photographs of 2012 programs and other happenings at
New Orleans Public Library
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We hope you enjoy these photographs of 2012 programs and other happenings at New Orleans Public Library |
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| February 2012 | ||
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On February 8th, King's story teller, Ms. Elizabeth, read children a book about the jungle. The kids learned that even lady bugs live in the jungle. After their jungle story time, Ms. Elizabeth helped kids figure out what kind of "wild thing" they might be. | |
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The Nix Branch celebrated Black History Month with the 3rd grade class of St Andrew’s. Joy read the story Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold and had a discussion of the artist and her works. The kids then created, out of paper, their own story quilts of one of their memories. They each received a free book afterwards. | |
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On February 2, the New Orleans C.H.A.T Project provided free AIDS testing at the Central City Branch Library as part of the Black History Month celebration. | |
| January 2012 | ||
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On January 25th, King staff member Elizabeth Granzow created and directed a Rosa Parks skit/storytime, performed for King Library patrons and MLK School students. Marlene Pete starred as Rosa Parks, James Gile played the bus driver, and Ms. Granzow played the police officer. Young audience participants played the crowded patrons at the back of the bus. It was a great time and a wonderful skit! Afterwards, Ms. Granzow read a book about Rosa Parks to a large audience of young children. | |
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MLK School young adult boys gathered in the King Library to join in a program by C.H.A.T. CHAT visited the King Library on January 24th to discuss sex-ed issues. This program was brought to the King Library by the NOPL's Black History Celebration committee. Young adult girls from King also participated in the C.H.A.T. program on January 25. | |
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On January 23, in celebration of the Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, the first graders of St Andrew’s came in for stories and a craft. | |
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Freddi Williams Evans talked about her children's book The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer's Story at Hubbell Library's Author Night on January 17, 2012. | |
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MLK School students and public patrons at the King Branch Library watched Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during their MLK Day 2012 story time. The children also participate in a story time craft with King's story teller, Ms. Elizabeth, on MLK Day 2012. | |
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The Gentilly Branch's storyteller, Miss Christine, read from Barack Obama's "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters" and afterward each child wrote a letter to someone they love. | |
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King staff members, Oriane Debiez, Elizabeth Granzow, and Kris Ford designed a wonderful display of famous Black women to celebrate January's Women's History Month at the King Branch. | |
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The Nix Branch's January 2012 Count the Whatever Contest had a tie again. For National Hot Tea Month both Theresa Taylor (shown here) and Susan Davis correctly guessed 48 tea bags in the jar to each win a selection of teas. | |
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The Nix Branch's "Secret Gardener" was busy over the holidays. She planted a row of cyclamen in front of the building. Thanks! | |
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