Learning from Gordon Parks
Humanities Kansas
2024-02-27 19:00:00
2024-02-27 20:00:00
America/Chicago
Learning from Gordon Parks
Learn about the impact and inspiration found in Parks' work. Themes of love, dignity and hard work provide a starting point to talk about his struggles and triumphs. Sponsored by Humanities Kansas.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Marvin Auditorium 101C
Tuesday, February 27
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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2024-02-27 19:00:00
2024-02-27 20:00:00
America/Chicago
Learning from Gordon Parks
Learn about the impact and inspiration found in Parks' work. Themes of love, dignity and hard work provide a starting point to talk about his struggles and triumphs. Sponsored by Humanities Kansas.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library - Marvin Auditorium 101C
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
Marvin Auditorium 101CLearn about the impact and inspiration found in Parks' work. Themes of love, dignity and hard work provide a starting point to talk about his struggles and triumphs. Sponsored by Humanities Kansas.
African American author, photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks was well known for his documentation of American life and culture. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1912, he is one of the most esteemed image makers of all time. In this presentation, photographer Ann Dean discusses the impact and inspiration found in Parks’s books: The Learning Tree, A Choice of Weapons and Half Past Autumn. These books help illustrate Parks’s mother’s teachings centered in love, dignity, and hard work, and provide a starting point to talk about his struggles, choices, and triumphs – all great life lessons for those searching to find their way in this complicated world. Sponsored by Humanities Kansas.
YWCA Book Club
The YWCA Racial Justice Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Join us in person at the library or via Zoom. This month the group will read The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks and attend this Humanities Kansas event about his life and work. If you'd like more information about the YWCA Racial Justice Book Club, sign up to receive meeting details and Zoom link: https://www.ywcaneks.org/bookclub
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors/Writing |
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
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Our mission is sparking curiosity and connecting our community through literacy and learning. The library features the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, the Millennium Café, Chandler Booktique (bookstore and gift shop), free meeting rooms, computer training and free Wi-Fi access. The library has a collection of more than 414,000 books and serves more than 81,000 registered borrowers. Bookmobiles make 23 stops Monday-Saturday across Shawnee County. The website tscpl.org serves customers’ needs 24/7. The library offers state-of-the art technology, youth programs that encourage learning and reading, adult learning programs, online learning tools, events, and reference and research tools.