Keep Learning@your library

• Poetic Voices from the Harlem Renaissance
  Thursday, May 1, 2008 7 pm
  “Hold fast to dreams,
  for if dreams die,
  life is a broken winged bird
  that cannot fly.”
  ---Langston Hughes
  Join us to celebrate the literature of the Harlem Renaissance with readings by the Anointed P.E.N.S. and storyteller Bob Smith. Poetry by Langston Hughes, Claude McKay and Countee Cullen will be featured. Sponsored by the Friends of the Oxon Hill Library.
• Babysitting Basics Workshops
  Fairmount Heights Branch Mondays, May 5, 12 & 19 4 pm
  Oxon Hill Branch Mondays, May 5, 12 & 19 7 pm
  Learn basic first aid and fire safety tips for babysitting, what parents expect of you and what you should expect from them. Explore how to use books, puppets, crafts, music and more during playtime with children. Participants who complete all three sessions will receive an official babysitting certificate from 4-H, Prince George’s County. Teens 13-19. Please register at the branch. Minimum of 10 participants required.
• Lesson for Iraq? The American Occupation of Haiti 1915-1934, C.R. Gibbs
  Tuesday, May 6 7 pm Surratts-Clinton Branch
  Presented by Washington historian C.R. Gibbs and Associates. C.R. Gibbs lectures, writes and consults on subjects relating to the African Diaspora. This is the final lecture in our 2008 series on African history and culture.
• Write Your Life Story
  Thursday, May 8 10 am-Noon Laurel Branch
  Experience revitalization through writing. Join us for this four-week session and share your stories. Mr. Armiger L. Jagoe, a World War II veteran, has conducted stimulating writing workshops at libraries throughout the country. Older adults. Register NOW at the branch. Minimum of 20 participants required. Also scheduled for May 15, 22 & 29.
• Homeschool Geography Fair
  Friday, June 6 11 am-1 pm Hyattsville Branch
  Join us for the first annual Homeschool Geography Fair for middle and high school students (grades 7-12). Students will design their own exhibits focusing on a country of their choice. These individual exhibits will be displayed in a judged contest. Ribbons will acknowledge first, second and third place winners. Presented by Culture at Home, an African American homeschool support group. Light refreshments will be served. Registration required. To register, please call 301-699-3500 ext. 235.