Black Film: A Gateway to Community Engagement
A Session by Angel Truesdale (Social Sciences and Business Librarian, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
About this Session
Learn about one public library’s process in creating programs centered around Black film. After each film, the audience was able to engage through a facilitated conversation, often moderated by a community member. Over time, they were able to build an audience and even sought feedback from the community to determine future events. Coordinators at a large urban public library system, were able to have community members act as co-programmers of the latest version of the black film events. Hear about the creativity that attracted a reluctant community engage with the entertainment and significance of watching films.