Date & Time: Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Venue: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Barnett Branch, 3434 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH 43227 (Meeting Rooms 1, 2 & 3)
Admission: Free; registration requested (limited seating)
Organizer: Columbus Metropolitan Library
Spend an intimate, nourishing afternoon with author and wellness writer Tara Pringle Jefferson and her book Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing (Amistad/HarperCollins). This women-centered author talk explores self-care, generational healing and wellness — seven pillars of wellness including physical, social, professional, spiritual, mental and emotional wellbeing, rooted in deep research, personal stories and interviews with more than 100 Black women.
Schedule: 1:30 PM seating begins with a book sale by Prologue Bookshop; 2:00 PM author talk; 2:45 PM audience Q&A; 3:00 PM book sale and signing. A restorative Columbus library event for anyone seeking women’s wellness, self-care and Black women’s healing through literature and community.