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Special Event, Thursday April 8! RACE AND POLITICS – Checking Your Privilege? Perspectives on the Politics of White Identity

Lambertville Library is excited to be hosting an event featuring speakers from the University of Pennsylvania, in a discussion from their Race and Politics Series. Part one was hosted by UPenn last week, when four panelists addressed the question: “What kind of politics are enabled by the study of white identity and/or white privilege?” Does studying white identity help or hinder the realization of greater racial equality? There’s more information here, including links to preparatory essays by the four speakers.

On Thursday, April 8, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Lambertville Library is delighted to host one of those panelists, Hadass Silver along with Katie Rader. Silver is a Doctorate Candidate in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania and an organizer with the Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America. In her research she discusses how we ought to frame our discussions of race to encourage solidarity and prioritize policy reform over symbolic gestures. Katie Rader is also a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. In her teaching and research, she focuses on historical struggles for equality pursued by civil rights organizations and labor unions. To register for this online event, please email circ@lambertvillelibrary.org.

New Reading Challenge!

Library Opening Information: The Library is operating on the COVID temporary schedule displayed on this site. In the interests of patron and staff safety, we are restricting access to one hour per day. The Library Board revisits the opening policy in line with Hunterdon County guidance, and the weekly NJ Dept of Health reports. NJ’s COVID-19 Information Hub is another useful resource, containing information about availability of the vaccine. Please wear a mask when you are at the Library. You can view our guidelines here. The safety of our patrons and our staff is our prime concern. Procedures are in place for handling materials and sanitizing surfaces, and we’ve had training.

Porch-side Pickup: This service has been running since June 22, and is very popular. Contact us with your requests, and we’ll have the materials ready for you to pick up on the Library’s covered side porch; you can drop off materials here too during opening hours. (The book drop at the main entrance is open 24×7.) See the FAQs for more on porch-side pickup.

We are now accepting book donations again! We appreciate your generosity.

There are plenty of electronic resources available to you whether the Library is open or not. You will need your patron ID and password to use some of these these. Unsure? Contact us.