Artist Statement:

My personal lens since childhood has always been that of an artist interpreting the limitless hues of the rainbow. I am a self-taught artist who has been painting or creating colorful artwork since my earliest memories. I sincerely believe my life’s purpose is to express my highest self through my artistic and colorful lens. I aspire to bring joy through my art and use the healing energy of color for that purpose.

Let's Build a Roof Over the World: Youth Artwork from the Ukraine, Republic of Georgia and Moldova

Reception: Wednesday, July 13, 6-8pm Library Lawn

With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of her work, Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beautiful—and full of potential.  A gentle voice urges her onward, to face her fears and challenge the obstacles that seek to hold her back.
 
Child, you are awake!
You are alive!
You are a bright star,
Inside our hearts.

When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves.

1619: Arrival of the First Africans Traveling Exhibit

The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and Fletcher Free Library are excited to bring back the Hampton History Museum 1619: Arrival of the First Africans Traveling Exhibit. Drawing on the latest research, this exhibit tells the story of the Africans’ home in Angola, how they came to be enslaved aboard a Spanish slave ship San Juan Bautista, the terrible 10,000 nautical mile voyage that brought them to Virginia, and their lives on the farms and plantations in the new colony.