Book Discussion
Book Discussion
Book Discussion
Join us to discuss this year’s Maryland Humanities One Maryland One Book selection, Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford.
Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, “Kin: Rooted in Hope”, by Carole Boston Weatherford with art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Free copies of the 2025 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations this summer, while supplies last. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One […]
Join a thoughtful conversation about the 2025 One Maryland One Book selection: “Kin: Rooted in Hope” by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Share your insights, hear different perspectives, and connect with fellow readers.
We will explore stories about genealogy, the importance of having many stories, and how one artist shows us if art can amend stories in history.
Hybrid in form, and even more expansive in what it has to say, “Kin: Rooted in Hope” is a book created by, and about, a Black family and its generations.Poet and children’s author Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, artist Jeffery Boston Weatherford, collaborated on this book that gives voice to their earliest enslaved ancestors […]
Join us to discuss this year’s Maryland Humanities One Maryland One Book selection, Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford.
Join us for casual conversation and coffee. Share stories and reminisce about the past through prompts and activities.
Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, “Kin: Rooted in Hope”, by Carole Boston Weatherford with art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Free copies of the 2025 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations this summer, while supplies last. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One […]
Please join us as we discuss the 2025 One Maryland One Book, Kin : Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford
Immortalize your relatives in poetry! From your favorite aunt who has a kind word for everyone to that infamous rascal of a third-cousin, writing poetry about your relatives is a unique way to re-tell your family stories. We’ll present three short-form varieties of poetry to help you frame your family in poetry. You’ll take home […]
Come discus Kin: Rooted in Hope and explore ideas about kinship, ancestry, and how it echoes in our lives today. After our discussion walk away with resources to discover your own past. A limited number of free books are available; inquire at the branch service desk. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland […]