Read and CONQuer
Fall 2023
Spring 2023
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April Read & CONQuer Events
April 14, 6:30 PM - Movie Night: Inside Out
April 18, 6:00 PM - A Conversation About Suicide with Paulina Duenas, Richard Falcon, and the "I AM" Club
April 26, 6:00 PM - Book Discussion, The Body Keeps the Score
A Conversation About Suicide with Paulina Duenas, Richard Falcon, and the "I AM" Club
April 18, 6:00 PM in the DC3 Library
Join us for a conversation with a suicide survivor moderated by Richard Falcon of Compass Behavioral Health
If you or someone you know is struggling, there are resources available to help.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: The Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. Support is also available via live chat at 988lifeline.org. Para ayuda en español, llame al 988.
Resource from National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Prevention website.
March Read & CONQuer Events
March 9, 6:00 PM - Humanities Kansas Presentation, "Women's Work for Women: The Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women," presented by Dr. Nicole Perry
March 24, 6:30 PM - Movie Night: Hidden Figures
March 29, 6:30 PM - Book Discussion: Hidden Figures
Humanities Kansas Presentation,
"Women's Work for Women: The Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women"
Presented by Dr. Nicole Perry
March 9 at 6:00 PM in the DC3 Library and on Zoom
Join us in the DC3 Library or Zoom for a presentation by Dr. Nicole Perry. Nicole Perry has a PhD in sociology and works at the University of Kansas.
“Women’s Work for Women: The Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women” is part of Humanities Kansas's Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93465750113
Meeting ID: 934 6575 0113
February Read & CONQuer Events
February 2, 6:00 PM - "Our Story is History: Desegregation in Alabama" presented by Dr. Beth Patin, PhD, MIS, MLIS
February 17, 6:30 PM - Movie Night: One Night in Miami
February 22, 6:30 PM - Book Discussion: Four Hundred Souls
"Our Story is History: Desegregation in Alabama" presented by Dr. Beth Patin, PhD, MIS, MLIS
February 2 at 6:00 PM in the DC3 Library
Join us in the DC3 Library or Zoom for a presentation by Dr. Beth Patin. Beth Patin is an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. She is the co-founder of the Library Information Investigative Team research group and a recipient of the Meredith Teaching Award for Early Excellence.
November Read & CONQuer Events
Starting November 1 - Nocona Burgess, Contemporary Comanche Artist Exhibit, Gallery 228, Fine Arts Building
November 4, 7:30 PM - Movie Night - Thunderheart
November 8, 6:30 PM - Book Discussion/Poetry Reading - Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings
November 15, 2:00 PM - Table Talk Tuesday in Gallery 228, Fine Arts Building - Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings
November 17, 6:00 PM - Wichita War Dancer
November 28, 7:30 PM - Nocona Burgess Artist Lecture - Little Theatre
Wichita War Dancer
November 17 at 6:00 PM in the DC3 Library
We are very pleased to have the World Champion Wichita War Dancer at this event. He is of the Tohono O'Odham and Ponca Nations and has been performing the War Dance for several years. He has a passion for not only performing but educating the people about his culture and its history.
October Read & CONQuer Events
October 4, 1:00 PM - Topic Tuesday in the Conq Corral
October 7, 7:30 PM - Movie Night - CODA
October 11, 6:30 PM - Student Book Discussion - True Biz
October 18, 2:00 PM -Table Talk Tuesday - True Biz
October 18, 6:00 PM - "Reframing Disability: A Call for Acceptance, Transparency, and Collaboration" with Megan Harris
Reframing Disability: A Call for Acceptance, Transparency, and Collaboration
Join us in the DC3 Library as Megan Moorman Harris, MEd, presents "Reframing Disability: A Call for Acceptance, Transparency, and Collaboration." on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:00PM in the library and on Zoom.
This presentation is part of our Read & CONQuer program, so attendees will get to put their name into a raffle for the chance to win prizes! For more information about the event, call the library at 620-227-9287. Below we have some biographical information provided by our speaker, Megan Moorman Harris, MEd.
Megan Moorman Harris, MEd, is and always has been an educator, a disabilities advocate, and a learner. As a neurodiverse learner (ADHD) who is also hearing impaired (deaf in her left ear since 15 months old and now uses a cochlear implant in her right ear after 27 years of using a hearing aid) and has multiple chronic medical conditions, she spent much of her life advocating for herself and others. Ms. Harris’ experiences influenced her insights into how we, as a culture, perceive and interact with all disabilities and the potential for creating new paradigms around disability that center transparency, acceptance, and collaboration.
Ms. Harris’ experiences are deeply rooted in often having been “the first” and, therefore, often “the only”. She is a member of the first generation of students to benefit from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975 (IDEA) – the law that guarantees integration of students with disabilities into public school classrooms. Similarly, she experienced the shift in workplaces and in colleges when the American With Disabilities Act was first passed in 1990. She was the first student with a hearing impairment for many of her teachers and the only one in her class, and the first hearing-impaired teacher for many of her students and the only one in the school. She was also, ironically, the first of her large extended family to use a hearing aid (age 10), and for many years, the only one. In all situations, she honed her ability to advocate for herself and others and to create collaborative environments.
Professionally, Ms. Harris is a former Reading Specialist who holds a B.A. in History and English and a Masters of Education from The University of Texas at Austin. She has also completed work toward a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in literacy education. As a Reading Specialist, her goal was to cultivate a lifelong enjoyment of reading in her students. Due to various medical reasons, Ms. Harris was not able to continue her pursuit of teaching and research. Rather, in partnership with her husband, spent her energy and time being available for their daughter and guiding her into being her own advocate. Ms. Harris is currently exploring what is next for her after her daughter leaves for college.
Ms. Harris is a native Kansan and is excited to be returning to Dodge City, where her father grew up. She was born in Wichita, KS, the youngest of four girls and grew up in the greater Kansas City, KS, area. She is an avid reader of mysteries and non-fiction, enjoys hiking, cooking, and creating gatherings for family and friends. She is also a master of speech and lip reading, as she was actively discouraged by the schools and her mother from learning sign language.
She currently resides in Austin, TX, along with her husband Adam, their 16-year old daughter Amelia, and Sherlock, Ms. Harris’ hearing service dog.
September Read & CONQuer events
September 6, 11:00AM - 1:00PM - Topic Tuesday in the Conq Corral
September 9, 7:30 PM - Movie Night - Real Women Have Curves
September 13, 6:30 PM - Student Book Discussion - I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
September 20, 2:00 PM -Table Talk Tuesday - I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
September 22, 6:00 PM - "Flour Power" with Dr. Gene Chavez
"Flour Power" Presented by Dr. Gene Chavez
Join us in the DC3 Library for a presentation of "Flour Power" by Dr. Gene Chávez. Attendees will learn more about the culture and history surrounding flour tortillas and will get the chance to make flour tortillas themselves in the library!
"'Flour Power' is part of Humanities Kansas's Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement." - Humanities Kansas
September Recommended Resource List
Read:
We are not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Latino American Folktales edited by Thomas A. Green
Our America : The Latino Presence in American Art by E. Carmen Ramos
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Un Mango Grows in Kansas by Huascar Medina
Latinx Photography in the United States : A Visual History by Elizabeth Ferrer
A Home on the Field : How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America by Paul Cuadros
Spare Parts : Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems by David Bowles
Listen:
Book summary: https://www.hppr.org/2022-06-08/growing-up-children-of-immigrants
Campus Reading Program
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