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Hartford Public Library Main Level
500 Main St. Hartford, CT
Fall 2026 Hours
Monday | 10-2pm
Tuesday | 10-2pm
Wednesday | 10-2pm
Thursday | 10-1pm
Stories that Bring Us Home:
A Community Dinner and Dialogue on Memory, Identity, Culture & Belonging
What does it mean to come home? How do the stories we inherit help us remember who we are, understand where we come from, and carry culture and memory across generations?
Through Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story and The Teacher of Nomad Land, critically-acclaimed authors Mavasta Honyouti and Daniel Nayeri invite us into stories of history, culture, displacement, resilience, and belonging. Join us for a community conversation with the authors as they explore how stories shape our understanding of home, identity, and the experiences we carry across generations. Together, we will reflect on the stories we inherit, the places we call home, and the people and experiences that shape who we become.
TWO AUTHORS. TWO HISTORIES. ONE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOME. BRING YOUR STORY. Authors will be presented with the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature during the program.
Registration is required. Dinner will be served.
Register here: https://s.uconn.edu/colab-stories
This event is sponsored by The Dodd Center for Human Rights, Hartford Public Library, UConn Hartford, Research on Resilient Cities, Racism, and Equity (RRCRE), CoLab, and the Academic Achievement Center.
If you can't make this event, we still want to hear from you!
Email us your ideas at colab@uconn.edu.
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