1 Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
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Atlanta and Fulton County youth are encouraged to craft a letter supporting an opinion (either pro or con) on the Death penalty in the state of Georgia. A typed letter supporting your opinion should be submitted to your local Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Young Adult Librarian. Two winning submissions will be submitted to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution (AJC) for possible publication. See full contest rules at your local branch. All essays are due to your library no later than 5 pm, Wednesday, January 16. Contest Information: Each submission should be a letter which is between 450 to 500 words supporting your opinion (either pro or con) on the Death Penalty in the state of Georgia. Submit letters to your local Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (AFPLS) Young Adult Librarian no later than Wednesday, January 16, 2013. The two winning letters will be submitted to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution (AJC)for possible publication in the newspaper. There is no guarantee that the winning submissions(s) will be published in the newspaper, as it is up to the editor's discretion. Both AFPLS and the AJC reserve the right to edit the winning submissions, as necessary. See your local library for all contest rules and required format.
Event Location: Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
Enjoy a discussion of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines with the Noonday Nosh Book Club at the Roswell Library. This group is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Roswell Library. All ages are welcome.
Event Location: Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell, GA 30075
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book. All ages.
Event Location: Fairburn Branch Library, 60 Valley View Drive, Fairburn, Ga 30213
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book led by Angela Reid. All ages.
Event Location: Cleveland Ave Branch, 47 Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta, Ga 30315
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book led by Angela Reid. All ages.
Event Location: Stewart-Lakewood Branch, 2893 Lakewood Avenue, Atlanta, Ga 30315
Join the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System and other community partners as we launch The Big Read in Fulton County with a Proclamation.
Event Location: Fulton County Government Center Assembly Hall, 141 Pryor Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book. All ages.
Event Location: Perry Homes Branch , 2011 Bolton Road, Atlanta, Ga 30318
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a lively book discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Dorothy Benson Senior Center, 6500 Vernon Woods Dr NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Washington Park Branch, 1116 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Ga 30314
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a lively book discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Alpharetta Branch, 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009
Join award winning author Tananarive Due and her father civil rights attorney and activist, John D. Due, Jr. for a lively discussion of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. All ages. Registration recommended.
Event Location: Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
Come enjoy a dramatic reading from the book by Akbar Imhotep of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. All ages.
Event Location: Cleveland Avenue Branch Library, 47 Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta, Ga 30315
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a lively book discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Bowen/Bankhead Branch Library, 2685 Donal Lee Hollowell Parkway, Atlanta, Ga 30318
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book led by Angela Reid. All ages.
Event Location: South Fulton Branch Library, 4055 Flat Shoals Road, Union City, GA 30291-1590
Enjoy a scholar-led discussion of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Discussion will be led by Jill Goad. All ages welcome.
Event Location: East Atlanta Branch Library, 400 Flat Shoals Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316
Come enjoy a reading from the book and a scholar-led discussion of this powerful work by Dr. Daniel Black. All ages.
Event Location: Southwest Branch Library, 3665 Cascade Road, Atlanta, GA 30331
Enjoy a scholar-led discussion of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Discussion will be led by Jill Goad. All ages welcome.
Event Location: Helene Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility, 515 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, Ga 30312
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a lively book discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: East Point Branch Library, 2757 Main Street, East Point, GA 30344
Come enjoy a dramatic reading from the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines performed by The Darnell Players (from the Harriet G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Center Directed by Ms. Brenda Porter). The reading will be followed by a book discussion. All ages.
Event Location: Adamsville/ Collier Heights Branch Library, 3424 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30331
Join BEST Academy Middle School students in a book discussion and debate for and against corporal punishment followed by a screening of the movie A LESSON BEFORE DYING.
Event Location: Dogwood Branch Library, 1838 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Hapeville Branch Library, 525 King Arnold Street, Hapeville, GA 30354
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library, 409 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Harriet G. Darnell Senior Facility, 677 Fairburn Roadd NW, Atlanta, Ga 30331
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a lively book discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Adams Park Branch Library, 2231 Campbellton Road, Atlanta, Ga 30311
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book led by Dr. Lawrence Jackson, author of My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War. All ages.
Event Location: Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History , 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Ga 30303
Enjoy a scholar-led discussion of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. All ages welcome. The presenter is Seth Hagen.
Event Location: Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Hwy NE, Sandy Springs, Ga 30328
Join the Atlanta-Metro Library for Accessible Services, along with the Center for the Visually Impaired Bookclub, as we discuss A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines with Empish Thomas, a freelance writer and disability advocate in Atlanta.
Event Location: Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
Come enjoy a dramatic reading from the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines performed by The Darnell Players (from the Harriet G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Center Directed by Ms. Brenda Porter). The reading will be followed by a book discussion. All ages.
Event Location: West End Branch Library, 525 Peeples Street, Atlanta, GA 30310
Join us for a discussion of this year’s Big Read book: A Lesson Before Dying by Earnest Gaines as we write letters to raise awareness for global human rights abuses. For teens and adults.
Event Location: Ponce de Leon Branch Library, 980 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306
Everyone is welcome to view “A Lesson Before Dying“(1999) a film adaptation of the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a lively discussion of the movie and the book led by Shane McGowan. All ages.
Event Location: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005-4601
Movie viewing and book discussion of A LESSON BEFORE DYING.
Event Location: Carver Homes Branch Library, 215 Lakewood Parkway, Suite 104, Atlanta, GA 30315
Everyone is welcome to view A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1999). Film viewing will be followed by a discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
Event Location: Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
This is the final event and opportunity to discuss the dynamic book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Enjoy a dramatic reading of the book by students from Tri-Cities Theater Group and view the work of the winners of both the essay and art contest. All ages are welcome.
Event Location: Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303-1022
Discuss Ernest Gaines’ book, A Lesson Before Dying during our One Community, One Book event.
Event Location: College Park Library Branch, 3647 Main Street, College Park, Ga 30337
