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An opening reception for an exhibition of printed posters featuring images and text from picture books that provide an international perspective on conflict, peace, and humanity will be held on Wednesday, January 23 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Wilson Library Reading Room.
Conceived by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, the exhibit offers an international selection of unique and striking picture books that explore themes such as: Experiences of War, Destruction and Displacement; Power Struggles and the Origin and Escalation of Violence; Prejudice, Ostracism, and Imagined Enemies; Utopias of Peace and Anti-War Books.. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. The exhibit is available for viewing during all hours Western Libraries is open. Please join us for this celebration!
More information about the “Hello, Dear Enemy! Picture Books for Peace and Humanity,” exhibit can be found here: https://library.wwu.edu/node/19553
* Image Citation/Credit Information: Mario Ramos, from: “Le petit soldat qui cherchait la guerre” L’École des Loisirs: Paris, 1998.
