Eventos de Humanidades
Nuestro programa de humanidades invita a autores reconocidos a nivel nacional y a académicos de primera clase a que visiten nuestras bibliotecas a través de eventos que se centran en la música, el arte, la historia local, la religión, la literatura y la cultura.
A menudo los programas se desarrollan en colaboración con nuestras numerosas organizaciones locales de arte y humanidades, organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro y otras instituciones.
Los programas de humanidades son financiados por la Durham Library Foundation.
Próximos eventos
The Roots of Our World: A Cultural and Aesthetic History of The Soulsborne Video Games
Saturday, July 27, 2024 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave) (South Meeting Room - Full Room)
The Soulsborne video games by FromSoftware have consistently been a popular and critical success, from the release of Dark Souls in 2011 to the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC for 2022’s Elden Ring. In this talk, David Hall will discuss...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Senior Citizen, Teen
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Durham County Library Artist Salon
Tuesday, August 06, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (Main Library - MakerLab)
Join Durham County Library’s Artist Salon, an adult discussion group focused on information as inspiration and co-art creation! Bring a book (or anything else!) that’s inspiring your work to discuss and share. Join in to work on your own...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Nature Writing Workshop
Saturday, August 10, 2024 • 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library (Conference Room #3214)
Nature has inspired countless pieces of poetry and prose over the course of time and space. Nature writing puts us in intimate touch with our own inner landscapes, while filling us with awe and reverence for our natural world. If you have ever been...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Award winning authors Alexis Pauline Gumbs & Nikky Finney
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library (Main Auditorium)
Join award-winning authors Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Nikky Finney for a riveting discussion of Gumbs’ latest book, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux this August. Personal and...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, High School, Intergenerational, Senior Citizen
Durham County Library Artist Salon
Tuesday, September 03, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (Main Library - MakerLab)
Join Durham County Library’s Artist Salon, an adult discussion group focused on information as inspiration and co-art creation! Bring a book (or anything else!) that’s inspiring your work to discuss and share. Join in to work on your own...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Durham County Library Artist Salon
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (Main Library - MakerLab)
Join Durham County Library’s Artist Salon, an adult discussion group focused on information as inspiration and co-art creation! Bring a book (or anything else!) that’s inspiring your work to discuss and share. Join in to work on your own...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Durham County Library Artist Salon
Tuesday, November 05, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library (Main Library - MakerLab)
Join Durham County Library’s Artist Salon, an adult discussion group focused on information as inspiration and co-art creation! Bring a book (or anything else!) that’s inspiring your work to discuss and share. Join in to work on your own...
Ages: Adult, Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds, Senior Citizen
Videos del programa de humanidades
Grabaciones en video de programas de humanidades selectos. Hacemos todo lo posible por grabar programas que tengan valor histórico para la comunidad de Durham. Aquí está una de nuestras grabaciones más recientes:
Comuníquese con nosotros
Celeste
Correo electrónico: choltzmann@dconc.gov
Celeste es originaria de Carolina del Norte de la pequeña ciudad de Ridgeway. Una trayectoria de varios empleos en servicio al cliente y oportunidades de voluntariado contribuyó a su pasión por servir a la comunidad y los diversos miembros de la misma. Habiéndose graduado de UNC Asheville (BA) con enfoque en el arte de estampado y con una maestría en bibliotecología (MLS) de NCCU, con enfoque en bibliotecas públicas, a Celeste le emociona ahora asumir el cargo de coordinadora del área de humanidades para la excepcional comunidad del sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Durham.
¡Lo más importante que Celeste quiere que usted sepa de ella es que le encantaría SABER DE USTED! El área de humanidades y las bibliotecas comparten el común denominador de promover un sentido de comunidad y el intercambio de opiniones, así que, por favor, ¡comparta la suya! Puede que no haya suficientes días en el año para hacerlo todo, ¡pero sus ideas, intereses y sugerencias importan!