Virtual Exhibitions – National Library of Jamaica

#SummerReads: ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ by Nicola Yoon

by Delmark Thompson | July 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

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 'stay-cation', you'll want to keep these #SummerReads close at hand....

From Jamaica to Johannesburg: Lorna Goodison speaks at African Women Writers Symposium

by Delmark Thompson | October 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry, Poet Laureate News | 0 Comments

On September 15, 2017, the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, delivered the Nadine Gordimer Memorial Lecture at the 5th African Women International Writer's Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the symposium, Goodison also gave poetry...

In Celebration of Emancipation: A New Poem by Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate of Jamaica

by Delmark Thompson | August 8, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry, Poet Laureate News | 0 Comments

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 explores Emancipation and the experiences of slavery from the perspective of those who lived...

Anthony Winkler Archives Presentation in Photos

by Delmark Thompson | June 30, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

by Delmark Thompson | August 23, 2017 | 12 East Street, History | 2 Comments

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 of enslaved and free black men and women on the island of Saint-Dominique...

The Story of the Jamaican National Flag

by Delmark Thompson | August 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, Culture, History | 6 Comments

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 celebrate Jamaica’s 55th anniversary as an...

#SummerReads: ‘Testing the Chains’ by Michael Craton

by Delmark Thompson | July 5, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

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 'stay-cation', you'll want to keep these #SummerReads close at hand....

National Library of Jamaica launches new online resource ‘Index to Jamaican Poetry’

by Delmark Thompson | October 13, 2016 | 12 East Street, News | 2 Comments

The National Library of Jamaica launched its newest online resource; Index to Jamaican Poetry on Friday, April 22, 2016. If you are searching for a Jamaican poem but you only know the author, title, or first line, then this Index to Jamaican Poetry will tell you in...

Our New Money! On the Anniversary of Changeover Day

by Delmark Thompson | September 8, 2017 | 12 East Street, History | 0 Comments

On Monday September 8, 1969 (known as Changeover Day) Jamaica saw the introduction of five (5) coins that truly marked the beginning of Jamaican currency/coinage. After 149 years (1840) of using the currency of the United Kingdom, the island was finally getting ‘its...

Home At Last: The Anthony Winkler Archives at the National Library of Jamaica

by Delmark Thompson | May 18, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ | 0 Comments

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...

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#SummerReads: ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ by Nicola Yoon

From Jamaica to Johannesburg: Lorna Goodison speaks at African Women Writers Symposium

In Celebration of Emancipation: A New Poem by Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate of Jamaica

Anthony Winkler Archives Presentation in Photos

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

The Story of the Jamaican National Flag

#SummerReads: ‘Testing the Chains’ by Michael Craton

National Library of Jamaica launches new online resource ‘Index to Jamaican Poetry’

Our New Money! On the Anniversary of Changeover Day

Home At Last: The Anthony Winkler Archives at the National Library of Jamaica

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