Thursday, May 8th at 1pm

St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave, Staten Island 10301

This year we continue the celebration of James Baldwin’s centennial. Join Staten Island OutLOUD and our fabulous librarian friends Kristen Strmel and Peter Hegel at the St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave. We’ll explore Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk. Plenty of copies are available at the library.

FREE EVENT.

If Beale Street Could Talk is set in Harlem of the 1970s. 19 year-old Tish is expecting a baby with her childhood sweetheart Fonny. Their dreams of marriage an parenthood are threatened when Fonny is imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. Tish and her family try to clear his name, despite a justice system that had failed so many. This event is best for readers ages 14 and up. Parental discretion advised for young readers.

The St. George Library Center is near the intersection of Central Ave & Hyatt Street. It’s just a few steps uphill from Borough Hall, and the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. It’s accessible via all SIR trains and Staten Island buses. Parking available on surrounding streets, and two large parking ramps are located a half block away on Central Avenue, between Hyatt Street & Slosson Terrace.