the rise of Nazism, Soviet communism, World War II, the Cold War, and the Sixties. In late 1960s, Hollywood could no longer make films to address one global audience, and the industry moved from the Production Code to the Rating System. The code ended, but in many ways, the visual language created by the Production Code still informs the way stories are told on screen.
Peter Decherney is Professor of Cinema & Media Studies and Faculty Director of the Online Learning Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a secondary appointment at the Annenberg School for Communication and an affiliation with the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition at Penn Law School.
He is an award-winning documentary and virtual reality filmmaker, who has shot films in Africa, Asia, and the U.S. His virtual reality docuseries. “The Heart of Puerto Rico,” about artists in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria (co-directed with Jean Lee) won the Best VR Film at the AT&T Film Awards. And his documentary, “Dreaming of Jerusalem” (co-directed with Sosena Solomon), about the Jewish Community in Gondar, Ethiopia was a Discovery+ original.
He is the author or editor of six books including Hollywood’s Copyright Wars: From Edison to the Internet and Hollywood: A Very Short Introduction. Prof. Decherney has also written for The New York Times, Forbes, Inside Higher Ed, and other publications.
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