Libraries as Spaces of Opportunity Panel at the AACC Library

Join us for the kick off event to the African American Cultural Center's celebration of National Library week to discover how libraries can support your academic, professional, and personal growth. Engage with authors and librarians to learn how to leverage library resources, spaces, and expertise, explore opportunities for research and creative projects, and understand the importance of representation in collections. This event will be particularly valuable for students in majors such as English, History, Journalism, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Arts, and Information Science, but offers insights for anyone interested in research, writing, or lifelong learning adn is open to all to attend. You’ll leave with practical strategies, new connections, and inspiration to explore yourself and the world around you, using the library as a space for growth, discovery, and creative exploration.

Featuring:

•  Dr. Zelda Lockhart, current Fulbright specialist and bestselling author
•  CM Lockhart, fantasy author and founder of the Melanin Library
• Wynter Douglas, AACC Librarian and Library Coordinator 
• Adebola Fabiku, Department head of Access Services NC State Libraries
• Neal Hairston, Access Services Library Technician
• Moderated by  Kyla Griffin, AACC Library Assistant

This event will close with a reception and book signing by Dr. Zelda Lockhart and C.M. Lockhart. You are welcome to bring your copies of thier books to be signed or buy copies at the event!

All AACC Events are open to all.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Witherspoon Student Center,, 2810 Cates Avenue, Raleigh, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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