World Braille Day is celebrated each year on January 4th. It is an internationally recognized and celebrated day to raise awareness on the importance of Braille as a form of communication and human right for people who are blind and partially sighted. Braille is a tactile representation of numbers and letters using variations of 6…
MLK Day Movie and Craft Recap
Earlier this month, Central Library's Youth Services department celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Kids ages 3-12 watched a short Sesame Street video about Dr. King to learn about who he is and one of his most foundational principles: a dream of peace and kindness between people from all walks of life…
EmpowerHER: Art in Residence with Reinilda Blair
Central Library partners with Fulton County Arts and Culture to launch the EmpowerHER art residency program, a celebration of women in Art. About Reinilda Blair: Reinilda Fernandez Blair is a Dominican-born, New York–raised artist based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Working in acrylics, sculpture, and immersive installations, she tells stories through color, texture, and form. Her work…
EmpowerHER: Art in Residence with Carlita Scarboro-Vazquez
Central Library and Fulton County Arts and Culture partnered to launch the EmpowerHER art reisdency program, a celebration of women in art. About Cartlita Scarboro-Vazquez: Visual Artist | Digital Innovator | Educator Carlita Scarboro-Vazquez (b. 1971, Washington, DC) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Merging digital art, mixed media, and traditional techniques, she…
EmpowerHER: Art in Residency with Bonita Martin
Central Library and Fulton County Arts and Culture have partnered to launch the EmpowerHER artist residency program, a celebration of women in art. About Bonita Martin: Bonita Martin is a self-taught figurative sculptor originally from Alexandria, Virginia, and currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her artistic journey began with polymer clay and later expanded into water-based…
Connecting African Americans to Africa: Search for the African Roots
At the Black History Month activity at the Senior Residential House on Edgewood Avenue, many years ago, I was confronted with a question by one of the senior citizens after introducing myself. His question was, and I quote, “what would be my nationality and ethnicity if I decided to move to Africa?” I had no…
Get Organized Month
The start of a new year is the perfect time for fresh starts—and January is officially Get Organized Month! If you’re feeling overwhelmed by clutter, endless to
The Session Is Open: Georgia General Assembly 101
Georgia is the last of the original colonies to become a state in 1776 and is therefore also celebrating its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, alongside Americ
National Thesaurus Day
January 18th is National Thesaurus Day! Peter Mark Roget, the author of Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, was born on the 18th in 1779. He was known to enjoy making lists from an early age; His thesaurus was a decades-long project to categorize words and phrases for use in his own writing. Roget’s Thesaurus is…
National Popcorn Day – January 19
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