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Discover The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper, Scissors, which is open September 5th — October 28th, 2024, on the Fourth Floor of the Decatur Library. Learn more about previous exhibitions as well.
Check out Revival: Lost Southern Voices, a festival for readers, that celebrates historically excluded, erased, or marginalized Southern voices.
Explore the 35th annual Fine Arts Exhibition virtually! It explored “Forced Perspective” as the 2024 theme. When experiences challenge our worldview, when encounters lead to a reexamination of long-held beliefs, when we realize jarring truths or witness inescapable realities … artists and audiences are invited to consider how enduring discomfort affects how we relate to ourselves, each other, and the world.
Visit the online home of Georgia Poetry in the Parks, a celebration of Georgia poets and Georgia’s green spaces. Look out for some exciting news about the future of this project soon.
Explore the digital archive of our previous virtual or hybrid events on our YouTube channel.
Every year, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival. For 2024, states picked both a Young Readers’ Selection and an Adult Readers’ Selection. The Young Reader’s Selection is The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines by Mo Netz.
Every year, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival. For 2024, states picked both a Young Readers’ Selection and an Adult Readers’ Selection. The Adult Reader’s Selection is A Scrap in the Blessings Jar: New & Selected Poems by David Bottoms.
Check out the 2024 lists of Books All Georgians and Books All Young Georgians Should Read!
Learn more about and find resources for our featured books each month (from February to November) from the 2024 Books All Georgians and Young Georgians Should Read!
Explore lists of Books All Georgians Should Read from previous years.
Discover Books All Young Georgians Should Read from years past.
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