The St. Louis County Library Foundation presents a special story time and panel discussion of the new book Painting for Peace in Ferguson by St. Louis author Carol Swartout Klein on Monday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Library H
eadquarters.
The format of the evening includes:
6:30-7 p.m. Story time with author Carol Swartout Klein.
7 p.m. Panel discussion moderated by Rebeccah Bennett, founder and principal of Emerging Wisdom LLC.
Panelists include Author Carol Swartout Klein; Patient Advocacy Coordinator at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and I Love Ferguson board member Dwayne Ingram; and Art Therapist Dana Sebastian-Duncan.
Children will have the opportunity to join St. Louis County Library youth services staff members in an adjoining room for a special craft project inspired by Painting for Peace in Ferguson.
The program is free and open to the public. Signed copies of the books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books.
The event will feature a panel discussion with local experts on how to talk to children about the complicated issues affecting our community–including ways to use creative expression as an outlet.
More information: slcl.org
Learn more about the book in our interview with the author
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