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Maplewood Library’s 2020 Ideas Festival: Ibi Zoboi and Dr. Yusef Salaam with Khadijah Costley White

Maplewood Library’s 2020 Ideas Festival is Back on Track

Maplewood Library’s Ideas Festival is a celebration of the talent and creativity of our community. This popular series of events, now in its 7th year, was postponed due to the Coronavirus.

The Library is happy to announce that the Festival events will be held virtually throughout the fall. The programs will be held on Zoom, and registration will be required for each program.

Full bios and more information can be found here.

Ibi Zoboi and Dr. Yusef Salaam with Khadijah Costley White
October 15 at 7 pm
Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam will discuss their new book, Punching the Air, moderated by Khadijah Costley White. Dr.Salaam is a poet, motivational speaker, and criminal justice reform advocate. He was one of the five teenagers wrongfully incarcerated as the “Central Park Five.”  Ibi Zoboi is the New York Times Bestselling author of My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich. Register here.

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Controversial Art and Entertainment - Virtual Panel Discussion