WHAT’S NEW
Join us for a special screening of the short film Amache Rose at the beautiful Denver Botanic Gardens on September 25 at 6 p.m. This evocative film explores themes of resilience, memory, and community, bringing to light the poignant history of the Amache internment camp. The screening will be followed by an engaging discussion with the film’s director, cast members, and leaders within the community as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities United We Stand initiative.
Submissions and volunteer judges/selector applications are open for the 2025 Colorado Book Awards. The 34th annual Colorado Book Awards season begins September 9, 2024 for books published for the first time between November 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. The submission deadline is January 3rd, 2025. The deadline to volunteer as a judge/selector is December 1, 2024.
Museum on Main Street in Burlington
“Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition drawing on the history and culture of rural America to provoke fresh thinking and spark conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities, will open in Burlington on September 23 at the Old Town Museum and will remain open until November 2.
National Book Festival Selections Available as Book Club Sets
We are partnering with the Colorado Virtual Library to bring Colorado’s 2024 National Book Festival selections to book clubs across the state! There are two sets of each title available (with more to be added if needed), and each set contains eight copies and is loaned out for eight weeks at a time. Each set also comes with tailored discussion questions and other discussion materials. To request a set, visit your local library.
Changing the Legacy of Race & Ethnicity Podcast
All episodes of the Changing the Legacy of Race & Ethnicity panel discussions are now in podcast form! Check out the list of platforms where you can find it.
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