Friday, February 16, 2007

Oral History Workshop at Bluebonnet Public Library

LSU Libraries' T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Director, Jennifer Abraham, is conducting an afternoon oral history workshop at Bluebonnet Library on Saturday, February 24, from 2-4pm.

The workshop is part of the One Book/One Community program, sponsored by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. It is free and open to the public. The One Book/One Community Program’s Spring 2007 book, is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. For more details, click here.

The workshop will feature an audio/digital presentation on the desegregation activities of Baton Rouge citizens as told through oral history narratives housed by the Center. The workshop will introduce participants to the field of oral history and prepare them to conduct interviews through a variety of instruction and exercises. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Abraham at jabrah1@lsu.edu or 225-578-7439.