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Author Presentations
Book Clubs & Discussions
School Visits
Author Presentations (open to the public)
NEA Big Read: Fox Cities Reads Events
We are always adding events, so visit the website often or check out our Facebook page for the most current listing!
Public Presentations by Kao Kalia Yang
Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17, location TBA
Bridging Two Worlds – Forging an Identity
Saturday, January 25, 2:00 PM– 4:00 PM – Appleton Public Library – 225 N. Oneida Street, Appleton. Parking: Metered lot, ramp, or metered street. (920) 832-6173
The Hmong have been in the United States for over 40 years and yet to many, they are still the best kept secret of the Vietnam War. Dr. Pafoua (Pam) Her was part of the earliest Hmong families that resettled in the United State as political refugees after the Vietnam War. Dr. Her will discuss her personal experiences as a refugee child, young adult and woman in the United States and how she forged her identity and leveraged her experiences to create understanding, inclusion and unity. She will also discuss many aspects and traditions of the Hmong culture such as marriages, funerals, family relationships, clan structures, and more
The Building For Kids Diversity Discovery Free Day
Sunday, February 9 – The Building For Kids Children’s Museum – 100 W. College Ave., Appleton. Parking: Metered lot, ramp, or metered street.
(920) 734-3226
Librarians will be reading A Map Into The World and sharing hands-on activities for families to learn, discover, and celebrate diversity.
Additional programs and book discussions to be announced including a Story Cloth program and exhibit, an Appleton Hmong student book club, and more!
Book Clubs and Discussions
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Location: Neenah Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Menasha Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Appleton Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Kaukauna Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Kimberly Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Menasha Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Neenah Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Kimberly Public Library
Description: The Book Sayers: Evicted
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Location: Kaukauna Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Appleton Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Appleton Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
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Location: Kaukauna Public Library
Description: Community Conversation
School Visits
School visits are open to students and staff only.
Past Reads
2019
Dr. Matthew Desmond, Evicted
2018
Ruta Sepetys, Salt To The Sea
2017
Sharon Draper, Stella By Starlight
2016
David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
2015
Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train
2014
R. J. Palacio, Wonder
2013
Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder and The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder
2012
Bill Strickland, Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary
2011
Luis Alberto Urrea, Into the Beautiful North and The Devil’s Highway
2010
Lesley Kagen, Whistling in the Dark
2009
Michael Perry, Off Main Street, Population: 485, and Truck
2008
Alice Hoffman, Blackbird House and Green Angel
2007
Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed