June Jubilee: A Celebration of Black Excellence
June 10, 2023
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Central Library
630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free and open to all.
The Changing Tones Advisory Committee presents the inaugural event to celebrate the rich Black culture in Los Angeles using speakers, informative workshops, live entertainment and fun interactive activities for the whole family, including discussions on health and wellness, business and financial literacy, genealogy, technology and more.
For the day's full event schedule and more information on each program, go here.
Celebrate With Us
Celebrate Black excellence with us at these highlight programs and activities.
Genealogy
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Carson Center for New Technologies
- One-on-One Genealogy Assistance
- 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Meeting Room A
- Beginning African American Genealogy: The Benefaction of You
- 2 - 3 p.m.
- Mark Taper Auditorium
- Bringing it All Together: Telling the Story of Your Ancestors
Quilting Workshops
- 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Meeting Room B
- Quilt Workshops and Display
- 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Meeting Room B
- Y-Seam Quilting Workshop
- 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
- Meeting Room A
- Fine Dining Quilting Workshop
- 1 - 3 p.m.
- Meeting Room B
- Enslaved Narrative Quilting Workshop
Children Activities
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Rotunda
- June Jubilee Rotunda Crafts
- 11 a.m. - 12 noon
- Children's Literature Department
- Celebrate Black Music Month: Listening Party!
- 1 - 2 p.m.
- Children's Literature Department
- June Jubilee Celebration With the Sunshine Storyteller
- 3 - 4 p.m.
- Children's Literature Department
- World Percussion Journey
Poetry & Literature
- 11 a.m. - 12 noon
- Mark Taper Auditorium
- Our Stories, Our Voices: An Author Panel on the Importance of Representation in Children's Literature
- 1 - 2 p.m.
- Literature & Fiction Study Rooms
- Poetry Workshop With Lynne Thompson, 2021-2022 Los Angeles Poet Laureate
Financial Literacy
- 11 a.m. - 12 noon
- Singleton Adult Literacy Center
- Homebuyer Workshop
- 2 - 3 p.m.
- Singleton Adult Literacy Center
- Homebuyer Workshop
Health & Wellness
- 12 noon - 1 p.m.
- International Languages Department
- Healthy Meals With Soul
- 2 - 3 p.m.
- International Languages Department
- Mind, Body, and Soul Revival