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  • Freedom to Play? Fort Worth City Parks during Jim Crow

    Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United States

    The City of Fort Worth created the Park Commission in 1909. Part of its mission called to improve and expand city parks for citizens’ well-being. Join us for Fort Worth Public Library Archivist Jennifer Brancato’s discussion on how the Park Board and the Recreation Board executed this mission and shaped public outdoor spaces for African... Read more »

  • Austin to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers & Geeks who Transformed the Capital of Texas

    Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United States

    Ever wonder how Austin became a city proud of its “weirdness”? Join us for a stellar example of local history with Joe Nick Patoski! In Patoski’s book, Austin to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers & Geeks who Transformed the Capital of Texas, he traces how Austin became Austin. He covers the origins of the music,... Read more »