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Neva Lomason
Memorial Library, Carrollton, Georgia
is proud to host:
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to emancipation
August 2009 |
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Visiting the
Exhibit |
Event Calendar |
Resources |
Exhibition Scholars |
Sponsors |
Event Calendar:
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Opening Reception
Featuring guided tours of the exhibit, "Forever Free: Abraham
Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" will open officially on
Sunday, August 2nd with a reception from 3 - 5 p.m.
Period
music and refreshments will set the stage for a month of Lincoln
activities!
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One of the last
photographs of Abraham Lincoln from life, taken by Alexander
Gardner in Spring 1865. (Huntington Library, San Marino,
California)
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Scholar
Presentations
"Lincoln’s Image and
Memory in American
Media and Society"
Dr. Keith Bohannon,
Professor of History, University of West Georgia
Sunday, August 9th @ 2:30 p.m.
"Music of the
Civil War"
Dr. Steve Goodson,
Professor of History,
University of West Georgia
Sunday,
August 16th @ 2:30 p.m.
"Mythbusters:
Dendroarchaelogy
& the 'Abraham Lincoln Cabin'"
Dr. Georgina DeWeese,
Professor of Geosciences, University of West Georgia
Sunday, August 23rd @
2:30 p.m.
Keynote Program: "Lincoln
& The Todd Family"
Dr. Stephen Berry,
Professor of History, University of Georgia
Sunday, August 30th @ 2:30 p.m.
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Friday Evening
Film Programs
Friday,
August 7 @ 7 p.m.
Gore Vidal's
"Lincoln" (Rated PG-13)
This is a 3-hour movie, so we will have a
10-minute intermission
(Introduction with
Dr. Keith Bohannon)
Friday,
August 14 @ 7 p.m.
"Looking for Lincoln"
(120 min.)
(Introduction with
Dr. Steve Goodson)
Friday, August 21 @ 7 p.m.
"Young Mr. Lincoln"
(100 min.)
(Introduction with
Dr. Keith Bohannon)
Children's Film Programs
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Special
Lunchtime Art Presentation
"Grandmother
Lincoln's Unfinished Quilt"
(on loan by the artist
for the duration of the exhibit)
Tuesday, August 11 @ Noon
bring a sandwich - drinks & dessert provided
Artist
Bruce Bobick
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Book Discussions
Tuesday, August 4 @ 1 p.m.
Miriam Grace Monfredo's
The Stalking Horse
(copies of
the novel are available at Circulation Desk for checkout)
Lunchtime Mystery Book Club
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Thursday, August 20 @ 7 p.m.
Gore Vidal's
Lincoln (Special Guest Discussion Leader:
Dr. Keith Bohannon)
(copies of the novel are available at Circulation Desk for
checkout)
Thursday Evening Book Club
Thursday, August 20 @ 4 p.m.
Gary L. Blackwood's
Second Sight
Teen
Book Club
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Children's
Activities and Programs
"Monday Movie Madness"
Monday, August 3 @ 4 p.m.
Little Women
(115 min.)
(Introduction with
Dr. Keith Bohannon)
Monday, August 10 @ 4 p.m.
The Red Badge of
Courage (69 min.)
(Introduction with
Dr. Keith Bohannon)
Storytime & Craft Program
Make your own
stove-pipe hat & share
The Gettysburg Address illustrated by Michael McCurdy
Wednesday, August 5th @ 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Contest!!
Ages 8-12
August 2-30
"How
Well do You Know Lincoln?"
Visit the "Forever Free" exhibit and answer 5 questions
correctly to be entered into a drawing for
a beautiful hardcover copy of Russell Freedman's Newbery
Award-winning book, Lincoln: A Photobiography!
Prize drawing takes place Sunday, August 30th @ 2:30 p.m.
(you do not have to be present to win)
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“Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to
Emancipation” is being displayed in 63
public, community college and university
libraries throughout the United States. For a schedule of exhibition
locations and display periods, please visit:
www.ala.org/publicprograms/lincoln
For further information, please contact
The American Library Association
Public Programs Office,
50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611
or call 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5045. |