Community Cinema, presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Rocky Mountain PBS, and the Mancos Public Library are excited to present this month’s screening of Welcome to Shelbyville, a rare, inside look at America at a crossroads.
Date: Thursday, May 12th
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Mancos Public Library, 211 West First Street
In a small Tennessee town in the heart of the Bible Belt, a community grapples with rapidly changing demographics. Just a stone’s throw away from Pulaski, Tennessee (the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan), Shelbyville’s longtime African American and white residents are challenged with how best to integrate with a burgeoning Latino population and the more recent arrival of hundreds of Somali refugees of Muslim faith. Set on the eve of the 2008 Presidential election, the film captures the interaction between Shelbyville’s old and new residents as they search for a way to live together during that tumultuous, history-changing year.
A panel-led discussion will follow the film. Free!
Mancos Friends of the Library is excited to announce an online auction of two nights at the Jersey Jim Fire Lookout Tower, May 27 and 28, 2011. This unique getaway is already booked for the summer so don’t miss this chance! Each night is being auctioned off separately.
The Mancos Public Library is offering a four-week long workshop in May on “How to Write Your Life Story”. Writer Linda Rose will teach this class on how to turn journals, diaries, and other thoughts and memories into book form so it will be around for all posterity.
The Mancos Public Library will host a class on how to make flower fairies. These sweet little dolls are 2-4 inches tall and add a touch of spring to any home. The Library will provide all the supplies and instruction. Cost is $3. Our talented Youth Services manager, Charlene Swansen, will teach this class to all ages.