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WindRush

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Library & Information Week

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Shark Exhibition

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EArthQuake Exhibition

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Miss Lou

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INDEPENDENCE Exhibition

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Antartic Exhibition

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DIGITAL EXHIBITION

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Reggae Icons

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Emancipation Exhibition

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Organization of American states Exhibition

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Anthony Winkler Archives Presentation in Photos

by | June 30, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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Our Favourite Reads: Chandra Smellie on ‘The Painted Canoe’ by Anthony Winkler

by | April 4, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry | 1 Comment

Library Assistant at the NLJ, Chandra Smellie, discusses her favourite read – ‘The Painted Canoe’ by Anthony Winkler.

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BEYOND THE UNION JACK: How an “Everyday” Archive in St. James Foretold Jamaica’s Independence

by | July 27, 2026 | History | 0 Comments

As Jamaica approaches its 64th Independence milestone, macro-histories often obscure the human story behind the state. Discover how the Montpelier Collection (MS 2327) at the National Library of Jamaica uncovers the intimate domestic networks, financial leadership, and civic identity of St. James families who helped build a nation from the ground up.

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#Summer Reads: The Pagoda by Patricia Powell

by | July 4, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

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. Let us know what you think!      The...
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

by | 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...
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Ishion Hutchinson nominated for prestigious poetry award

by | March 6, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

Jamaican poet, Ishion Hutchinson has been nominated for the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. This nomination is for his second and latest collection, House of Lords and Commons; published last year by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hutchinson is among...
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The Story of the Jamaican National Flag

by | August 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, Culture, History | 9 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...
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Home At Last: The Anthony Winkler Archives at the National Library of Jamaica

by | 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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National Library of Jamaica ushers in its 40th Anniversary with signature events

by | April 9, 2019 | 12 East Street, Poet Laureate News | 0 Comments

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) has had a busy month hosting two of its signature events: the 40th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture, held on Sunday, March 3, and its World Poetry Day, Jamaica Celebration, held on Thursday, March 21. Both events were held at the...
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Our New Money! On the Anniversary of Changeover Day

by | 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...
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