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Exhibits at the Cobb County Public Library System

The Cobb County Public Library System is pleased to offer a multitude of informational exhibits throughout the year at many of its locations.

Exhibits

• Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust
  On display at the East Cobb Library
  November 14 - January 4, 2012
  This exhibit tells the stories of teenagers and young adults – not all of them heroic – who were witnesses, participants, and often victims of World War II and the Holocaust. “Parallel Journeys” is on loan from the Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education (MHHE).  For more information on the MHHE, visit http://www.kennesaw.edu/historymuseum/.
  
  

• The Tuskegee Airmen: The Segregated Skies of World War II
  On display at the Central Library
  November 2-January 3, 2012
  This exhibit explores the history and heroism of the first African American pilots to fly in combat during World War II. Although required to train and fight in segregated units, the Tuskegee Airmen proved to be some of the most skilled aviators during the war. Between 1941 and 1946, what become known as the "Tuskegee Experiment" trained more than 1,000 pilots. The undeniable courage and skill of these brave men and women contributed to the desegregation of the United States Armed Forces in 1948. This exhibit offers a look into the historical challenges and triumphs of these unsung American heroes. This exhibit is also on loan from the MHHE.
  
  Also, please join us for the program "Tuskegee Airmen: Conversation with the Curator" on Wednesday, November 30 at 3:30 p.m. at the Central Library. Dr Jennifer Dickey, Coordinator of the Public History Program at Kennesaw State University will speak about the Tuskegee Airmen and their role as Civil Rights pioneers. Dr. Dickey will also explain how the exhibit was curated by public history students at Kennesaw State University, and used the traveling exhibit to commemorate the airmen. There will be time for questions after the presentation. For more information about this program, please call (770) 528-2332.
  
  
• In Her Father's Eyes: A Slovak Childhood in the Shadow of the Holocaust
  On display at the Central Library
  March 2, 2012-March 26, 2012
  Born the same year as Anne Frank, a Czechoslovakian girl named Kitty Weichherz and her parents were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. Thirteen year-old Kitty and her immediate family did not survive, but a detailed and loving diary kept by Kitty's father remained safe with her aunt. Kitty's story provides a powerful and poignant document of daily life in Europe on the eve of Hitler's Final Solution and the basis of In Her Father's Eyes. This exhibit is also on loan from the MHHE.
  
  
• Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II
  On display at the Central Library
  March 26-May 31, 2012
  

  Rosie the Riveter has become the symbol of women's involvements in World War II. She only tells a small part, however, of the larger stories about the ways women contributed to and were affected by war. World War II changed the everyday social, cultural and economic realities of life in the United States - especially for women. This exhibit explores the stories of these women in their complexities and honors women in World War II.

  This exhibit is available for viewing during the library's regular operating hours and is on loan from the Kennesaw State University's Museum of History and Holocaust Education.

Resources

• Please visit the Museum of History and Holocaust Education's website for information about the three exhibits on loan from Kennesaw State University, including curriculum resources, images, and public events and programs.
  

Acknowledgements
Our thanks to the Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education for loaning the exhibits listed above.