Tompkins County Public Library

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Library to Host Dennis for Presentation on Native American Culture and History


Tompkins County Public Library will host Yvonne Wakim Dennis, co-author of the “Native American Almanac:  More than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples,” Wednesday, November 1 at 6 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.

A contributor to the Library’s Local Voices collection, Dennis, is the education director for the Children’s Cultural Center of Native America. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Lotus Service to the Native Community Award and the Arab American National Museum’s Best Children’s Book of the Year Award for her book, “A Kid’s Guide to Arab American History.”

Dennis’ Library program is being held in conjunction with the Library’s 2017 Community Read of Sherman Alexie’s “Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories,” and will include a look at information about Native American culture, history, environmental justice and living in a multi-cultural world.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tom Burns at tburns@tcpl.org.

Now in its 15th year, the Community Read encourages readers to experience the bond of literature by reading and discussing the same title. Copies of the book are available to borrow from the Library’s collection and limited copies are available for local book groups and not-for-profit organizations.

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