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Events in July 2023

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June 30, 2023(1 event)

N/A: LAST DAY! Call for Submissions Inlandia Hearts Librarians

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June 30, 2023

April 30-June 30, 2023

Call for Submissions: Inlandia Hearts Librarians

Special Library Issue

Call for Submissions for Inlandia: A Literary Journey

Submit to: https://tinyurl.com/InlandiaLibrarians

Now accepting art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from librarians past and present on any topic and only about librarians/libraries from non-librarians for this themed issue.

Submissions open Saturday, April 30, 2023, and close Friday, June 30, 2023, at midnight Pacific Time.

Simultaneous submissions accepted. Previously curated submissions accepted. Translations accepted. See website for full guidelines.

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July 7, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Journaling Journey from A-Zine: A Writing and Drawing Adventure for Kids Ages 9-12


July 7, 2023

Calling all kids ages 9-12! This summer, join Inlandia Institute for a writing and drawing adventure, “A Journaling Journey from A-Zine” at the Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library in Casa Blanca. The workshop will meet in person for six consecutive Fridays beginning July 7, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with daily writing prompts delivered to parents’ inboxes via email. Throughout the program, participants will learn how to create a blank “’zine” using materials supplied by Inlandia. The daily prompts will provide new guided activities related to a letter of the alphabet – with a special focus on items that can be found in the Kathleen M. Gonzalez Garden at the Lara, engaging their senses and activating their creativity.

The program meets over the course of six Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4 & 11, 2023. These Friday check-ins will help keep kids connected to their peers, and allow time for participants to share what they’re created. Four facilitators with differing artistic skill sets will collaborate to develop activities and rotate through the weekly check-ins, with all participating in the culminating event on August 11. If your 9-12 year old is seeking a creative outlet this summer, Inlandia’s “A-Zine Writing and Drawing Adventure” could be the journey they’re looking for!

The Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library is located at 2985 Madison Ave, Riverside, CA 92504.

This workshop is free and open to kids ages 9-12. A parental release and consent form is required: https://tinyurl.com/A-Zine2023

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July 14, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Journaling Journey from A-Zine: A Writing and Drawing Adventure for Kids Ages 9-12


July 14, 2023

Calling all kids ages 9-12! This summer, join Inlandia Institute for a writing and drawing adventure, “A Journaling Journey from A-Zine” at the Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library in Casa Blanca. The workshop will meet in person for six consecutive Fridays beginning July 7, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with daily writing prompts delivered to parents’ inboxes via email. Throughout the program, participants will learn how to create a blank “’zine” using materials supplied by Inlandia. The daily prompts will provide new guided activities related to a letter of the alphabet – with a special focus on items that can be found in the Kathleen M. Gonzalez Garden at the Lara, engaging their senses and activating their creativity.

The program meets over the course of six Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4 & 11, 2023. These Friday check-ins will help keep kids connected to their peers, and allow time for participants to share what they’re created. Four facilitators with differing artistic skill sets will collaborate to develop activities and rotate through the weekly check-ins, with all participating in the culminating event on August 11. If your 9-12 year old is seeking a creative outlet this summer, Inlandia’s “A-Zine Writing and Drawing Adventure” could be the journey they’re looking for!

The Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library is located at 2985 Madison Ave, Riverside, CA 92504.

This workshop is free and open to kids ages 9-12. A parental release and consent form is required: https://tinyurl.com/A-Zine2023

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July 21, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Journaling Journey from A-Zine: A Writing and Drawing Adventure for Kids Ages 9-12


July 21, 2023

Calling all kids ages 9-12! This summer, join Inlandia Institute for a writing and drawing adventure, “A Journaling Journey from A-Zine” at the Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library in Casa Blanca. The workshop will meet in person for six consecutive Fridays beginning July 7, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with daily writing prompts delivered to parents’ inboxes via email. Throughout the program, participants will learn how to create a blank “’zine” using materials supplied by Inlandia. The daily prompts will provide new guided activities related to a letter of the alphabet – with a special focus on items that can be found in the Kathleen M. Gonzalez Garden at the Lara, engaging their senses and activating their creativity.

The program meets over the course of six Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4 & 11, 2023. These Friday check-ins will help keep kids connected to their peers, and allow time for participants to share what they’re created. Four facilitators with differing artistic skill sets will collaborate to develop activities and rotate through the weekly check-ins, with all participating in the culminating event on August 11. If your 9-12 year old is seeking a creative outlet this summer, Inlandia’s “A-Zine Writing and Drawing Adventure” could be the journey they’re looking for!

The Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library is located at 2985 Madison Ave, Riverside, CA 92504.

This workshop is free and open to kids ages 9-12. A parental release and consent form is required: https://tinyurl.com/A-Zine2023

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July 28, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Journaling Journey from A-Zine: A Writing and Drawing Adventure for Kids Ages 9-12


July 28, 2023

Calling all kids ages 9-12! This summer, join Inlandia Institute for a writing and drawing adventure, “A Journaling Journey from A-Zine” at the Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library in Casa Blanca. The workshop will meet in person for six consecutive Fridays beginning July 7, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with daily writing prompts delivered to parents’ inboxes via email. Throughout the program, participants will learn how to create a blank “’zine” using materials supplied by Inlandia. The daily prompts will provide new guided activities related to a letter of the alphabet – with a special focus on items that can be found in the Kathleen M. Gonzalez Garden at the Lara, engaging their senses and activating their creativity.

The program meets over the course of six Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4 & 11, 2023. These Friday check-ins will help keep kids connected to their peers, and allow time for participants to share what they’re created. Four facilitators with differing artistic skill sets will collaborate to develop activities and rotate through the weekly check-ins, with all participating in the culminating event on August 11. If your 9-12 year old is seeking a creative outlet this summer, Inlandia’s “A-Zine Writing and Drawing Adventure” could be the journey they’re looking for!

The Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library is located at 2985 Madison Ave, Riverside, CA 92504.

This workshop is free and open to kids ages 9-12. A parental release and consent form is required: https://tinyurl.com/A-Zine2023

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August 3, 2023(1 event)

6:30 pm: “Remembering the Civil Rights Act: Looking Back While Moving Forward”


August 3, 2023

Thursday, August 3, 2023

6:30-8:00 PM

“Remembering the Civil Rights Act: Looking Back While Moving Forward”

Riverside Public Library – Community Room

3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92501

Next summer marks the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on July 2, 1964 – almost 100 years after the end of the Civil War. It was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.

Yet, sixty years later, discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin remains profoundly impactful. Old issues re-emerge as new ones, in new and sometimes old ways. And so, in cooperation with the Civil Rights Institute of Southern California and the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties, Inlandia is proud to launch a season of civil rights-based talks for writers, readers, and other interested humans as part of our First Thursdays Arts Walk programming with Riverside Public Library. We hope you will join the conversation.

The series begins on Thursday, August 3, with “Remembering the Civil Rights Act: Looking Back While Moving Forward.” Join us for a discussion of what the Civil Rights Act meant in a political and historical context, and how it impacted America’s way forward. Hear from those who remember the times before, learn what has been accomplished since, and consider the work yet to be done.

Doors open at 6:30 PM, the program begins at 7:00. After the program, please join us as we walk across Mission Inn Avenue to visit the Civil Rights Institute from 8:00-8:30!

August 4, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Journaling Journey from A-Zine: A Writing and Drawing Adventure for Kids Ages 9-12


August 4, 2023

Calling all kids ages 9-12! This summer, join Inlandia Institute for a writing and drawing adventure, “A Journaling Journey from A-Zine” at the Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library in Casa Blanca. The workshop will meet in person for six consecutive Fridays beginning July 7, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, with daily writing prompts delivered to parents’ inboxes via email. Throughout the program, participants will learn how to create a blank “’zine” using materials supplied by Inlandia. The daily prompts will provide new guided activities related to a letter of the alphabet – with a special focus on items that can be found in the Kathleen M. Gonzalez Garden at the Lara, engaging their senses and activating their creativity.

The program meets over the course of six Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4 & 11, 2023. These Friday check-ins will help keep kids connected to their peers, and allow time for participants to share what they’re created. Four facilitators with differing artistic skill sets will collaborate to develop activities and rotate through the weekly check-ins, with all participating in the culminating event on August 11. If your 9-12 year old is seeking a creative outlet this summer, Inlandia’s “A-Zine Writing and Drawing Adventure” could be the journey they’re looking for!

The Sgt. Salvador J. Lara Public Library is located at 2985 Madison Ave, Riverside, CA 92504.

This workshop is free and open to kids ages 9-12. A parental release and consent form is required: https://tinyurl.com/A-Zine2023

August 5, 2023(1 event)

4:00 pm: Hillary Gravendyk 2021 Poetry Prize Book Launch


August 5, 2023

Looking for some live poetry to go with a cool drink this August? Then join Inlandia at Riverside Main Library’s Community Room on Saturday, August 5, at 4:00 PM, and celebrate the publication of two exciting new poetry books with us! How to Know You're Dreaming When You're Dreaming, Lesson One by Angelica Maria Barraza Tran (National Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prize, 2021) and Our Lady of Perpetual Desert by Alexandra Martinez (Hillary Gravendyk Regional Prize, 2021) are hot off the press and ready to launch.

And for the first time, both the National and Regional prize winners hail from the Inlandia region! National prize winner Angelica Maria Barraza Tran lives in Redlands, and Regional prize winner Alexandra Martinez is a resident of Yucca Valley. Each has been awarded $1,000 and book publication. Help us celebrate these talented local poets and welcome their beautiful collections into the world with poetry readings, snapping fingers, and summertime refreshments provided by Riverside’s beloved sculpture garden/taqueria, Tio’s Tacos.

Details: Saturday, August 5, 2023, from 4:00-6:00 PM, at Riverside Main Library Community Room, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92501.