library event

The extraordinary tale of  Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history

Black History Month Program

Features Senator Cory Booker, President Barak Obama, By the end of 1917 a regiment of African-American soldiers had entered the trenches in France. They were the 15th regiment of the New York National Guard and exclusively made up of black soldiers, nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters." Under French command, these me discovered both the horrors of war and a world where racial segregation did not exist. Their unit became one of the most decorated of World War I.

Join us for a viewing of the Toni Morrison documentary “The Pieces I Am” an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller as it examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.

Join us for a viewing of the Toni Morrison documentary “The Pieces Of Me” an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller as it examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.

A black detective sets out to infiltrate the Colorado chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of his Jewish colleague. In the midst of the 1970s civil rights movement, they risk their lives to obtain insider information on the violent organization.

Meetings are held on second Saturdays. This month's book selection is Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, by Hans Rosling.
 

Meetings are held on second Saturdays. This month's book selection is The Moment of Lift, by Melinda Gates.

Meetings are held on second Saturdays. This month's book selection is Educated, by Tara Westover.

Marin City Library Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month. This month's book selection is Thomas Murphy, by Roger Rosenblatt.

In "The Public" an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an "Occupy" sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what's really happening.