Columbia Heights Library Adult programs
Event ID: #25568
September 10 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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One event on September 17, 2025 at 5:30pm
One event on August 18, 2025 at 5:00pm
One event on August 18, 2025 at 5:30pm
Posted on February 12th, 2025
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Columbia Heights Library, 3939 Central Ave. NE. For more information, call 763-706-3690 or visit chplmn.org. Registration required for most programs and opens 4 weeks in advance.
Mapping Prejudice and the History of Racial Covenants: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 5:30-6:30 pm. Rebecca Gillette, Community Engagement Lead, will provide an in-depth introduction to the Mapping Prejudice Project, an initiative based at the University of Minnesota Libraries. She will explore how racial covenants historically shaped housing policies and practices, laying the groundwork for systemic racial inequalities over the past century. Drawing from her own family’s experiences, Gillette will offer a compelling narrative to illustrate the mechanisms of these covenants and their enduring impact on subsequent generations. Registration required; registration opens 4 weeks in advance.
Nature: Essential to our health and wellbeing: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 5:30-6:30 pm. Looking for a sense of well-being? A simple method to find happiness and contentment? Connecting with nature is essential to human health and well-being. In nature, we can feel connected, energized, content and resilient. How do we connect with nature? Why is connecting even more important today? Learn the history and science of how time spent with nature helps to improve our physical and mental well-being. Build an awareness of how we can involve all our senses. Explore and practice ways we can interact with nature even in Minnesota winters. Learn how even simple things like houseplants can play a role. Registration required; registration opens 4 weeks in advance.
