COME LEARN about the history and significance of henna body art in Indian culture. Participants will even receive a small henna drawing on their hand!
Registration required. Sign up online or by calling the library at 217-403-2070.
NEA Big Read 2019:
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Events at Champaign Public Library:
• Feb 3, NEA Big Read: An Afternoon with Samrat Upadhyay, 3 pm
• Feb 14, NEA Big Read Book Club: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1:30 pm @ Douglass
• Feb 18, The History of Henna, 6:30 pm
• Feb 21, NEA Big Read Book Club: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1:30 pm
• Feb 24, In Concert at CPL: Indian Classical Music and Dance, 2pm
• Feb 28, NEA Big Read Battle of the Books, 6:30 pm
Part of the NEA Big Read Champaign-Urbana, a partnership among the Spurlock Museum, the International & Area Studies Library, the Urbana Free Library, the Champaign Public Library, and the Art Theater. The NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. go.illlinois.edu/TheNamesake
Our beautiful, state-of-the-art Main Library opened on January 6, 2008. You’ll find a wide variety of books, movies, and music, as well as free events for all ages. Looking for tech options? We offer free Wifi, dozens of public computers with internet access, and public meeting rooms.
