
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024
Take a moment to rewind and catch up on the latest updates in the art library – now archived.
Get a free Official National Poetry Month Poster. Featuring artwork by Jack Wong, and lines from “blessing the boats” by Lucille Clifton.
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ART Recognition | Julie Ezelle Patton to Receive Alice Dunbar-Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at GLAAWC
Acclaimed poet and multidisciplinary artist Julie Ezelle Patton will appear in a special program featuring a reading and conversation moderated by Dr. Adam Banks, followed by the presentation of the Alice Dunbar-Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Great Lakes African American Writers Conference (GLAAWC). Patton, whose most recent book The Flower Poem was published by…
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ART Archives | virtual Open House: “The Digital Yard: An Exploration of the HBCU Digital Library Trust”
Join the virtual open house on October 10, 2025, to learn about the HBCU Digital Library Trust and its mission.
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ART FILM | Experience an Animated Mini-Documentary on Mary Cardwell Dawson
The Woodson Center’s animated documentary highlights Mary Cardwell Dawson’s impact on Black musicians and cultural equity in American music.
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ART Recognition | ART | Library Deco Reaches Milestone: 100,000 Virtual Visits and Counting
ART | Library Deco has surpassed 100,000 virtual visits, emphasizing its role as a vital cultural and educational digital hub.
Cover Image Courtesy, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). Phillis Wheatley Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7329-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99






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