Listen to and engage with honored guest Yalie Saweda Kamara, current Cincinnati

and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate.

Following a reading of her collection of poetry--both published and soon-to-be published--Yalie will lead participants in Synergies of People & Place, a generative writing workshop to consider the ways in which migration and location inform our identities.

Reading or the Workshop.

Thank you to the many members of this community who made gifts, commented on our Facebook posts, and liked or shared our posts for Day of Giving. We reached our goal!

One comment came from board member Vicki Phillips: "It's glorious to discover how much beauty and how much power we can share. As for the building, it's full of beauty too -- flowers, rocks, crystals, feathers, quilts, paintings, art projects and more -- providing space that is affirming, welcoming and joyous. What holds up all that welcome space are the building's bones -- structure, elevator, roof."

In one video for Day of Giving, Brittany talked about doing some spring cleaning. What do we mean by spring cleaning? Some classes have returned to the building, and we are committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion, and we want everyone's experience to be worthwhile and accessible. We recently learned that it can be hard to hear in the green small group area on the first floor because the couches are deep and were too far away from each other. We have rearranged the space to address this. We have also cleaned the small purple room on the first floor to create another small group space. We love having you in the building!