Did you know that Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks published her first poem, "Eventide," when she was just 13 years old?
Join us at the Douglass Branch to celebrate National Poetry Month by learning more about former Illinois and U.S. Poet Laureate Miss Brooks, getting a glimpse of the Gwendolyn Brooks Collection from the University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and composing your own magnetic poetry!
Presented in partnership with the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois.
The beautiful Douglass Branch Library stands in Douglass Park, just west of Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in north Champaign. The Branch offers many of the same collections and services as the Main Library, including free events for all ages, public computers with internet access, and a large meeting room.