Black History Month at BPL
Every February, we celebrate Black History Month to recognize the contributions of African Americans to our history and culture. Throughout the month, please visit our library locations for book displays and exhibits celebrating Black History. Please join us at some or all of these events for the whole family:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
THE KLEIN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM (910 Fairfield Avenue)
February 7th at 7:30pm, Special Performance by Rhonda Denet (all ages)
BURROUGHS-SADEN MAIN LIBRARY (925 Broad Street)
February 1st-28th Black History Paper Quilt (children)
February 5th at 6pm The Documenting Broteer (Venture Smith) Project (virtual, adults)
February 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th at 6pm Black History Month Storytime Series (children)
February 14th at 11:30am-4:30pm Douglas Day Transcribe-a-Thorn (adults)
February 26th at 6pm Black History at the Movies: The Princess and the Frog
BEARDSLEY BRANCH LIBRARY (2536 East Main Street)
February 15th (all day) Celebrate Black History Month Drop-in Craft
February 22nd (all day) Celebrate Black History Month Drop-in Craft
BLACK ROCK BRANCH LIBRARY (2705 Fairfield Avenue)
February 11th, 18th, & 25th at 3:30pm Ms. Trina’s Arts & Crafts (ages: 3-13)
February 11th, 18th, & 25th at 5pm-6:30pm Family Movie Nights (ages: 3-13)
February 6th and 20th at 3pm Teen Movie Hangout (teens and tweens)
February 15th at 1pm Black History Trivia Time (ages: 8-13)
February 15th at 2pm Movie Afternoon (adults)
NEWFIELD BRANCH LIBRARY (755 Central Avenue)
February 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th at 5pm-6pm Mini Portraits of Black Heroes (children)
February 26th at 5pm Pan African Pride: Bracelet Making (adults)
NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY (3455 Madison Avenue)
February 8th at 10am Black History Month Book Club James by Percival Elliott (adults)
February 11th at 6:30pm What Could Have Been: A Short Documentary Film on the Proposal for the First HBCU in New Haven, CT 1831 (discussion to follow)
February 22nd at 3pm-4:30pm Make a Unity Wreath (all ages)
For more information please contact your local library:
Burroughs-Saden (Main) Library (203-576-7400 ext. 408); Beardsley Branch (203-332-0025); Black Rock Branch (203-576-7025); ; Newfield Branch (203-576-7828); North Branch (203-576-7821); East Side Branch (closed for renovations)
