Monday, September 28, 2009 – Sunday, December 13, 2009
Small Gallery ● 1st Floor
Photographic Exhibit
Neither Lost nor Found: Working Class Visibility through the Lens of the Corner Store
Photographer Shelia Turner in her exhibit Neither Lost nor Found captures working class people of color as embodied by the patrons of the corner store – real people in a real context. This exhibit advocates for the status of the “common place” as a space to be looked at, analyzed and archived for future generations.

Sunday, November 1, 2009 – Sunday, January 3, 2010
Cary-McPheeters Gallery ● 1st Floor
Art Exhibition
Women in Africa and the African Diaspora: Art and Artifacts of the Female Africana Experience
(Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5, 2009 ● 7:00 p.m.
Curator Discussion: Saturday, December 5, 2009 ● 4:00 p.m.)
In collaboration with collector and curator N. Louise Willingham the Auburn Avenue Research Library will present Women in Africa and the African Diaspora. This exhibit is the result of N. Louise Willingham’s 30 year passion for art and artifacts that celebrate the global female Africana experience.

Friday, December 11, 2009 ● 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Members’ Preview)
Saturday, December 12, 2009 ● 12 – 6 p.m.
BOOK SALE
AARL Friends’ Book Sale
The Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) Friends Group will hold its annual
AARL Friends’ Book Sale: Friday & Saturday, December 11 & 12, 2009. This sale offers a large selection of rare & collectible Africana titles, memorabilia, fiction and non-fiction books, and magazines and journals. Come to the Members’ Preview Friday evening and join the AARL Friends and browse even before it opens to the general public at Noon on Saturday.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 ● 3:00 p.m.
Central Library Auditorium – Lower Level
Kwanzaa Celebration
GIWAYEN MATA celebrates the fifth principle of Kwanzaa, NIA (Purpose)
The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with the Central Library of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, presents GIWAYEN MATA, a dynamic, all women, percussion, dance, and vocal ensemble. GIWAYEN MATA celebrates the fifth principle of Kwanzaa, NIA (Purpose) with a soul-stirring performance of West African influence.