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CBLC 8th Annual Book Fest & Juneteenth Celebration
Presented by the Center for Black Literature & Culture
2025-06-14 10:00:00
2025-06-14 16:00:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
CBLC 8th Annual Book Fest & Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth is a national holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Texans two years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation in 1863. The Center for Black Literature & Culture will offer a glimpse of the African American experience through art, literature, and storytelling.
Central Library -
Saturday, June 14
10:00am - 4:00pm
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2025-06-14 10:00:00
2025-06-14 16:00:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
CBLC 8th Annual Book Fest & Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth is a national holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Texans two years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation in 1863. The Center for Black Literature & Culture will offer a glimpse of the African American experience through art, literature, and storytelling.
Central Library -
Juneteenth is a national holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Texans two years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation in 1863. The Center for Black Literature & Culture will offer a glimpse of the African American experience through art, literature, and storytelling.
This year’s presentation is called Liberating Minds: African American Literature and Libraries. Inspired by the literary works of Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes and other authors and artists, we are bringing together the love of music and books each speaking and telling a story of amazing culture. This year we are experiencing a wonderful selection of local authors (author fair is from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.), the Musical sounds of Nu Destiny Christian Church Choir, exciting drop-in kids’ activities and more!
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Featured Speaker
Our featured speaker is librarian Mychal Threets who says “Library joy and book joy are what I’m all about. We all belong in our libraries!” At 2 p.m. Mychal will join us in a conversation moderated by Ashley C. Ford.
Tickets to the conversation are FREE but extremely limited and will be available to the public beginning Friday, May 30 at 5 p.m., while supplies last.
Tickets are sold out, but please note:
Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. for ticketholders. Ticketholders need to arrive by 1:50 p.m. We will have a waiting line for un-ticketed guests and will release empty seats at 1:50 p.m.
See our Mychal Threets Book List
Mychal Threets is known around the library world for being a children's librarian who is all about "library joy". Threets has recommended a number of books for kids on social media and has a bookclub on Fable. Here are a few titles from Mychal's TikTok and other outlets for children. The list includes mostly picture books and graphic novels.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Center for Black Literature and Culture | Book Discussion |
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As the hub of the Indianapolis Public Library system, Central Library showcases renowned architecture and services. The original 1917 building, designed by Paul Cret and constructed of Indiana limestone in the Greek Doric style, was considered one of the most outstanding secular buildings in the U.S. Its six-story glass and steel-framed addition, designed by Evans Woollen, opened in 2007.