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World AIDS Day 2024: Akron Main Library
Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress
Sunday, December 01
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
AuditoriumJoin us in Akron for World AIDS day as we come together to celebrate our strength, resilience, and diversity.
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Yaa Simpson, Chicago Department of Public Health
Yaa Simpson (AKA Sista Yaa) is a Community Epidemiologist for both TACTS (The Association of Clinical Trials Services, nfp) and for the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). Sista Yaa has been a public health practitioner for more than 32 years, and recipient of numerous awards. Currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Epidemiology, she holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Panel Discussion with
- Amy Hite, MD, HIV and PrEP Speciality, Summa Health
- Shaleeta Washington, MPH, Director of Family Health, Summit County Public Health
- Lillie Jackson, MSW, LSW, Greater Akron-Canton Association of Black Social Workers
- Gizelle Jones Thornton, LISW-S, Clinical Social Worker
Free, confidential AIDS testing will be available on-site.
Sponsored by Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The City of Akron, Summit County Progressive Democrats PAC, Greater Akron-Canton Association of Black Social Workers, Akron AIDS Collaborative, and Summit County Public Health.
This is a free event. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free parking is available in the High Street parking deck on weekends.
For more information about this international event please see the World AIDS Day Website.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Education | Community Discussion |
Main Library
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About the branch
Drive-up Window closes fifteen minutes before the building closes for the day.
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.