Community Read Programs presented by Community Partners
The Art of Reading: Community Read
Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 2p.m.-3p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from 6p.m.-7p.m.
Mint Museum Randolph | 2730 Randolph Rd., Charlotte, NC 28207
These programs create connections between timeless and modern-day literary classics and the visual arts. Mint Docents will present selected art pieces at the museum help bring to life historic events, social customs and lifestyles of the time period depicted in each book. All programs are 90 minutes.
Pen to Paper: Community Read Event (Online)
March 5,12,19 & 26, 2024 from 9:30a.m.-10:30a.m.
Zoom
In March, Charlotte Lit's free online "Pen to Paper" will be a part of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Community Read. Each session this month — March 5, 12, 19 and 26 — will take on the program's 2004 theme: food as a community and cultural connector. Each one-hour Zoom meeting includes a short writing lesson, a generative prompt, and sharing time. The prompts will explore identity, culture, and community through experiences procuring, preparing and sharing food.
Healthy Snack Choices with "Measuring Up"
Friday, March 15, 2024 from 3:30p.m.-5p.m.
Davidson Library | 119 South Main St., Davidson, NC 28036
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Town of Davidson, and Main Street Books presents an afternoon drop-in program featuring information about healthy snack and lifestyle choices and a make-your-own snack mix bar on Friday, March 15 from 3:30p.m.-5p.m. Students can drop by the Green in front of Davidson Library to enjoy community and food around the themes of friendship present in Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte. No registration needed.
Thank You, Omu! Storytime
Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 10a.m.-11a.m.
Davidson Farmer's Market | 120 South Main St., Davidson, NC 28036
Special Community Read Storytime presented in partnership with Davidson Police, Main Street Books, and the Town of Davidson! Your whole family can enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help foster a love of books and reading in your child. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. This Community Read the theme will be “Food as a Connector” and we will share the story Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora. This program will take place outdoors at the Pergola behind Summit Coffee. No registration needed.
Food and Community with Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie, Jr.
Monday, March 18, 2024 from 5p.m.-8:30.m.
Davidson Town Hall | 251 South Main St., Davidson, NC 28036
Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Davidson College, Main Street Books and the Town of Davidson for a special evening featuring Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie, Jr. A professor of sociology at Davidson College, Dr. Ewoodzie studies belonging and aims to understand how we create an "us" and a "them." He tries to understand how we structure our world to benefit "us" and penalize "them" - how we ensure the well-being of those who belong and alienate those who do not. Finally, he is very interested in how "they" make do and deal with the consequences of not belonging. In his book, Getting Something to Eat in Jackson: Race, Class, and Food in The American South, Dr. Ewoodzie provides a vivid portrait of African American life in today's urban South that uses food to explore the complex interactions of race and class. At this special community event at Davidson Town Hall & Community Center, Dr. Ewoodzie will speak about food and community in the auditorium at 7:30 pm. Purchase tacos, burritos, and more from Saucy Girl Taco Truck prior to Dr. Ewoodzie's presentation, 5p.m-7:30p.m. Bring a lawn chair! Please register each attendee to the talk individually so that we can ensure adequate seating.
Hope Street Food Pantry
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 from 11a.m.-1p.m.
Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library | 2412 Beatties Ford Rd., Charlotte, NC 28216
Open food pantry for the community. Everyone is welcome to the food pantry. No referral, appointment or ID needed.
South End Book Club: Buttermilk Graffitti
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 6p.m.-7p.m.
The Line (Lobby) | 2151 Hawkins St., Charlotte, NC 28203
Fellow Book Lovers, join the South End Book Club this month as we read and discuss Buttermilk Graffiti! Free to attend Food/drinks are on your own. Readers are encouraged to read or listen to the book before we meet.