The 2023 Augusta Baker Lecture

We are so pleased and excited to announce
the 4th Annual Augusta Baker Lecture, featuring award winning author Renée Watson!
The Lecture will be held on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 6:30pm!


p.s. The Lecture partners with Richland Library's Baker's Dozen Storytelling Festival, which also celebrates the legacy of Augusta Baker. You are also welcome to attend the Festival - check the Library's site for forthcoming information.

Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, educator, and activist. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017) received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. Most recently, she has received the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor for Maya Sings (Harper Collins, 2022).

Her poetry and fiction often center around the experiences of black girls and women, and explores themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender. Renée served as Founder and Executive Director of I, Too, Arts Collective, a nonprofit committed to nurturing underrepresented voices in the creative arts, from 2016-2019.

Renée grew up in Portland, Oregon, and splits her time between Portland and New York City.

Lecture Recording