OFFSITE EVENT! Chrystal D. Giles presents WE ARE JOY at Chapel Hill Public Library
Schedule
Thu, 04 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Chapel Hill Public Library | Chapel Hill, NC
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Join us at the Chapel Hill Public Library for a very special program featuring award-winning author Chrystal D. Giles as she reads her new picture book WE ARE JOY! Flyleaf will be selling books by the author at the event.The #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of "Stacey's Extraordinary Words" and the critically acclaimed author of "Take Back the Block" join together to create this heartwarming, empowering celebration of Black joy!
We are joy—showing off our moves and tick-tocking to the drumbeats
of our created culture—the culture that moves the world.
We are joy—full surrounded by laughter, and light
and love, and love, and love.
Shining with lyrical prose and gorgeously vibrant art, this delightful picture book read-together is an inspiring celebration of the beauty and strength of Black culture, Black community, and Black family. It's an empowering affirmation that joy—especially black joy, is all around us—in the people we love, in our communities, and in our hearts.
Chrystal D. Giles is a champion for diversity and representation in children’s literature. She is the critcally acclaimed author of Take Back the Block and Not An Easy Win, which both received multiple accolades, best of lists, and starred reviews. Chrystal lives outside Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and son and is currently working on her next middle-grade novel.
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Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3640, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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