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Library EventDr Martin Luther King Jr. Teen Event Series- Speak Session

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Friday, January 13, 2023 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

01/13/2023 5:00pm 01/13/2023 7:00pm Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Teen Event Series- Speak Session To celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., UAY and the Iowa City Public library are co-conspiring to bring weekly middle and high school geared programming throughout the month of January. Events will be held every Friday from 5-7 pm at the UAY Swaim Youth Center and will include the following: January 13th Speak Youth are invited to speak/sing/act/dance the truth’s Dr King has instilled in them. Interested performers can register with ICPL by emailing victoria-fernandez@icpl.org. January 20th- Create Staff will showcase the art of/inspired by the civil rights movement and youth will have an opportunity to make and present their work. January 27th- Serve Like many in the civil rights movement, meeting their community’s basic needs was a priority. We’ll learn about service projects of the civil rights and distribute food we’ve been collecting throughout the month to those who need it in our community. Snacks will be provided at every session and you don’t have to attend all. If you are unable to be in the building but would like to participate, email victoria-fernandez@icpl.org and best accommodations will be made for online options. The UAY Swaim Youth Center is located at 355 Iowa Ave, Iowa City. This series is for Teens (7th-12th grade only.) Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

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UAY Swaim Youth Center

To celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., UAY and the Iowa City Public library are co-conspiring to bring weekly middle and high school geared programming throughout the month of January. Events will be held every Friday from 5-7 pm at the UAY Swaim Youth Center and will include the following:

January 13th
Speak
Youth are invited to speak/sing/act/dance the truth’s Dr King has instilled in them. Interested performers can register with ICPL by emailing victoria-fernandez@icpl.org.

January 20th- Create
Staff will showcase the art of/inspired by the civil rights movement and youth will have an opportunity to make and present their work.

January 27th- Serve
Like many in the civil rights movement, meeting their community’s basic needs was a priority. We’ll learn about service projects of the civil rights and distribute food we’ve been collecting throughout the month to those who need it in our community.

Snacks will be provided at every session and you don’t have to attend all.

If you are unable to be in the building but would like to participate, email victoria-fernandez@icpl.org and best accommodations will be made for online options.

The UAY Swaim Youth Center is located at 355 Iowa Ave, Iowa City. This series is for Teens (7th-12th grade only.)

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: UAY

Cosponsor Name: Kylie Buddin

Teens Martin Luther King Day