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Did you Know? Broken on all Sides

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Did you Know? Broken on all Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration & New Visions for Criminal Justice in the U.S. Film Screening & Discussion

Appleton Public Library will host a screening and discussion of Broken on all Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration & New Visions for Criminal Justice in the U.S. on Thursday, May 2nd, from 4:00-6:00 pm. Discussion will be led by the ESTHER (Faith Communities United for Justice) TIP (Treatment Instead of Prison) Task Force.

ESTHER is part of the statewide 11x15 Campaign for Healthier and Safer communities.  11x15 is a movement of people of faith calling for change in the Wisconsin incarcerating system. Our goal is to reduce the prison population in Wisconsin by 11,000 by the end of 2015...eleven by 15.

For further information visit: http://esther-foxvalley.org

Broken on all Sides studies the history and causes of mass incarceration in the U.S. and how racism impacts justice. The documentary centers around the theory put for­ward by many, and most recently by Michelle Alexander (who appears in the movie), that mass incarceration has become "The New Jim Crow." That is, since the rise of the drug war and the explosion of the prison population, and because discretion within the sys­tem allows for arrest and prosecution of people of color at alarmingly higher rates than whites, pris­ons and criminal penal­ties have become a new ver­sion of Jim Crow. Much of the discrimination that was legal in the Jim Crow era is today illegal when applied to black people but perfectly legal when applied to "criminals." The prob­lem is that through subjective choices, people of color have been tar­geted at significantly higher rates for stops, searches, arrests, prosecution, and harsher sentences. So, where does this leave criminal justice? Through inter­views with people on many sides of the criminal justice system, this documentary aims to answer questions and provoke questions on an issue walled-off from the public's scrutiny.  

For further information visit: http://brokenonallsides.com

The program is co-sponsored by ESTHER with funding provided by the Friends of Appleton Public Library. Free admission.

 

 

 

Community Conversations Phase II

Fri, Apr 19, 2013

We invite you to participate in the planning for future growth of public library services. Next week, April 22-27, an experienced facilitator will conduct five focus groups to gather data pertaining to what our community envisions for future services at APL. The focus groups are a follow-up to the Community Conversations conducted in April of 2012. For more information about Community Conversations Phase II, please call (920) 832-6170.

Below is the schedule for Community Conversations: Phase II.

Millennial Generation Focus Group - Monday, April 22 | 6:00-7:30 pm
Business Person Focus Group - Wednesday, April 24 | 7:30-9:00 am
Candid Focus Group - Wednesday, April 24 | 3:00-4:30 pm
Creatives Focus Group - Wednesday, April 24 | 6:00-7:30 pm
Dads Focus Group - Saturday, April 27 | 9:30-11:00 am

Registration is required for each focus group. To register, please click on the focus group you would like to attend and fill out the online form or call (920) 832-1695. All meetings will be held at the Appleton Public Library.

Celebrate National Library Week

Sun, Apr 14, 2013

April 14-20 is National Library Week and APL along with many other libraries across the country are celebrating the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians.

This year's theme, Communities Matter @ Your Library, couldn't be a better fit for APL. Here at your library we strive to bring you high-quality programming with partners from all over the community. Check out some of our community-based programming this week:

April 14 | 2:00-2:45pm
Play and Learn: Hmong Edition

April 15 | 6:30-7:30pm
Applying to College and Acing the Admissions Process

April 16 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Creative Journey

April 17 | 4:00-5:30pm
Charlotte Adelman - The Midwestern Native Garden

April 18 | 6:30-8:30pm
Alison McGhee - The Art of Writing for Children

April 19 | 4:00-6:00pm
Geoff Herbach - The Story of Stupid Fast 

April 20 | 3:00-5:00pm
Holly Harden - The Way I See It

We don't just offer high-quality programming at your library, we also have an array of other excellent services. Some of those services include:
• free WIFI (thanks to the Friends of Appleton Public Library)
• online Staff Picks as well as a display near the front entrance
• free databases including; Zinio, the world's largest digital newsstand, Mango to help you learn a new language and Ancestry so you can finish putting together your family tree 
• free ebooks and audiobooks
• free meeting rooms for use by community groups for presentation of informational, educational, or recreational meetings
• and much more!   

Have you had the chance to check out our Facebook page yet? We keep you up-to-date on our latest programs, services and more. Make sure to "Like" our page today!

Please join us this week in celebrating all the library has to offer and share with others why you love your library!

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