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Ian Dobson's Pan Leggo Concert

Presented by Ian Dobson.
Enjoy a tropical break in the middle of winter! Translated from Caribbean English, Pan Leggo means "steel drum party." You will feel like you're sitting on a sandy beach hearing these musicians play.

Library Connection @ Crossroads, Friday, March 23, 5pm
Held on Crossroads Shopping Center MarketStage.
Vashon Library, Saturday, March 31, 2pm

Tales of the Library Dragon

Presented by Live Paint! A Theatre and Creative Arts Company.
Ages 3 and older.
Meet a dragon who wants to live in a library and learn to read! After this interactive program, create an art-book to take home.

Burien Library, Saturday, March 3, 11am
Sponsored by the Burien Library Guild.

More Auntie Lena's

African Stories
Presented by Thistle Theatre.
Ages 3 and older.
Auntie Lena and her friend
Possum are back to tell more stories from West Africa. Puppets illustrate the stories, Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky and Anansi the Spider.

Lake Forest Park Library, Saturday, March 24, 3pm
Black Diamond Library, Monday, March 26, 10:30am
North Bend Library, Saturday, April 14, 2pm

Popular Music and Dance from India

Presented by Pratidhwani.
Ages 5 and older.
From contemporary Bollywood-based dance, to folk and classical dance techniques, experience the music and dance styles of the Indian culture.

Bothell Library, Saturday, February 25, 3pm
Redmond Library, Sunday, February 26, 2pm

Melodies Italiano!

Take a lively romp through the wonderful and festive folk music of Italy. Enjoy Italian instruments such as the mandolin, the friscaletti (a Sicilian flute) and the maranzano. Audience participation encouraged.

Lake Hills Library, Tuesday, February 21, 7pm
Sponsored by the Bellevue Friends of the Library.
Kingsgate Library, Saturday, March 3, 2pm
Sponsored by Friends of the Kingsgate Library.
Foster Library, Tuesday, March 6, 7pm
Newport Way Library, Wednesday, March 7, 6pm

Climbing Gold Mountain, Gum Sahn

Chinese Pioneers in the Western Frontier
Presented by Rebecca Hom.
Many Americans, including those of Chinese heritage, are unfamiliar with the tremendous role Chinese pioneers played in settling the Western frontier. Chinese pioneers were railroad workers, loggers, miners and even cowboys in the West's rural communities. Experience an opportunity to enlarge contemporary views with past immigrant experiences.

Covington Library, Sunday, March 18, 2pm
Sponsored by the Friends of the Covington Library.

Global Literature

How Learning About "Over There" Helps Us Understand "Over Here"
Presented by Anu Taranath, University of Washington Professor.

Literature from around the globe helps us picture "people over there" and brings texture and depth to our lives "over here."

Examples from global literature will be used to suggest ways of reading that invite conversation on often difficult opics of power, privilege, voice and agency.

Shoreline Library, Monday, February 27, 7pm
Sponsored by the Friends of the Shoreline Library.
Newport Way Library, Monday, March 26, 7pm

Sponsored by the Newport Way Library Association.

The Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau brings Washington's finest scholars, authors, musicians and storytellers for engaging free and public presentations.