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African American Fiction & Non-Fiction August 2015
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Click on the superhero above to view Durham County Library's 2015 Summer Reading video!
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New and Recently Released Fiction
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Baby, You're the Best
by Mary B Morrison
Following in the footsteps of her confident and successful mother, Blake seduces a man who is dating another member of her family and resolves to confront the father she believes abandoned her while preparing for her mother's 50th birthday celebration.
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Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
by Mark Ribowsky
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem. When he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind of soul music.Now, in this transformative work, author Mark Ribowsky contextualizes his subject's short career within the larger cultural and social movements of the era, tracing the crooner's rise from preacher's son to a preacher of three-minute soul sermons. - Amazon.com
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Mama's Boy
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
When his 16-year-old son goes on the run after being implicated in the murder of a white police officer, the Reverend Elton Jones finds his congregation rushing to judge the boy they thought they knew, while his wife sets out to redeem the mistakes of the past and save their son.
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Shetani's Sister
by Iceberg Slim
A newly discovered work from a former hustler who became an influential African-American author, tells the story of a deadly duel between a Los Angeles vice detective and street-wise master pimp who controls his whores with violence and heroin.
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Stand Your Ground
by Victoria Christopher Murray
Follows the experiences of a grieving mother who is reluctant to join a public outcry over her son's murder while the mother of the accused keeps wrenching secrets that she knows will affect her entire family. By the #1 Essence best-selling author of The Ex Files.
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New and Recently Released Non-Fiction
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One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York
by Arthur Browne
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents a history of African Americans in New York City from the 1910 to 1960 as told through the life of the city's first black police officer who, fearing his racist colleagues just as much as the criminal element, became an unheralded figure in the fight for civil rights.
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Street Poison: the Life and Times of Iceberg Slim
by Justin Gifford
A biography of one of America's best-selling, notorious and influential writers of the 20th century explores the sexual trauma and racial violence he endured that led to his reinvention as Iceberg Slim, one of America's most infamous pimps of the 1940s and 50s.
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Whitney & Bobbi Kristina: The Deadly Price of Fame
by Ian Halperin
Shocking new revelations emerge about superstar Whitney Houston and her only daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, in #1 New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin’s account of their tumultuous lives. - Amazon.com
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Urban Chronicles
Tuesday, August 25,
6:00 pm
Main Library - Conference Room
Call it whatever kind of fiction you want: urban, hood, inner-city, ghetto, hip-hop, street. Whatever!! Readers who love this genre join us!! We will read books by great authors such as 50 cent, K'Wan, Nikki Turner, Ashley & JaQuavis and Noire!!
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African American Book Club
Saturday, August 29, 3:00 pm
South Regional Library - Children's Program Room
Join us for lively discussions on fiction and nonfiction books written by African Americans. We will be reading "The Man in 3B" by Carl Weber.
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Save Your Story!
Saturday, August 8,
1:00 pm
South Regional Library - Meeting Room - Left Side
Come join us in preserving your family's story through scrapbooking! We will provide the the supplies, you bring the pictures! This event is open to all levels of scrapbooking skill.
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Couponing Made Easy
Thursday, August 13, 27,
6:00 pm
Southwest Library - Tutor Room 1
Master the art of saving money by shrinking your grocery bill. Learning to maximize the benefits of using coupons and how to get more products with less money. Join us for a hands on presentation in saving money.
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Dasan Ahanu x Tai Allen present The Originals: Gil Scott-Heron & Oscar Brown, Jr
Sunday, August 23,
3:00 pm
Main Library - Auditorium
Get two award-winning artists in a room, add a serious band and a microphone, and put them in a room full of folks. Have them present poems, rhymes and songs about personal woes, community challenges, lifes beautiful moments and the universal wonders found in the modern age. Then wrap it in the legendary work of the ascended masters Gil Scott-Heron and Oscar Brown, Jr. while adding original works crafted as next steps in the timeline. What you will have is not a tribute show, but a live mixtape. Experience a performance unlike many youve seen before.
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Rhythm, Rhyme and Revolution: The Art in Getting Free!
Monday, August 24,
3:00 pm
Auditorium:1st Floor
This workshop will look at how poetry and music allows for envisioning and inspiring a radically new world. Get free is a rallying cry in the arts community, calling for artists to let loose with honest and sincere expression. Participants will examine selected pieces of works by ascended master artists and contemporary artists in Hip Hop, R&B and poetry. They will also engage in creative activities that will show them how to get free in their own artistic expression. Come ready to learn, share, write and have fun!
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POETRY LIVE: Open Mic
Tuesday, August 25,
6:30 pm
Main Library - Auditorium
Come and share your original poetry, spoken word, or read your favorite poem. Theme for the month is Love and Madness. Event takes place in the Durham County Main Library Auditorium! Ages 12-Adult.
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Resilience in the Face of Tribulation
Thursday, August 27,
7:00 pm
Main Library - Auditorium
We think of the Middle Passage, Slavery, Jim Crow and the Holocaust as events of the past. These events have cost millions of lives and caused untold suffering. At the same time, creative responses to disaster have led to renewal and growth. Join Frank Stasio of WUNC Radios State of Things as he moderates an interfaith dialogue about suffering and resilience with Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, Dean of the Duke Chapel, and Rabbi Raachel Jurovics of Yavneh, a Jewish Renewal Community in Raleigh. How do we reflect on tragedies like slavery and the Holocaust? The discussion will also focus on both the loss and hope that human suffering can bring.
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Summer Reading Finale
Saturday, August 8,
10:00 am
Museum of Life and Science
Join us for the Summer Reading Finale from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Celebrate your Summer Reading accomplishments with family and friends and enjoy performers, displays, music, games and more!
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Summer Reading MakerDay @ the Discovery Nook - Northgate Mall
Saturday, August 15,
10:00 am
Discovery Nook at the Northgate Mall
Are you interested in 3D printing? Join us for our Summer Reading MakerDay at the Discovery Nook at Northgate Mall. Drop in anytime throughout the MakerDay. No appointment necessary.
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Here Comes the Sun!
Sunday, August 16,
3:00 pm
South Regional Library - Meeting Room
What if you could help save the world by using the sun? Solar panels are great, but they dont store energy. Come hear Dr. Walter Weare from NCSU talk about his work on artificial photosynthesis as a way to produce carbon neutral fuel.
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Computer & Technology Classes
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PowerPoint Basics
Monday, August 10,
6:30 pm
East Regional Library - Study Room #2
Get presentation-savvy with this essential business software. Learn to make professional looking slideshows fast!
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Advanced PowerPoint
Thursday, August 13,
10:00 am
East Regional Library - Study Room #2
Advance beyond PowerPoint Basics using Word Art, hyperlinks, sound files and slide sorting features.
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Gadgets for Grownups
Monday, August 17,
6:30 pm
East Regional Library - Study Room #2
Learn the basics of using your smart phone, tablet or e-reader. Covering library apps like Hoopla, OneClick and Overdrive. Be sure to know your logins and passwords!
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Basic Internet Computer Classes
Tuesday, August 18,
2:00 pm
Main Library - Computer Lab
These classes are intended for new computer user who wish to learn internet navigation.
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Computer Basics
Thursday, August 20,
11:00 am
Bragtown
This is a class for the absolute beginner. Learn the basics of computers- how to use a mouse, keyboarding, windows and managing windows.
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Internet Basics
Friday, August 21,
12:00 pm
Bragtown
This class is for new computer users who would like to learn how to use the Internet. We will learn how to open a web browser, how to navigate to different sites, and how to search the Web using a search engine. If you are still uncomfortable using a mouse, it is recommended that you take the Computer Basics class first.
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Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Tuesday, August 25,
6:30 pm
North Regional Library - Study Room #1
Learn how to create, edit, format and save a basic spreadsheet using Microsoft's Excel software. Explore basic formulas, functions and charts.
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Computer Basics
Thursday, August 27,
6:00 pm
Southwest Library - Teen Computer Area
This class is for anyone just beginning to learn how to use a computer. We will briefly go over the physical computer parts, how to turn the computer on and off, the desktop, Start menu, and how 'Windows' works. We will also spend time learning how to use the mouse. No previous experience with computers necessary!
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Down South Shuffle
Monday, August 10, 17, 31,
6:30 pm
Southwest Library - Meeting Room
Need an excuse to get moving and get fit? Join Down South Shuffle for some line dancing and get some exercise. Down South Shuffle is open to all levels of dancers. Come for the first hour and practice your basic steps. Stay for the last half-hour to learn some advanced moves.
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Dance Fitness
Monday, August 17, 24,
7:00 pm
East Regional Library - Meeting Room
Burn off some calories with fun, energetic dance moves.
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Soul Line Dancing
Tuesday, August 18, 25,
7:00 pm
North Regional Library - Meeting Room
Line Dance for fun and fitness with instructor Malinda Evans of Party of One, Inc. Music used includes R&B, Pop, and Reggae. Please bring water and a towel, and be sure to wear sneakers or dance shoes, and dress in loose clothing.
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My Next 5 For personalized reading recommendations from Durham County librarians, you may want to try My Next 5! Simply complete an online form to tell us a little about what genres, books, and authors you like (or dislike). A DCL librarian will review your submission and reply within three days with a list of the next five books you should read.
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NoveList is a comprehensive database of fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages, including recommendations, articles, and lists for your fiction and nonfiction needs. Durham County Library cardholders can access NoveList from any computer. |
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