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  • Community Read Author Talk: Alejandra Campoverdi

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Presentation and discussion with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of First Gen:  A Memoir, about navigating college and social mobility as a first-generation Latina. Sponsored by the MS Humanities Council and The Columbus Community Read Partners.

  • Spring Book Talk: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Library

    Join Fant Memorial Library for another installment of their Spring Book Talk. This year’s book is Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson, and this month’s discussion will focus on chapters 8-11.

  • Community Read Panel

    Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main Street, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States

    PossumTown Book Fest 2025: Community Read Panel Keynote: Wright Thompson Moderator: John Spann Join us for a discussion on The Barn, an in-depth investigation into the lynching of Emmett Till, which received the Book of the Year Award from the Mississippi Historical Society, and our pick for the 2025-2026 Community Read.

  • Community Read Book Talk: Section I

    Fant Memorial Library GPG Room

    Join us for the 1st in a series of book talks about The Barn, by Wright Thompson, discussing Section I of the book. Free copies of the book will be available to first attendees present. Guest facilitator: TBA

  • “Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change”

    Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main Street, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States

    “Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change” is an exhibit by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in support of the Community Read. This event is also supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council.

  • Community Read Book Talk: Section II

    Fant Memorial Library GPG Room

    Join us for the 2nd in a series of book talks about The Barn, by Wright Thompson, discussing Section II, "Destinies," of the book. Guest facilitator: TBA