Five Sites to Host Currents Reading and Discussion Programs in 2023
Beginning in January 2023 five sites will host programs from LEH’s Currents reading and discussion program series, centered on timely humanities topics and hosted by libraries and other community-based nonprofits.
Program participants receive copies of the books included in the series being hosted, as well as discussion guides, and each session is hosted by scholar facilitators trained by the LEH.
2023 Currents Schedule
Who Gets to Vote? Conversations on Voting Rights in America
Who Gets to Vote? fosters conversations about the history of voting—and efforts to suppress the vote—in the United States.
East Carroll Parish Library
109 Sparrow Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254
Programs will be held virtually on the following days:
- Tuesday, January 31, 6 p.m.: The Embattled Vote in America
- Tuesday, February 21, 6 p.m.: Bending Toward Justice
- Tuesday, March 21, 6 p.m.: Vanguard
- Tuesday, April 25, 6 p.m.: One Person, No Vote
Register by emailing [email protected] or [email protected] or by calling (318)559-2615.
Lafayette Public Library
6101 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503
Programs will be held both virtually and in-person on the following days:
- Thursday, January 26, 6 p.m.: The Embattled Vote in America
- Thursday, February 23, 6 p.m.: The Woman’s Hour
- Thursday, February 23, 6 p.m.: Bending Toward Justice
- Thursday, March 9, 6 p.m.: One Person, No Vote
Register here: https://lafayettela.libcal.com/event/9782937
Witness to Change: Conversations on Coastal Impacts
Witness to Change incorporates history, memoir, and fiction and engages members of the general public in conversations on the beauty of and challenges faced by coastal communities.
Gallier House
1132 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Programs will be held in-person on the following days:
- Wednesday, January 11, 6 p.m.: Rising
- Wednesday, February 8, 6 p.m.: Bayou Farewell
- Wednesday, March 22, 6 p.m.: The Water Knife
- Wednesday, April 12, 6 p.m.: Salvage the Bones
Register here: https://hgghh.org/events
St. Tammany Parish Library
1112 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433
Programs will be held in-person on the following days:
- Monday, January 30, 6 p.m.: Rising
- Monday, February 27, 6 p.m.: Salvage the Bones
- Monday, March 27, 6 p.m.: The Water Knife
- Monday, April 25, 6 p.m.: Bayou Farewell
Register here by emailing [email protected]
Shreve Memorial Library – Broadmoor Branch
1212 Captain Shreve Dr., Shreveport, LA 71105
Programs will be held in-person on the following days:
- Monday, January 23, 6 p.m.: The Water Knife
- Monday, February 27, 6 p.m.: Bayou Farewell
- Monday, March 27, 6 p.m.: Salvage the Bones
- Monday, April 24, 6 p.m.: Rising
Register by emailing [email protected].