Aug 23, 2017 | 12 East Street, History
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition August 23 is marked as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. August 1791 is also the anniversary of the start of the Haitian Revolution. The uprising...
Aug 8, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry, Poet Laureate News
In Celebration of Emancipation: A New Poem by Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate of Jamaica Lorna Goodison, the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, has penned a new composition to commemorate the country’s 2017 Emancipation celebrations. Written in three voices, this new poem...
Aug 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, Culture, History
The Story of the Jamaican National Flag Have you ever wondered what’s the story behind our beloved Jamaican National Flag? Imagine if instead of the black, green, and gold, we hailed the blue, black and yellow? Or what about saluting the ‘white crocodile’? As we...
Jul 5, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry
#SummerReads: ‘Testing the Chains’ by Michael Craton It’s Summer! This is a time to unwind and get some much needed rest and relaxation. Whether you’re spending your holidays at the beach, in the country, overseas, or just enjoying a relaxing...
Jul 4, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry
#Summer Reads: The Pagoda by Patricia Powell Handpicked by National Library of Jamaica staff, these books are sure to grab your attention and maybe even teach you something you didn’t know before. All our #SummerReads are available in the book collection at the NLJ....
Jul 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry
#SummerReads: ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ by Nicola Yoon It’s Summer! This is a time to unwind and get some much needed rest and relaxation. Whether you’re spending your holidays at the beach, in the country, overseas, or just enjoying a relaxing...
Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Home At Last ProgrammeHome At Last Programme NLJ Chairman Joy Douglas delivers the opening remarksNLJ Chairman Joy Douglas delivers the opening remarks Andrew Brodber reads an excerpt from Winkler’s ‘Going Home to Teach’Andrew Brodber reads an...
Jun 26, 2017 | 12 East Street, History, Literature and Poetry
Remembering Tom Redcam: Jamaica’s first Poet Laureate In celebration of the birthday of Tom Redcam – 147 years ago today – we remember the legacy of Jamaica’s first Poet Laureate. J.E.Clare McFarlane once wrote that ‘any consideration of...
May 22, 2017 | 12 East Street, Poet Laureate News
Presenting Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate of Jamaica On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, Lorna Goodison CD was officially invested as the Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2017-2020. Despite the heavy rains the day before, the glittering Ballroom at King’s House was filled...
May 18, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ
The following speech was delivered by Dr. Kim Robinson-Walcott at the Presentation of the Anthony Winkler Archives to the National Library of Jamaica on April 6, 2017. Kim Robinson-Walcott, PhD, is editor/head of Caribbean Quarterly, University of...
