Watch the lecture anytime on LIVESTREAM This year's Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture will be keynoted by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, who will speak about the organization's response to COVID-19 and its impact on women and girls globally. With many nations paralyzed by the pandemic, over 47 million women in 114 low and middle income countries may not be able to access modern contraceptives, resulting in over seven million unintended pregnancies. … [Read more...] about VIRTUAL – Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture for the Health and Dignity of Women
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VIRTUAL – Family of Woman Film Festival: “Apache 8”
Watch the film on LIVESTREAM. This film will only be available for live viewing at the time scheduled. For over 30 years, the all-female Apache 8 unit has protected their reservation from fire, as well as responding to wildfires across the nation. The group has earned the reputation of being fierce, loyal, dependable—and tougher than their male colleagues. Facing both gender bias and the problems that come with life on an impoverished reservation, the women are some of the country’s most elite … [Read more...] about VIRTUAL – Family of Woman Film Festival: “Apache 8”
VIRTUAL – Family of Woman Film Festival: “Councilwoman”
Watch the film on LIVESTREAM. This film will only be available for live viewing at the time scheduled. Politicians aren’t usually immigrant grandmothers working full-time service jobs, but Carmen Castillo proves the exceptions when she wins a seat on the city council in Providence, Rhode Island. A Dominican immigrant, Carmen maintains her job cleaning hotel rooms as she takes on her new role in politics. Castillo must face skeptics who say she doesn’t have the education to govern corporate … [Read more...] about VIRTUAL – Family of Woman Film Festival: “Councilwoman”
Q&A with Richard Blanco
July 23, 2020 Watch the Recording Join us for a live Q&A with poet Richard Blanco, Writer-In-Residence at the Hemingway House and The Community Library's 2020 Hemingway Distinguished Lecturer. The interview is moderated by Martha Williams, the Library's programs and education manager. Learn more about the lecture here. If you missed the July 16 event, you can view it here. … [Read more...] about Q&A with Richard Blanco
POSTPONED: Wallace Stegner Program
This program has been postponed to June 22, 2021. For more information, visit: https://www.comlib.org/event/wallace-stegner/ … [Read more...] about POSTPONED: Wallace Stegner Program
POSTPONED: “Bears Ears” Program
This program has been postponed to June 24, 2021. For more information, visit: https://www.comlib.org/event/bears-ears/ … [Read more...] about POSTPONED: “Bears Ears” Program
