April Program Guide Duluth Public Library | April 2024 | volume vIII issue IV
ONE BOOK NORTHLAND “These essays are the heart, the bones, and the blood of Disability Rights.” — Gaelynn Lea, local musician and disability culture advocate
Get ready for One Book Northland events throughout the month of April! This year’s selected title is Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, an anthology of first-person narratives on the subject of disabled life and culture in the United States. Copies available at participating libraries and booksellers.
Did You Know?
1 in 4 adults (27%) in the United States have some type of disability. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disability and Health Data System. Updated May 2023.
Disability Visibility Fair
Saturday, April 27 • 12-4:30 pm • MAIN LIBRARY Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 27! The Duluth Public Library will host a Disability Visibility Fair that day at the Main Library. The day’s highlights include over a dozen local organizations to share information on disability and accessibility, a community art project facilitated by CHOICE Gaelynn Lea, unlimited, a community book discussion, and a presentation and Q&A local musician and advocate session by local musician and disability culture advocate, Gaelynn Lea! An Learn more about her music and work at violinscratches.com ASL interpreter will be present at Gaelynn’s portion of the day’s events.
Disability Visibility Fair • 12:00-4:30 pm Presentation + Q&A with Gaelynn Lea • 1-2 pm Community Book Discussion • 2:30-3:30 pm
Tune into Gaelynn’s talk via Zoom! Passcode: DPL