NC State Library Week Panel * April 6, 2026
Monday, April 6 2026
6-8pm
NC State African American Cultural Center Library
Location and Parking:
Witherspoon Student Center,
2810 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 2760
Join us for an expert panel of authors and librarians to kick off our celebration of National Library Week📚! Registration is not required but appreciated: Click Here
You’ll learn how libraries can support your academic, professional, and personal growth and engage with authors and librarians to learn how to make the most of library resources, discover opportunities for research and creative projects, and understand the importance of representation in collections✨. This event is free and all are welcome to attend.
The event will conclude with a book signing by bestselling authors, Dr. Zelda Lockhart and C.M. Lockhart, and attendees are welcome to purchase books at the event or bring their own copies. 📝
Refreshments and light appetizers will be served during the reception.
Shades Retreat * Rebirth April 23-26, 2026
Shades Retreat * Rebirth
LGBTQI Women of Color
Health and Wellness Retreat
Indian Springs State Park
678 Lake Clark Rd, Flovilla, GA 30216
April 23-26, 2026
Foraging & Journaling: Re-membering Your Ancestral Plant Connection
Description & Objectives:
We hold knowledge in our bodies of which plants are our food, medicine and poison. In this workshop, Dr. Lockhart will guide a journal prompt and a silent meditative stroll through flora and fauna that will inspire you to:
- Remember the knowledge of what you can eat and use as medicine in your general environment be it urban or rural
- Restore community connection with your ancestors, elders and community through nature and writing experiences
- Reconnect with nature as the system you belong to as a means of decolonizing.
Journals and pens will be provided for this workshop. No writing experience necessary.