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Poetry Live and Out Loud at
your library
Toledo:
Join the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library as we celebrate
“Poetry Live & Out Loud @ Your Library,” an exciting evening
of poetry and spoken word scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 22, 2008
in the Huntington Meeting Room at Main Library,
325 Michigan
Street, Toledo.
Whether you’re
a fan of Shakespeare, Beowulf, Plath, or Russell Simmons’ Def
Poetry Jam, hear some of the area’s most talented poets and spoken
word artists.
Lucas County
Poet Laureate Joel Lipman, a poet-in-residence at Main
Library, is scheduled to appear and participate in this exciting
free program.
Hear some of
the area’s most talented poets and spoken word artists for this
lively night of open-microphone style poetry. Poets will register
in advance for a maximum five-minute performance slot.
If you are
interested in sharing a few of your poems with the audience, sign
up to register/reserve your time to wax poetic on the microphone.
Space is limited.
Lewd lyrics,
profanity, or strong sexual content are not allowed during poetry
performances at the library.
For more
details and to register, please call
419.259.5333.
Beginning
Genealogy
The
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Local History and Genealogy
Department is helping
Toledo
residents find out their ancestry.
In two free
Saturday morning workshops titled Beginning Genealogy,
participants can come to the
McMaster
Center
at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., and join Local History staff
members Donna Christian and Irene Martin, and learn
how to research their genealogy.
The first
workshop, on
April 26, 2008,
will begin its
9:30 a.m.
session with an overview of genealogy. Participants will learn the
basics of genealogy, including what information is necessary to
get started and where to find that information.
The workshop’s
second session, beginning at 10:30 a.m., will teach participants
about using census records and how they are useful in genealogical
searches.
The second
genealogy workshop will begin on May 10 at
9:30 a.m.,
with a look into the resources the Library’s Local History and
Genealogy Department has and how they can help in your research.
The workshops
will close with a 10:30 a.m. session exploring what resources the
Internet has to offer, how to find those resources and how to use
them.
Following the
workshops, participants can spend time researching in the Local
History and Genealogy Department and testing their new skills.
These programs
are free and open to the public. Parking is also free for workshop
participants. Those interested can attend just one or both
sessions. Registration is requested. For more details and to
register, please call
419.259.5233.
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