Chapel Hill Public Library

The Great American Read is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. We are hosting a series of panel discussions based on the five themes in the … Read more

The Great American Read is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. We are hosting a series of panel discussions based on the five themes in the … Read more

Co-sponsored by the Chapel Hill Public Library Film Screening + Discussion Thursday, September 1 @ 7 pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library Free and open to the public; no registration required   Join us for an installment of the … Read more

Co-sponsored by the Chapel Hill Public Library Film Screening + Discussion Thursday, September 1 @ 7 pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library Free and open to the public; no registration required   Join us for an installment of the … Read more

Join Chapel Hill Public Library and Carolina Public Humanities for a conversation about intellectual freedom and the dangers of censorship during Banned Books Week Topics to be covered by panelists include: Professor Tori Ekstrand from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism will discuss … Read more

featuring Jason Miller, Professor of English, NC State University   Poet Langston Hughes debuted his most famous anti-lynching poem in Chapel Hill during his 1931 visit to Orange County.  His appearance was so controversial that police were stationed outside the … Read more