featuring Dr. Sheila Kannappan, UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy The next total solar eclipse to cross the United States will happen on April 8, 2024. In preparation for this rare, awe-inspiring event, Dr. Kannappan invites us to explore the … Read more
Join Lloyd Kramer, Director of Carolina Public Humanities, for a conversation about Margaret Burnham's book By Hands Now Known. In By Hands Now Known, Margaret A. Burnham, challenges our understanding of the Jim Crow era by exploring the relationship between formal law … 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
Recitation & Reflection Sunday, April 16, 3:30 pm At the Chapel Hill Library (100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill) with Dr. William Sturkey (UNC). Join us for a reading of the full Letter from a Birmingham City Jail and a discussion … 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
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 … 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 … 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
In collaboration with the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition and the Chapel Hill Public Library Thursday, January 16, 6:00–8:30 pm | Chapel Hill Public Library An insurrection led by white supremacists in Wilmington overthrew the city’s elected interracial government in … Read more
