FEATURED MONTHS IN THE SERIES:
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Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month - September-October 2021
Native American Heritage Month - November 2020
Black History Month - February 2021
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month - April 2021
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May 2021
Black Lives, Black Stories - May 24-June 5 2021
Pride Month - June 2021
FAIREST
Author Talk with Meredith Talusan
Award winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan discusses her critically-acclaimed memoir book Fairest. Fairest is a memoir about a precocious boy with albinism, a "sun child" from a rural Philippine village, who would grow up to become a woman in America.
Check out Fairest from the Library.
Signed copies of Fairest are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore.
VIRTUAL REFLECTSPACE EXHIBITS
Reckoning: Racism & Resistance in Glendale
Reckoning: Racism & Resistance in Glendale is a multi-dimensional and multi-faceted virtual exhibition, public art installation, and community engagement project that examines and responds to Glendale’s racist history, the resistance to that racism, and our current moment of reckoning.
Beyond the River
Free Zone-DMZ, The City that Lost the River
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery in cooperation with the City of Gimpo, South Korea and the Gimpo Cultural Foundation is proud to present Beyond the River: Free Zone-DMZ, The City that Lost the River, an exhibition that reflects on borders and divisions, specifically the far-reaching impact of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea at the City of Gimpo.
Nowhere and Everywhere:
Indigenous in America
In celebration of the Native American Heritage Month, Glendale Library Arts and Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery is proud to present Nowhere and Everywhere: Indigenous in America an exhibition that investigates the myriad ways in which Native Americans are represented and misrepresented through popular culture imagery while creating a counterpoint to this imagery through humanistic photography and contemporary art by two Native artists: Navajo artist and filmmaker Pamela J. Peters and Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw. The exhibit also examines the insidious spaces of the California Mission System--through imagery and a critical approach.
Sites of Fracture
Diasporic Imaginings of Occupied Artsakh
Sites of Fracture: Diasporic Imaginings of Occupied Artsakh is a virtual exhibition that brings together diasporan Armenian artists - from the United States, Canada, and Germany - to create a collective counter-narrative to forces of occupation and cultural erasure in the Republic of Artsakh.
Artists and cultural workers in the exhibit include Kamee Abrahamian, Ali Cat / Entangled Roots Press, Silvina Der-Meguerditchian, Naré Mkrtchyan, Nelli Sargsyan, She Loves Collective, Scout Tufankjian, Anahid Yahjian and Yerazad Coalition.
Sites of Fracture: Diasporic Imaginings of Occupied Artsakh is co-curated by Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, Ara Oshagan and Anahid Oshagan.
dispLAced: Communities Beneath Dodger Stadium
ReflectSpace gallery presents a multi-dimensional reflection on the bitter history and contemporary legacy of the displacement of the Mexican-American communities of Chavez Ravine. Historical and archival material stand alongside work by contemporary artists that address issues of government-supported dispossession and violence against black and brown bodies that continue unabated today.
PAST EVENTS
BLACK WALL STREET 100
Hannibal Johnson in conversation with Donzaleigh Abernathy
Harvard Law School graduate, author, attorney, and consultant, Hannibal Johnson discusses his book Black Wall Street 100: An American City Grapples With Its Historical Racial Trauma with Actress, Activist and Writer Donzaleigh Abernathy.
Check out Black Wall Street 100 from the Library.
Copies of Black Wall Street 100 are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore.
FROM A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY
Author Talk with Paula Yoo
Author Paula Yoo discusses From A Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement.
From A Whisper to a Rallying Cry is available for checkout from the library or as an eBook through cloudLibrary.
Signed copies of From A Whisper to a Rallying Cry are available for purchase from our partner, Once Upon A Time Bookstore.
THE RESISTANCE NETWORK
Khatchig Mouradian, Ph.D. in conversation with Eric Nazarian
On April 10, 2021, author and lecturer Khatchig Mouradian, Ph.D., discusses his book, The Resistance Network in conversation with filmmaker and screenwriter Eric Nazarian.
Request to pick up a hard copy of The Resistance Network using our Contactless Pickup Services.
Signed copies of The Resistance Network are available for purchase from our partner, Abril Books.
ARMENIA, ARTSAKH, DIASPORA
Armenia, Artsakh, Diaspora – Memory, Identity, and Responsibility
A Conversation with Eric Hacopian and Salpi Ghazarian
On thursday, April 8, 2021, political consultant and commentator Eric Hacopian in conversation with Salpi Ghazarian, Director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, about Armenia now.
This pre-recorded conversation premiered on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month Page and YouTube channel on Thursday, April 8, 6:30pm.
LAVASH
John Lee, Ara Zada, and Kate Leahy in conversation with graphic designer Helena Grigorian
On Thursday, April 1, 2021, authors John Lee, Ara Zada, and Kate Leahy discussed their book Lavash: The bread that launched 1,000 meals, plus salads, stews, and other recipes from Armenia with graphic designer Helena Grigorian.
Check out Lavash as an eBook from cloudLibrary or request to pick up a hard copy using our Contactless Pickup Services.
Signed copies of Lavash are available for purchase from our partner, Abril Books.
THE COLOR OF LAW
Richard Rothstein in conversation with Susan D. Anderson
On February 4, 2021, Richard Rothstein discussed his book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America in conversation with Susan D. Anderson, History Curator and Program Manager at the California African American Museum. The Color of Law expands upon and provides a national perspective on his recent work that has documented the history of state-sponsored residential segregation.
Check out The Color of Law as an eBook from cloudLibrary.
Signed copies of The Color of Law are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore.
WINTER COUNTS
David Heska Wanbli Weiden in conversation with Marcie R. Rendon
On November 30, 2020, author David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota nation and winner of the 2020 Spur Award from the Western Writers of America, discussed his new mystery novel, Winter Counts, with author Marcie R. Rendon.
Check out Winter Counts through cloudLibrary:
As an eBook.
As an eAudiobook.
Or place a hold on a hardcopy and pick it up using our contactless pickup services.
Signed copies of Winter Counts are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore.
IN THE COURTS OF THE CONQUEROR
Walter R. Echo-Hawk in conversation with W. Richard West Jr.
On November 5, 2020 Author and attorney Walter R. Echo-Hawk discussed his book, In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided, with Autry Museum President and Chief Executive W. Richard West Jr.
Check out In the Courts of the Conqueror:
through cloudLibrary as an eBook
or place a hold on a hardcopy and pick it up using our contactless pickup services.
Signed copies of In the Courts of the Conqueror are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore.
STEALING HOME
Eric Nusbaum in conversation with Gustavo Arellano
On September 24, 2020, author and journalist Eric Nusbaum discussed his new book, Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between, with Los Angeles Times columnist and author Gustavo Arellano.
Check out Stealing Home:
through cloudLibrary as an eBook
place a hold on a hardcopy and pick it up using our contactless pickup services.
or request it as a kit for your book club.
Signed copies of Stealing Home are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore.
PANEL ON RACISM: PAST & PRESENT
Panelists Safiya Umoja Noble, Hannibal B. Johnson, and Gary Keyes with moderator Steven Nelson.
On July 30th, the City of Glendale hosted Panel on Racism: Past & Present. Scholars and authors in the fields of racism and racial justice spoke on various areas of expertise.
Moderator:
Steven Nelson, Dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Featured Speakers:
Safiya Umoja Noble is Associate Professor of Information Studies at UCLA where she also serves as the Co-Director of the Center for Critical Internet Inquiry. Book: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.
Hannibal B. Johnson, Esq., a Harvard Law School graduate, is a member of the federal 400 Years of African American History Commission. Book: Black Wall Street 100 .
Gary Keyes is a Southern California native and a retired professor, having taught at Glendale Community College (GCC), Pasadena City College, and Crescenta Valley High School for over 40 years. Books: Wicked Crescenta Valley and Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley.
BE THE CHANGE
Inclusion - Diversity - Equity - Antiracism
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture’s (GLAC) and the Southern California Library Cooperative’s Be The Change series is focused on: Inclusion – Diversity – Equity – Antiracism. Be The Change events will build collective understanding of systemic racism, elevate the voices and stories of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), and inspire our community to be the change.
The Be the Change series takes place in conjunction with such commemorations as Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Armenian Genocide Remembrance, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and LGBTQIA+ Pride. The series will also examine the one-year anniversary of the 2020 racial justice protests and 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The series will include virtual lectures, exhibits, and online programming from authors, curators, and historians.
The series is led by Glendale Library, Arts & Culture in partnership with the Southern California Library Cooperative and Outlook Newspapers. The series is sponsored by the City of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, with funding from the City of Glendale Urban Art Fund.