NEWS July/August 2018
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7TH ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA BOOK FESTIVAL
Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 The 2018 South Florida Book Festival at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) will feature a fantastic line-up of authors, speakers, renowned chefs and presenters. Enjoy book discussions, talks and signings; free workshops; cooking demonstrations and more. The two-day event starts with “Eat, Drink, Read: A Literary Culinary Experience” on Friday, July 20th from 6:30-9:30PM. At this over-21, ticket-required reception, attendees can sample literary-inspired culinary selections, enjoy craft cocktails and wine and meet celebrity chef/ cookbook authors.
Taymer Mason, a Caribbean sensation specializing in vegan cuisine; and Melba Wilson, Harlem restaurateur and soul food superstar.
Taymer Mason
The $40 ticket for Friday night, is all-inclusive for food, cocktails, live entertainment, gated parking and a complimentary book of your choice from any of the 2018 South Florida Book Festival authors. Proceeds benefit The Friends of AARLCC, which sponsors programs for children and adults. Tickets are available at the door or online at Eventbrite.
Kevin Belton
FEATURED GUESTS INCLUDE Kevin Belton, the New Orleans-based PBS television celebrity chef; Melba Wilson, Harlem restaurateur and soul food superstar;
On Saturday, July 21, enjoy a full day of fun at the South Florida Book Festival on Saturday, July 21st from 10:30AM-5:30PM. It’s a free day of authors, speakers, workshops, presentations, cooking demos and more. Full schedule inside
Melba Wilson
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311• 954-357-6282 Stay connected with #SoFloBookFest • SoFloBookFest.Broward.org
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE • SATURDAY, JULY 21 10:30-11:30AM
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Inspirational Stories of Faith, Love and Spirituality, featuring Philbert Lake, Ezekial Williams, Georgia Bryce; moderated by Dr. Rosalind Osgood. Learn how to use faith to inspire and motivate you on the path to achievement. Children’s Book Publishing 101, with Bobbi Hinman. Aspiring children’s book authors can learn how to get started. State of Public Education: Join Susan A. Colton and Esther Tyson to discuss the state of public school education in Florida and elsewhere and learn how you can make a difference.
Noon-1PM Living Your Best Financial Life: 8 Steps to Financial Freedom, with Ash Cash. There are only eight steps standing in the way of your financial freedom! Learn them from Ash Cash and become financially liberated. Great Sex at Any Age, with Dr. Wardine Saunders, moderated by Jenifer Smith. Join Dr. Wardine Saunders and sex therapist Jenifer Smith and learn a little something both “old and new school” about great sex.
Noon-1:30PM Publishing 101: Secrets from Top National Bestselling and New York Times Authors, with Mary Monroe, Zachary Tate and Kiki Swinson; moderated by author Simone Kelly. Becoming a successful fiction author isn’t easy - get great advice and personal tips from successful writers that can help to jumpstart your dreams.
1-2PM Chronicles of a Serial Dater, with Ann Marie Sorrell, moderated by Michelle Talbert. Learn from author Ann Marie Sorrell’s personal dating experiences at this workshop on successful dating. How to Land Big Business Contracts: A Blueprint for Success, with Randall Dobbins. Take control of your future with this workshop by successful author/entrepreneur Randall Dobbins and get the tools for your blueprint for successful entrepreneurship.
Soulful Sweets: Cupcakes Party, with Melba Wilson; free cupcakes provided by Lykeisha the Baker. If you love a good sweet treat, then join author Melba Wilson and Lykeisha the Baker for great baking tips and cupcakes. (LIMIT: 50 PEOPLE)
Working out at a Broward County Park? Download or stream free songs and albums using your Broward County Library card! Make your own fresh workout mix – right here, right now!
2-3:30PM So You Want to Be a TV Star? With Martin Amado, Kevin Belton and Calibe Thompson. If that’s your dream, get insider secrets from Belton, PBS’s Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen); Thompson (executive producer/host, Taste the Islands); and Amado (host, So Flo Home Project Show).
3-4PM The Beauty of Positive Thinking: Finding Love, Peace, Health and Prosperity, with Dr. Marion Osborne, Shawntrell Hudson and Michelle Hollinger. If the mind can conceive it, you can achieve it! Join experts and learn about the beauty and power of positive thinking. The Caribbean Vegan, with Taymer Mason; moderated by Desiree Rodriguez, creator of “Rican Vegan.” Join Chef Taymer Mason for a tasting from her cookbook, The Caribbean Vegan. (LIMIT: 50 PEOPLE)
4-5PM Beauty and Her Chef. Local hit Chef Chad and his wife Karen officially launch their first cookbook. Join this dynamic duo in a sampling of their favorite recipes. (LIMIT: 50 PEOPLE) The WOW Factor: Secrets of Styling the Home of Your Dreams with Martin Amado. Interior designer, design/lifestyle expert/ magazine contributor and host of TV’s So Flo Home Project, Amado will teach you how to get the designer look for less in your home , with tips from his new book.
worldandeye.com/storyslam “Truevisit Stories Told Live” For tickets and other details, please call 954-357-6282. Saturday, August 11 • 7-9:30PM African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Tickets are $10 for students/seniors; $15 general admission. First-timers and seasoned storytellers tell true tales about their own lives that range from comical to the deeply profound. Enjoy stories and fun, storytelling games.
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BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S BOOK CLUB Read along with Broward County Library Director Kelvin Watson’s new Broward County Library Director’s Book Club. Here are his selections for July and August:
JULY’S TITLE:
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
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GREAT READ
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE GREAT AMERICAN READ! Main Library is partnering with South Florida PBS station WPBT-2 in bringing you The Great American Read! Main Library is one of only 50 libraries in the U.S. that has received a grant from the American Library Association and PBS to host events and programs in conjunction with PBS’ eightpart TV series and multi-platform initiative celebrating the joy of reading and books. A big part of The Great American Read is voting for your favorite book – find the list and vote at pbs.org/the-great-americanread/vote/#. You may also vote at The Great American Read computers at Main and NSU-Alvin Sherman libraries. All books on the list are available at Broward County Library. Visit Broward.org/Library to check our catalog and reserve your copies. FREE GREAT AMERICAN READ EVENTS AT THE MAIN LIBRARY July 17 - El Club, for intermediate Spanish learners, will read the Spanish edition of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. Each week, one chapter will be read aloud as a class followed by a discussion, 6-7:30PM August 4 - Dr. Caren Neile of Florida Atlantic University will lead us in the discussion of “How to Read: Getting Great Things from Good Books, 4-5:30PM August 18 - Dr. Christine Jackson of Nova University will lead us in a discussion of the key themes found in the books of The Great American Read, 2-3PM
SAVE THE DATE October 23 - The Great American Read Finale: Learn what America’s best-loved novel is, as chosen by the American public. WPBT-Channel 2 will host the screening and discussion that evening. 8PM
Attention Local Authors! Broward County Library Wants to Spotlight Your Work! Broward County Library, in partnership with Florida Center for the Book, invites the community to take part in a new, ongoing initiative: Local Authors @ Broward County Library, beginning July 9th. Local Authors @ Broward County Library spotlights the work of resident Broward County authors who have written and self-published an adult or children’s fiction book. Local authors who are interested in submitting a book for consideration must be a Broward County resident, a Broward County Library cardholder and have selfpublished an adult or children’s fiction book.
The following libraries will add selected titles by local authors to their collection of materials: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, Main Library, North Regional/Broward College Library, Northwest Regional Library, South Regional/ Broward College Library, Southwest Regional Library and West Regional Library. For details, contact Michael Bryant in Community Engagement at 954-357-7435.
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HERE ARE A FEW FAVORITES ON THE LIST:
p 1984 GEORGE ORWELL #VOTE1984 p ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND LEWIS CARROLL #VOTEALICE p THE COLDEST WINTER EVER SISTER SOULJAH #VOTEWINTERBOOK p CRIME AND PUNISHMENT FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY #VOTECRIMEBOOK p THE GRAPES OF WRATH JOHN STEINBECK #VOTEGRAPESWRATH p HATCHET (SERIES) GARY PAULSEN #VOTEHATCHET p HEART OF DARKNESS JOSEPH CONRAD #VOTEHEARTDARK p THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER TOM CLANCY #VOTEREDOCTOBER p THE OUTSIDERS S.E. HINTON #VOTEOUTSIDERS p READY PLAYER ONE ERNEST CLINE #VOTEPLAYER1 p WUTHERING HEIGHTS EMILY BRONTË #VOTEWUTHERING
A DOCUMENTARY FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES ON OUR IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE Main Library has received a grant to host “Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience.” The series uses documentary films and texts to engage the public in a study of the history of America’s immigration experience. The series consists of six programs, each built around a different facet of that experience. Each program features either a complete documentary film, or excerpts from longer documentaries, to provide the basis for a scholar-led discussion. Dr. Stephen Engle, Professor at Florida Atlantic University, will lead the discussions. The series is free and open to the public. PROGRAM AND FILM SCHEDULE The Century of Immigration: 1820-1924: New York: A Documentary Film - The Power and the People; The Jewish Americans - A World of Their Own July 31, 6-7:30PM Promise and Prejudice: Welcome to Shelbyville August 1, 6-7:30PM Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation The New Americans, The Nigerians August 7, 6-7:30PM Help Wanted? Immigration and Work, Destination America: The Golden Door August 8, 6-7:30PM Family and Community: My American Girls August 14, 6-7:30PM
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Immigration and Popular Culture: The Search for General Tso August 15, 6-7:30PM The Broward County Main Library is one of 32 sites nationwide selected to host this program series. “Becoming American” is a project of City Lore in collaboration with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the International Coalition of the Sites of Conscience. The project has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE SERIES ARE: The Family Immigration Story August 11, 4-5:30PM Dr. Caren Neile’s lively lecture/workshop will help participants understand, identify, share and - above all - celebrate their family immigration stories. Patriotic Songs, performed by the Senior Moments Band August 15, 4:30-5:30PM This special concert will be held prior to screening of the final film, The Search for General Tso, as we celebrate our country with music.
BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY LOCATIONS & HOURS OF SERVICE Branch
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African-American Research Library & Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 33311 • 954-357-6282 AF Beach 3250 NE 2nd Street Pompano Beach 33062 • 954-357-7830 BE Carver Ranches 4735 S.W. 18 Street, West Park 33023 • 954-357-6245 CR Century Plaza Leon Slatin 1856 A W. Hillsboro Blvd. Deerfield Beach 33442 • 954-357-7740 CP Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library 2800 N.W. 9 Court, Pompano Beach 33069 • 954-357-7670 CC Dania Beach Paul DeMaio 1 Park Avenue East, Dania Beach 33004 • 954-357-7073 DA Davie/Cooper City 4600 S.W. 82 Avenue, Davie 33328 • 954-357-6399 DC Deerfield Beach Percy White 837 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach 33441 • 954-357-7680 DB
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#DESTINATIONFRIDAYS • ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? August 3 • 7-9:30PM
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Destination (Fridays) Rock • Music After Hours@ Main Main Library • Downtown Fort Lauderdale • Event for adults, 21+ Tickets $10 – Purchase on Eventbrite or at the door Food, Fun, Signature Drink, Dancing and More
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September 7 • London, England • AARLCC
NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY - JULY 18
mylibrarystory Meet Chinedu Amaefula
Celebrate the life and legacy of South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist Nelson Mandela.
July 18 - Craft-To-Go: Pick up a fun craft to make at home, while supplies last, ages 3 and up, 10AM-6PM, North Regional/ Broward College Library
MOVIES
July 18 - Do You Know Who Nelson Mandela Was? Celebrate his life and birthday with a movie, trivia and a craft, ages 4-11, 10:30AM-Noon, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center
Invictus: In 1995, Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the Rugby World Cup. (PG-13)
July 18 - Special Summer Breakspot, Nelson Mandela Trivia, ages up to 18, 12:30-1:30PM, Carver Ranches Library
July 18 - Teen Movie, 5-7:30PM, Main Library July 18 - 2-4PM, Margate Catharine Young Library
July 18 - Celebrate Mandela: Stories, Songs and Craft! Ages 5-12, preregister: 954-357-6409, 2-3PM, Lauderhill Towne Centre Library
July 18 - 4-6PM, Weston Library July 28 - 2-4PM, Northwest Regional Library Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: This 2013 movie, based on Nelson Mandela’s 1995 autobiography, chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President of South Africa and working to rebuild the country’s once-segregated society. (PG-13) July 11 - 1-3PM, Beach Library July 12 - 2-4PM, Galt Ocean Mile Reading Center
July 17 - Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebrations - Panel Discussion, 6:30-7:30pm, Lauderdale Lakes Library
July 18 - 3-5:30PM, Hollywood Library
July 17 - Poverty and Inequality: A Conversation in Tribute to the Life of Nelson Mandela, 6:30-7:30pm, South Regional/Broward College Library
July 18 – Film and Discussion, 2:30PM, Sunrise Dan Pearl Library July 18 - 4-6:30PM, Tamarac Library
July 18 - Mandela Day Reading Marathon: Children’s picture book version of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, abridged by Chris Van Wyk/illustrated by Paddy Bouma, refreshments served, 2-3PM, Lauderhill Central Park Library
Call Library for Title July 11 - 2-4:30PM, Davie/Cooper City Library
July 18 – 2-5PM, West Regional Library July 18 5-7:30PM, movie rated PG-13/ ages 12 and up, Pompano Beach Library
CLASSES, DISCUSSIONS + MORE
July 16 - Living the Long Walk: Celebrating Mandela’s 100th Anniversary, 2:30-4PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
July 16 - 5-7:30PM, Lauderhill Central Park Library
July 18 - 2-3PM, Dania Beach Paul DeMaio Library
July 18 - PajamaRama Family Storytime Special: K is for Kindness. Celebrating the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, all ages, 7-7:30PM, Southwest Regional Library
July 12 - English Café: Celebrate the 100th Birth Anniversary of Nelson Mandela, 10:30AM-Noon, Pembroke Pines Library
July 13 - 2-4:30PM, North Lauderdale Saraniero Library
July 18 - 1:30-3PM, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
Recently one of our security guards did a little detective work at the Hollywood Branch. His sleuthing partner was not Dr. Watson but librarian Chinedu Amaefula.
July 18 - Nelson Mandela: Stories about an Inspirational Leader, 11AM-Noon, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library
July 18 - 2-5:30PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library
July 17 and 19 - Nelson Mandela International Day Film Series. 7/17: 5-7:30PM; 7/19: 4-6PM, Stirling Road Library
People come to America for opportunity and Broward County Library (BCL) proves to be the best place to find it – again!
July 18 - Mandela Day Reading Marathon: Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, refreshments served, 6-7PM, Lauderhill Central Park Library
EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. ~ NELSON MANDELA
FOR CHILDREN + TEENS July 16 - Peace, Unity and Social Justice Storytime, 10:30-11AM, Main Library July 16 - It Takes a Village: Watch a short video about Nelson Mandela and make a Ndbele-themed house for our South African village display, 1:30-3PM, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center July 16 - Celebrate the Life of Nelson Mandela! Discuss his commitment to fighting poverty and inequality, find new ways to build bridges and commit to change, ages 12 and up, 6-7PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center July 16 - Tween Art Series, 3-4PM, Young At Art Museum/Broward County Library July 16, 18 - Mandela Storytime, 11-11:30AM, Margate Catharine Young Library July 16-21 - Nelson Mandela Day Handprint Wreath Craft. 7/16, 7/19th-21st: 10AM-6PM; 7/17th, 7/18th: Noon-8PM, Main Library July 17 - Mandela Day Story Time, ages 18-36 months with caregiver, 11-11:30AM, Carver Ranches Library
July 18 - Dr. Mirella Bemmel and Professor Howard Housen will discuss the life of Nelson Mandela and how we can honor his commitment to fighting poverty and inequality, 1-2PM, Main Library July 18 - Inspire Change - Mandela Day, Noon3PM, South Regional/Broward College Library July 18 - Soweto Gospel Choir Performance, 5:30-8PM, South Regional/Broward College Library July 18 - Motivational Painted Rocks. preregister: 954-357-7110, 2-3:30PM, Southwest Regional Library July 18 - How Do You Make Every Day a Mandela Day? Quizzes, trivia, coloring and ideas for making the world a better place, 7:30AM-8PM, North Regional/Broward College Library and 10AM-8PM, Northwest Regional Library
Chinedu Amaefula
What they uncovered was something that our guard had been unsuccessfully searching for on his own for some time: a better income for his family. In his fifties without a formal education and few computer skills, finding work was not easy. But as a husband and father, John (not his real name) was determined to find full-time work to afford more for his three daughters, all under the age of twelve. “John really wanted his daughters to thrive. He was very proud of them, showed me their photos, and spoke about tutoring them on the drums and flute,” says Chinedu. “He was clearly motivated as a parent — a reason the family relocated from the Caribbean.” In addition to watching the library’s assets, John had been watching Chinedu assist his customers. “He said he was very impressed with the way that I help people,” says Chinedu. “He finally approached me and asked if I would help him find a more lucrative position with additional hours.”
July 19 - Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom. Learn about the life of Nelson Mandela and his commitment to fighting poverty and inequality, Noon-1PM, North Regional/Broward College Library July 18 - Make Your Own Mandela Bracelet, 3-4PM, Northwest Regional Library
As a skilled librarian and an immigrant himself, Chinedu was happy to help John achieve his goal. “I showed John how to use key words and filters to do a computer search and introduced him to websites to improve and post his resumé, like Career Transitions.” Within three weeks, John found a full-time job security job. “He was really excited – ecstatic!” recalls Chinedu, who shared in the triumph. “My parents brought me to this country as a toddler in 1987 from South East Nigeria in search for a more prosperous life for our family. I can relate.”
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