Please note:  Parking is limited

The Auburn Avenue Research Library has twenty-seven (27) reserved parking spaces.  Free on a first-come-first-serve basis, Sunday - Saturday - Seven days a week.

Numbered parking spaces are non-reserved and cost:

Sunday - Saturday - Seven days a week

Price ranges between $5 and $6 dollars.

The Dream Art Contest
Art Exhibit
Friday, February 17. — Monday, December 31.
Presented by Atlanta Public Schools and Karz Productions, the Auburn
Avenue Research Library will host a special exhibit featuring artwork from participants that qualified for the semi-final round of The Dream Art Contest.  The competition focused on generating an appreciation for the relevance of history and to demonstrate the vital importance of the arts in education and in daily life. 

Music through My Lens
Photographic Exhibit
Thursday, May 3.—Sunday, July 15.
In recognition of Hip-Hop Appreciation Week, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the exhibit, Music through My Lens, by critically acclaimed and former Death Row Records photographer, Simone Green. This exhibition is a photographic journey through Green’s experience in the entertainment industry and includes an intimate behind-the-scenes look at iconic music industry superstars such as, Nate Dog, The Fat Boys, Full Force, and Snoop Dogg.  Simone Green will facilitate an Artist’s Talk at the opening event for this exhibit on, Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

Sensuality: the Art of Alex Lucas
Art Exhibit
Thursday, May 3.—Friday, June 29.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host Sensuality, a fine art exhibition by Atlanta artist, Alex Lucas. Lucas uses vibrant images, bold, and vivid colors, to honor the female body in a celebration of self-love, and exploration of the senses.

Resettled: Clarkston, Georgia
Photographic Exhibit
Monday, May 21.—Sunday, July 29.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the photographic exhibition Resettled: Clarkston, Georgia. This exhibition is part of a larger body of work from a long-term documentary project by renowned photographer Bryan Meltz.  It chronicles the life of Arbai Barre Abdi and her family since their resettlement in Clarkston, GA from a Kenyan refugee camp in 2004. Curated by Julie Delliquanti, the exhibit also features an illustrated time-line and info-graphic designed by Atlanta-based illustrator Blue Delliquanti. 

Atlanta’s First Black Girl Scouts: The Untold Story of the District V Girl Scout Troops
Community Discussion
Sunday, June 10. 3:00 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host Atlanta’s First Black Girl Scouts: The Untold Story of the District V Girl Scout Troops. This community discussion will highlight the experiences of Atlanta’s first African American Girl Scout troops, and honor the achievements of Bazoline Usher. Usher led the group of African American women who founded Atlanta’s 1st troops for girls of color in 1943, and would later become known as the Girl Scouts District V Troops. This event will also include a Tea with current and former members of the Girl Scouts of America, displays of photographs, Girl Scout memorabilia, pins and vintage uniforms pieces from the 1940 – 50’s that reflect  District V’s achievements in scouting.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Alonzo Herndon
Theatrical Tribute
Thursday, June 14. 5:30 p.m.
In recognition of Juneteenth, and in collaboration with the Hope Day Theater and the Alonzo Herndon Home, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Alonzo Herndon. This theatrical tribute created and performed by local young adults, will pay tribute to one of Atlanta’s most revered African American icons.

The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South
Author’s Discussion and Book Signing
Saturday, June 16. 4:00 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host Dr. Andrew W. Kahrl, Assistant Professor of History at Marquette University, who will discuss his latest publication, The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South. This pathbreaking combination of social and environmental history reveals the variety of ways African Americans pursued freedom and mobility through the land under their feet, including prime American beachfront property in the Chesapeake, along the Carolina shore, and around the Gulf of Mexico.
This discussion will also be streamed live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-land-was-ours-with-andrew-kahrl

Shifters Series: Interlopers and Posers
Author’s Discussion and Book Signing
Thursday, June 21. 6:30 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host author L.M. Davis, who will discuss Posers, newest installment of her acclaimed young adult series. Picking up where the first installment, Interlopers, left off, fraternal twins Nate and Larissa prepare to face their biggest challenge yet; high school.  Greendale High isn't the only place in turmoil; Panteria, the twins’ homeland, is dying and only the Nate and Larissa can help. 

The Strange Demise of Jim Crow
Film Screening
Saturday, June 23. 2:00 p.m.
In recognition of Juneteenth the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host a screening of the documentary film The Strange Demise of Jim Crow. This film reveals how the city of Houston, Texas was peacefully desegregated via behind-the-scenes negotiations and controversial news black-outs. Following the screening will be a discussion facilitated by Curtis Graves, one of the original Texas Southern University student protestors, and the state of Texas’ first African American State Representative.

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
Film Screening
Saturday, June 23. 4:00 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host a screening of the documentary film Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock. This film explores the life of Civil Rights icon Daisy Bates. In 1957, Daisy Bates, head of the Arkansas NAACP, stepped into the national spotlight when she fought for the rights of nine black students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

NBAF Tallawah Mento Band Concert
Musical Concert
Sunday, June 24. 3:00 p.m.
In recognition of Caribbean Culture Heritage Month, and in collaboration with the NBAF, (presenters of the National Black Arts Festival), the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the renowned Tallawah Mento Band who will perform traditional Jamaican Mento music.

Blackberry Days of Summer
Author’s Discussion and Book Signing
Thursday, June 28. 7:00 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host author Ruth P. Watson, who will discuss her latest publication, Blackberry Days of Summer.  An exciting historical whodunit, the novel, set in Jefferson County, Virginia, begins at the funeral of Robert Parker, a young black man who was mysteriously murdered. Trouble arrives when Carrie, Robert’s sister, reveals a disturbing secret that will haunt and change the lives of their family forever.

Harlem U.S.A.: The Business of Gentrification
Film Screening
Saturday, June 30. 4:00 p.m.
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host a screening of the documentary film, Harlem U.S.A., an intimate portrait of gentrification and the profound and accelerating changes confronting Harlem.  Via the collected voices of Harlem’s longtime African American residents, this film strives to shed light on the untold history and culture of what was once considered the capital of Black America.