The Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 for Indigenous Peoples' Day. 

Beginner Arabic-language Class

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Instructor Mona Tolba teaches this six week basic Arabic-language course. By the end of this course, you will learn the Arabic alphabet, produce the sound of each letter and be able to read and write in Arabic. You will learn how to introduce yourself, talk about your family, your studies, ask about the weather and time and carry short conversation in Arabic. Also  (if time permitted)  you will learn some basic grammatical structures.

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Food For Talk Cookbook Book Club: Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way

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This month join us for a pasta making demo and a dinner and discussion of Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way by Oretta Zanini De Vita  and Maureen B. Fant 

Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!  If reading about food, experimenting with new recipes and learning from other cooks sounds fun, then the Food For Talk Cookbook Book Club is for you! Chef Richard Witting has selected some beautifully delectable cookbooks.  Signing up is as easy as 1.2.3....

Black Is Beautiful Film Series : Selma

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The Black is Beautiful Film Series is a showcase of black cinema curated by poet, hip-hop artist and educator, Rajnii Eddins.  

About Selma:

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.  Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language

Directed by Ava DuVernay

Written by  Paul Webb

Black Is Beautiful Film Series : Blackkklansman

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The Black is Beautiful Film Series is a showcase of black cinema curated by poet, hip-hop artist and educator, Rajnii Eddins.  

About Blackkklansman:

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.  This film is rated R for language throughout, including racial epithets, and for disturbing/violent material and some sexual references.

Black Is Beautiful Film Series : Black Panther

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The Black is Beautiful Film Series is a showcase of black cinema curated by poet, hip-hop artist and educator, Rajnii Eddins.  

About Black Panther:

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.

This award-winning blockbuster was the highest grossing film for a black director. 

Directed by Ryan Coogler

Business English

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Improve your English used in a business setting.  Best for intermediate to advanced English proficiency.