Library to Showcase Two Exhibits During February Gallery Night

Tompkins County Public Library will celebrate two enlightening and inspiring exhibits during Downtown Ithaca’s Gallery Night from 5 to 8 p.m. February 6.

Gallery Night attendees will be treated to after-hours access to “What Would MLK Say Today?,” posters created for a contest of the same name, sponsored by the Tompkins County Office of Human Rights, and “Evolution in Your Backyard,” a multi-media display in collaboration with the Paleontological Research Institute’s annual Darwin Days celebration.

“What Would MLK Say Today?” will showcase posters submitted to the Office of Human Rights by Tompkins County residents of all ages.  Artists were asked to imagine and express how Martin Luther King, Jr.’s timeless strategies for equality can be used today.

The award ceremony for the poster contest will begin at 6 p.m. in the Library’s Avenue of the Friends. “Human Rights Revisited” will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room and include the 7 p.m. panel discussion and community conversation “A Diversity of Perspectives.”

“Evolution in Your Backyard” will launch Darwin Days, PRI’s annual, week-long celebration of Charles Darwin’s birthday.

The exhibit will feature specimens native to Ithaca and companion graphics explaining what they teach about evolution and providing historical information about Darwin Days.

Darwin Days will be held from February 8 through February 14 with events planned at locations throughout Ithaca.

After-hours access to the Library during Gallery Night is available through the BorgWarner Community Room entrance, adjacent to TCAT’s Green Street bus shelter.

For more information, contact Sally Grubb at sgrubb@tcpl.org or (607) 272-4557 extension 232.