Join us as we explore Orange County's past traumas and their impacts on the present through collective reflection and open dialogue and work toward community healing and a more just and informed future. This program, along with the soil collection project and the installation of a marker honoring the Morrows, aims to correct a narrative … Continued
Join us at the Main Library in Hillsborough for a discussion of All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby and Something Bad Wrong by Eryk Pruitt. This is a discussion with librarians in advance of a conversation with the authors on October 4th. Registration for this event is encouraged but not required at orangecountync.gov/Noir
The federal holiday of Juneteenth celebrates the ending of slavery in this country. As part of the celebration, the Hillsborough Classic Film Society will join with the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough to present the noir mystery thriller Devil in a Blue Dress, based upon the first book in Walter Mosely's acclaimed Easy Rawlins … Continued
Event Details As part of our Black Literature & Arts Celebration, The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough is providing a 90 minute, guided walking tour of Hillsborough's Black and Indigenous History led by Judge Beverly Scarlett. The tour will begin at the library and follow a route through downtown. Registration is required. This event is free and open … Continued
Saturday, 2/10/24 & 2/17/24 at 1pm at the Main Library in Hillsborough Watch the 2-part PBS documentary, The Black Church with us. Part 1 will be shown on 2/10. Part 2 will be shown on 2/17 and followed by a panel discussion led by Dr. Freddie Parker, Hon. Beverly Scarlett, Horace Johnson, and others. More details to come. Register … Continued
Saturday, 2/10/24 & 2/17/24 at 1pm at the Main Library in Hillsborough Watch the 2-part PBS documentary, The Black Church with us. Part 1 will be shown on 2/10. Part 2 will be shown on 2/17 and followed by a panel discussion led by Dr. Freddie Parker, Hon. Beverly Scarlett, Horace Johnson, and others. More details to come. Register … Continued
Join award-winning and local author, Lori Hayes, at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough for a book-launch party with a book signing and Q & A. Saving Nevada: One Woman, One Wild Horse, and a Hundred Days to Save Each Other. Fans of Black Beauty will love this poignant story. Haley Wilson’s heart is … Continued
