Get hands-on and a little messy as you investigate polymers, including what they are, what they’re made of, and how we interact with them every day, by creating your own soap putty. Soap Putty activity toolkit Sponsored by: In partnership with:
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Set on the Korean island of Jeju and crossing many decades, The Island of Sea Women, by New York Times bestselling author, Lisa See, relays the story of two best friends from very different backgrounds. But when warring forces underscore those differences, the confrontation that follows has the power to irrevocably alter their friendship – and the […]
Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Lenny Kravitz reflects on the first 25 years of his life in his new autobiography, Let Love Rule, the timeline of which culminates in the release of his first studio album, which shares the book’s title. Kravitz muses over duality – he grew up the son of Black Caribbean actress […]
In Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think, David Litt, a longtime speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, argues that the democracy in which we live in today is completely different from the democracy in which were born into, and offers […]
This dystopian noir thriller – the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Ben H. Winters – is set in the Golden State, a sovereign nation established where California once stood, and a place where like-minded Americans retreated after the erosion of truth and the spread of lies made public life and governance impossible […]
In Sorry for Your Trouble, a collection of short stories, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford offers a moving meditation on memory, love, and loss. From a 16-year-old fatherless boy in “Displaced” to the fiftysomething widower suddenly navigating life alone and untethered in “The Run of Yourself,” Ford’s protagonists are all mourning, both the people who […]
Christopher Beha's The Index of Self-Destructive Acts is a sharp family portrait, a masterful evocation of New York City and its institutions, and an exploration of how each generation’s failure helped land us where we are today. He’s speaking with Greg Jackson, whose debut fiction work Prodigals is populated by strivers, misfits, and children of […]
Grades 3 – 7 Introduced and moderated by Leslie C. Campbell, school counselor at Park Lakes Elementary. In Class Act, Jerry Craft’s companion novel to New Kid, eighth-grader Drew Ellis, one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school, faces privilege and the value of friendship. Kereen Getten’s When Life Gives You […]
The Koubek Center presents a special edition of Little Havana Social Club ¡en casa! for MBF's Here In Florida program, bringing home the sounds and spirit of the Caribbean with a contemporary Miami touch! Rooted in tradition but also electric and cosmopolitan, this monthly concert series features artists such as reggae powerhouse Jahfé, singer-songwriter Leslie […]
Live program + Q&A! Starts @ 8:30 p.m. EST. In It's Not All Downhill From Here, Terry McMillan’s 10th consecutive New York Times bestselling work of fiction, Loretha Curry is on the eve of her 68th birthday and has much to be happy about: a booming beauty-supply empire, lifelong friends, and a husband who still […]
Program + LIVE Q&A! Starts @ 7:30 p.m. EST. Democratic candidates may take the Hispanic vote for granted at their own peril. In The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump, Geraldo Cadava, associate professor of history and Latina and Latino studies at Northwestern University, offers insights into the […]