Author Celeste-Marie Bernier will be discussing her new book “If I Survive: Frederick Douglass and Family in the Walter O. Evans Collection,” on Thursday, March 24 at 6:00 p.m. at the Talbot County Free Library Easton Branch.
During the program, Bernier will be sharing her research on the life and works of Frederick Douglass and his family. The hybrid library program will be in person and via Zoom; and the first 60 people who sign up for the program will receive a free copy of the book. It is recommended to call the information desk at the Talbot County Free Library Easton branch at (410) 822-1626 to reserve your copy of the book.
Seating for the in-person program is on a first come, first serve basis and is limited to 30 people. This program is made possible by the Frederick Douglass Honor Society. If one cannot attend, the program will also be recorded for later viewing.
Professor Bernier is the author of over 20 published and books, including “African American Visual Arts,” “Characters of Blood,” Suffering and Sunset” and “Stick to the Skin.” She is also the winner of a British Association for American Studies Book Prize and co-winner of a European Association for American Studies Book Prize.
Bernier has held visiting appointments and fellowships at Harvard, Yale, Oxford, King’s College London, and the Obama Institute in Mainz, Germany. Previously Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of American Studies published by Cambridge University Press, Bernier has been awarded a UK Philip Leverhulme Prize, UK Arts and Humanities Research Council Research and Leadership Fellowships, and US Terra Foundation for American Art Program and Publication Grants.
In 2018, she was awarded a Citation by the Governor of Maryland “as an internationally respected scholar, author and world-renowned historian of African American Studies.”
All Talbot County Free Library programs are free and open to the public. For more information, please call the library at 410-822-1626, or visit www.tcfl.org.
About Talbot County Free Library
It is the mission of the Talbot County Free Library to enrich and renew the lives of the people it serves. There are two locations: The main library in Easton is located at 100 W. Dover St., and the St. Michael branch is at 106 Fremont St. The Maryland Room in the Easton branch holds a voluminous collection of genealogical resources and historical documents. Services at both locations include the circulation of books, DVDs, and digital devices, as well as free Wi-Fi, public computers, exhibits, and programs for both children and adults. For more information, please visit www.tcfl.org. Be sure to like the library on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @Talbotcountyfreelibrary.
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