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Seldom Screened Cinema Presents: Scenes from the Diaspora

Submitted by HEvans on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 4:22pm
Seldom Screened Cinema Presents: Scenes from the Diaspora
Seldom Screened Cinema Presents: Scenes from the Diaspora

Only One Night Left....Don't Miss Out!

The Seldom Screened Cinema series is coming to an end, but we have a special double featured planned for Monday, December 10th, 6p.m at the

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Seldom Screened Cinema Series 2012

Submitted by HEvans on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 2:48pm
Seldom Screened Cinema Series 2012

Only four more films left….don’t miss out!

Join us Monday, November 19th @ 6:00pm for the screening

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Obama's Foreign Policy Worldview: A Casualty of the 'Carter Syndrome' or 'Wilsonian' Idealist

Submitted by HEvans on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 11:40am
Obama's Foreign Policy Worldview: A Casualty of the 'Carter Syndrome' or 'Wilsonian' Idealist

Panel Discussion

Saturday, November 10, 2p.m. Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

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Seldom Screened Cinema Series 2012

Submitted by HEvans on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 5:57pm
Seldom Screened Cinema Series 2012
Seldom Screened Cinema Series 2012

Presenting: Scenes from the Diaspora

Join us for our annual African American Film Series

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Making Sense of the American Civil War

Submitted by HEvans on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 2:08pm
Making Sense of the American Civil War
Making Sense of the American Civil War
Making Sense of the American Civil War
Making Sense of the American Civil War

Series ending @ Blair-Caldwell Library, but don't miss the wrap-up panel.

Saturday, October 6th @ 2pm will be the end of the Making Sense of the American Civil War Series at the Blair-Ca

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St Philomena's Centennial Reunion

Submitted by kinsey hamilton on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 12:54pm
St Philomena's Centennial Reunion

The Creating Your Community team will be at the St Philomena's Church and School Centennial Reunion this Saturday, September 15, 10am - 6pm. The event will be held at the Waldorf School at 940 Fillmore Street, Denver. We invite you to join us!

Admission for the event is $10 with all proceeds donated to Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department. (Children under 10 are free.)  

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The Fourteenth Annual Eleanor Gehres Award at the Denver Public Library

Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 12:16pm
The Fourteenth Annual Eleanor Gehres Award at the Denver Public Library

Come and attend the Fourteenth Annual Eleanor Gehres Award Honoring Marilyn Amer.  September 13th, 2012 at 6:30, level 5.

Eleanor Gehres must be smiling up in that library called heaven upon hearing that Marilyn is the 2012 winner.

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Book Repair Classes

Submitted by abrown on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 11:43am
Book Repair Classes

Conservator Karen Jones does some gorgeous book and paper conservation work for us in WHG. Here are some upcoming book repair classes she's teaching at the Botanic Gardens.

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You too can preserve!

Submitted by smcdonald on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 1:50pm
You too can preserve!

Does that picture of Uncle Bubba look like him. You know, kinda torn, wrinkled and a little sagging?

Do you have family treasures that are in need of some TLC?  Does that picture of Uncle Bubba look like him?  You know, kinda torn, wrinkled and a little sagging? 
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2012 Western History Lectures

Submitted by lauriekm on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 9:40am
2012 Western History Lectures
2012 Western History Lectures

All lectures will take place at 5:30 p.m. except, May 21 which will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Denver Central Library, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, B2 Conference Center and are FREE to the public.  Check denverlibrary.org for updates and times. Questions? Call (720) 865-1821 or email: history@denverlibrary.org. 

 April 9:  Early Printed Images of Denver

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