On November 21, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host the Covington County Genealogical and Historical Society to present a program on Centennial Farms in the Mt. Olive area. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive […]
On November 28, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will present a free screening of the "Mt. Olive Hometown Makeover" video submitted to the HGTV "Hometown Makeover" contest conducted by Laurel, Mississippi HGTV hosts Erin and Ben Napier. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in […]
Community Library Mississippi hosts a virtual book festival including performances, marketplace, and a youth poetry competition. More information on the event and how to attend can be found on the event webpage.
University of Mississippi students, under the guidance of faculty and staff, will lead community discussions on the the war and homecoming, based on humanities texts (Homer's "Odyssey," Maximilian Uriarte's graphic novel "The White Donkey," and short-form poetry by veterans of the Post 9/11 conflicts) in two North Mississippi public libraries. The program is particularly designed […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council and Mass Humanities announce a series of six interactive, online programs to facilitate conversation between our two states. We will be examining intersecting points in our histories, exploring our rich literary traditions, and engaging in cross-state dialogue. By reflecting on our states’ identities in relationship to each other, this series aims […]
On December 5, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi through Population Studies.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on […]
Seetha Srinivasan, director emeritus of the University Press of Mississippi, discusses becoming a part of the American mainstream while retaining one’s ethnic (in this case Indian) identity and asks the following questions: Can it be done? To what extent? What are the challenges, frustrations, rewards? E-mail Peter Dean at the Ridgeland Public Library for information on how […]
On December 12, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Sandra Boyd, local archivist and librarian, to present her program "Mt. Olive: History & Development." The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive through December 12. Crossroads: Change in […]
On December 15, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for a conversation on the polarization of American news and politics. The program will address the U.S.'s increasing division over political beliefs, how news silos have affected how we determine truth and reality, and what to do to combat the current polarization. Panelists include Dr. Talia Stroud […]
The second “MS + MA: Crossing Borders/Connecting Stories” dialogue will take place Jan. 14, 2021, and will be entitled, "Inside/Out—The Lessons of Freedom Summer,” where we will explore the connections between our two states during the Civil Rights Movement. The January dialogue will feature veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, both from Mississippi and from […]
Free screening of "I'm Not a Racist, Am I?" followed by a 60-90 minute workshop to further examine the context of the film and our own role in deconstructing race and confronting racism. For more information, visit https://www.oxfordfilmfest.com/
New Hope Baptist Church's annual Black history celebration. The 2021 event celebrates music as an instrument to connect people through all social, economic, and cultural barriers. More details TBA.
