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Oakland Public Library Oakland Public Library Your Library February 2017 From Labor to Reward: A History The Mighty of Black Churches Ring Shout and in the Bay Area Its Spirituals he Black church has he nearly forgotten ring shout is been a supportive and T an exciting, high-energy ritual T that draws on African traditions of call motivational institution in the and response, dance, storytelling, Black community for over 150 years, as Dr. Martha C. spirituality, communicating in code, Taylor writes in her new book, and honoring our ancestors. Angela From Labor to Reward: Black Thomas, Education Co-chair and Church Beginnings in San Song Leader from the Friends of Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley Negro Spirituals, will give a and Richmond, 1849-1972. demonstration, with participation by Dr. Taylor traces the growth of 65 churches anyone who cares to join in. Ms. from the Gold Rush days to the Civil Rights Thomas will share her knowledge Era, drawing on many years of in-depth with a talk about the origins and research of local history, religion, liberation meanings of this remarkable tradition. theology, and social movements. The author West Oakland Branch, Saturday, will lead an insightful discussion. February 18, 1pm Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community Room, Wednesday, February 8, 6pm Celebration of the Black Panther Party ast year marked the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and we L celebrated with numerous events in Oakland, including an in-depth exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California. We’ll keep the celebration going with a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the BPP newspaper and the birthday of Huey P. Newton. DVDs and photos from workshops held in October at the Oakland Museum will be shown, and speakers will discuss the legacy of the BPP newspaper. West Oakland Branch, Saturday, February 11, 3pm February Closures On Exhibit MON, 2/13 Ashley West: Coloring Outside the Lines Ashley West never colors inside the lines. This anti-perfectionist Library closed credo frees her work to be fresh and eclectic. She loves innovative materials—eye shadow, 3D elements, (Lincoln’s Birthday) metallics. She paints with palette knives, bleach pens, and sponges; credit cards are her favorite “brush.” Color is one of the most important aspects of Ashley’s life. Cool blues and purples soar into curving shapes. TUE, 2/14 The library’s Hot reds and oranges catch fire. Her motto is “Guaranteed Imperfect.”Lakeview Branch, February 1–28 All locations closed, programs are Harvesting History: Celebrating 65 Years of the Oakland History Room The Oakland History Room’s except Main Library generously current exhibit commemorates its own 65 years of service to the public with a display of the valuable historic and Brookfield and supported by and cultural treasures in its collections. Main Library, 2nd floor, through March 31 Eastmont branches the Friends of the Oakland (Lincoln’s Birthday) Public Library, a nonprofit Gordon Brown Photography Just two days remain for this impressive photography exhibit. Gordon Brown specializes membership organization. in landscapes and cityscapes that highlight the interplay between light, color, and textures. Rockridge Branch, ends MON, 2/20 For more information or to February 2 Library closed join, visit www.FOPL.org. Oakland School for the Arts School of Digital Media Exhibit posters by students from the School of Digital Media (Presidents’ Day) at Oakland School for the Arts visually depict the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Main Library, through February 22 TUE, 2/21 Recent portraits taken by documentary photographer Suzun Lucia All locations closed, oaklandlibrary.org Suzun Lucia Lamaina: Revolutionary Grain Lamaina are the result of a five-year project in which she traveled throughout the United States chronicling the lives of except Main Library former members of the Black Panther Party. Ms. Lamaina’s original prints are exhibited along with text relating first-hand and Brookfield and accounts by the former Panthers. Eastmont branches AAMLO, through February 28 (Presidents’ Day) Black Love: Photography by Sonjhai Meggette Sonjhai Meggette’s photographs explore family, community, and fashion in black and white. As Ms. Meggette puts it, “I am committed to raising public awareness of how authentically beautiful we are by reinforcing positive images with photography.” Eastmont Branch, through March 31 Oakland Public Library : 1 Events for Adults Meet Authors Ali Eteraz, Vanessa Hua, 27th Annual and Shanthi Sekaran Celebration ocal authors Ali Eteraz, Vanessa Hua, and of African L Shanthi Sekaran are coming to the Main Library to read from their latest works and discuss issues of American immigration and identity. Mr. Eteraz’s darkly comic and provocative novel Native Believer is a startling Poets and vision of the contemporary American experience and Their Poetry the human capacity to shape identity and belonging. It was a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection. lease join us for the 27th Ms. Hua, a columnist for the San Francisco P Annual Celebration of Chronicle, published Deceit and Other Possibilities, African American Poets and Their a collection of stories that explore the clash of Poetry. Community members of cultures and the complex, always shifting allegiances all ages are invited to participate that we carry in ourselves, our family, and our by reading poetry, performing, community. Ms. Sekaran’s newest novel, Lucky Boy, dancing, or/and displaying works humanizes the issue of illegal immigration in a story of art. This year’s theme is The about motherhood, fertility, class and identity. Books Crisis in Black Education will be available for purchase from Laurel Book although all themes are welcome. Store. If you’re interested in being featured in this program please Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community AUTHORS (FROM TOP) ALI call (510) 238-7352 to register. ETERAZ, VANESSA HUA, Room, Sunday, February 26, 1pm AND SHANTHI SEKARAN West Oakland Branch, Saturday, February 4, 1pm Ben Tucker’s Good Run en Tucker’s new memoir, A Good Run, is a coming-of-age story that spans the B post-World War II era to the days of the Civil Rights Movement. As a student at San Jose State in the early 1960s, he was a world-class middle distance runner. Mr. Tucker worked as an administrator for the University of California at Berkeley and the UC Office of the President for 25 years. He will read from his memoir. Copies of the book will be on sale at this event. Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community Room, Wednesday, February 15, 6pm Library Activities Adults SAT, 2/11 SAT, 2/25 Free Computer Help, Eastmont, Teens Club de Lectura en Español / African American Quilt Guild of 3:30pm SAT, 2/4 WED, 2/1 Spanish Book Club, César E. Oakland’s Annual Demonstration, Ebook Help, Main, 5pm Don’t Fall for Fake News!, Main Chávez, 11am West Oakland, 1pm Pop Up TeenZone, Montclair, THURSDAYS Library, 11am Indie Publishing: Using Social Freedom Quilters: A Celebration 1:30pm ESL Conversation Club, Main, 27th Annual Celebration of Media to Promote Your Work, of African American Heritage, FRI, 2/3 African American Poets and Rockridge, 11am Melrose, 2pm 2pm The Beat Within (Writing Their Poetry, West Oakland, 1pm ESL Conversation Club, César Veterans Town Hall, West SUN, 2/26 Workshop), Eastmont, 3:30pm Jewelry Making with Laura / Oakland, 12pm E. Chávez, 4pm Meet Authors Ali Eteraz, Taller de Joyería con Laura, ESL Conversation Club / Inglés SAT, 2/4 Celebration of the Black Vanessa Hua, and Shanthi César E. Chávez, 3pm como segundo idioma (ESL) Panther Party, West Oakland, Sekaran, Main, 1pm Rockridge Teen Advisory Path to Homeownership, 3pm club de conversación, César E. Group, Rockridge, 1pm Lakeview, 3pm MON, 2/27 Chávez, 4pm WED, 2/15 Pop-Up Event: Foam Art, 81st Library Advisory Commission Avenue, 1:30pm MON, 2/6 FRIDAYS Ben Tucker’s Good Run, Main, Meeting, Main, 5:15pm Alzheimer’s Community 6pm Free Computer Help, West Video Games, Asian, 2pm Education Series, Eastmont, TUE, 2/28 Oakland, 3pm SAT, 2/18 TUE, 2/7 5:30pm Credit Reports and Credit SATURDAYS Let’s Meet in the ’Zone: LED The Mighty Ring Shout and Its Scores, West Oakland, 5:30pm TUE, 2/7 Spirituals, West Oakland, 1pm Asistencia de computadora Light-up Cards, Lakeview, 4:30pm ACLU Know Your Rights: gratuita / Free Computer Help Conocen sus derechos como Writers’ Support and Critique WED, 2/8 inmigrantes / Know Your Rights Immigration Status / Estatus in Spanish, Melrose, 11:30am Group, Rockridge, 1pm migratorio, Melrose, 5:30pm Let’s Meet in the ’Zone, as Immigrants, César E. Chávez, English Conversation Group, Elmhurst, 3pm 6pm East Bay Spanish Language Start and Run a Small Business, Martin Luther King Jr., 4pm Meet-up, Temescal, 3pm Temescal, 6pm THU, 2/9 ACLU Know Your Rights: LAWYERS IIN THE LIBRARY Jingletown Poetry Reading and Demonstrations and Protests, MONDAYS Let’s Meet in the ’Zone, Open Mic, César E. Chávez, 3pm Main, 1st–4th Thu, 6pm; 2nd–4th Golden Gate, 6pm Piedmont Avenue, 3:30pm Free Computer Help, Eastmont, Wed, 6pm Bruce Jenkins Author Talk, SUN, 2/19 12pm FRI, 2/10 Montclair, 6:30pm Bankruptcy Lawyer at Main, Write Your Story Writing TUESDAYS Wed, 2/1, 6pm Pop Up Event: LED Light-up WED, 2/8 Workshop, Main, 1:30pm Free Computer Help, West 81st Avenue, Tue, 2/21, 5pm Cards, Brookfield, 3:30pm From Labor to Reward: A WED, 2/22 Oakland, 2pm Melrose, Tue, 2/28, 5pm Teen Advisory Group Meeting, History of Black Churches in ACLU Know Your Rights: Asian, 4:30pm the Bay Area, Main, 6pm WEDNESDAYS Rockridge, Tue, 2/7, 6pm Transgender People and the SAT, 2/11 THU, 2/9 Law, Main, 5pm Free Computer Help, West Temescal, Tue, 2/7, 6pm Oakland, 3pm Scratch Foam Printmaking for West Oakland, Tue, 2/7, 5pm Women Bike Book Club, Teens, Asian, 2:30pm Rockridge, 6pm Your Library : 2 Events for Adults Bruce Jenkins: Growing Up with Motown Know Your Rights tanding up for your right to protest can be in a Sinatra Household S challenging.
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