(January 26, 2024 –Annapolis, MD) Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) is offering the following Black History Month programs throughout February.
African Dance Through the Decades
Saturday, February 3 at 2 pm at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Participants will experience African history through movement and stories from Dance Solutions Outreach.
Saturday, February 3 at 2 pm at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Kids will learn about local African American artist and activist Alma Thomas, hear her life story and engage in art projects inspired by her artistic style.
Nyame Nti West African Drummers
Saturday, February 3 at 2 pm at Glen Burnie Library
All who attend are sure to enjoy a high-energy, uplifting and engaging African drumming performance that focuses on Africa’s rich history and culture.
Thursday, February 15 at 6:30 pm at Broadneck Library
Participants will explore the sight and sound of various African percussion instruments, through rhythmic drumming patterns, storytelling, call and response, and movement experiences to become part of the gathering of a West African community!
Paint Like...Jean-Michel Basquiat
Mountain Road Library on Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 pm
Learn about the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and create art in his style. Registration is required.
Brooklyn Park
Tuesday, February 6 at 6 pm: Hidden Figures (PG, 2016)
Tuesday, February 20 at 6 pm: The Hate U Give (PG-13, 2019)
Discoveries: The Library at the Mall
Tuesday, February 13 at 2 pm: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (PG, 2022)
Tuesday, February 20 at 2 pm: Just Mercy (PG-13, 2019)
Tuesday, February 27 at 2 pm: Summer of Soul (PG-13, 2021)
Odenton
Saturday, February 24 at 2 pm: Dedicated to Chaos (NR, 2000)
Saturday, February 10 at 2 pm at Busch Annapolis Library
Bring your needlework or craft project and enjoy The Butler (PG-13, 2013)! Patterns will be provided for those who wish to donate their work to Luminis Anne Arundel Medical Center.
They Pointed Them North: Black Jacks, Iron Furnaces, and the Underground Railroad
Saturday, February 10 at 2 pm at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Join Ranger Tim from The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park to learn about the vital roles of Black Jacks and iron furnaces on the Underground Railroad.
The ABC's of Hip Hop with Baba Bomani
Friday, February 16 at 11:30 am at Brooklyn Park Library
Saturday, February 17 at 10:30 am at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30 pm at Maryland City at Russett Library
Kids are invited to use rhythm and rhyme to explain basic reading and math concepts while breaking and discovering how to rap the alphabet backward. Learn crucial active listening skills and Black history.
Thursday, February 22 at 7 pm at Crofton Library
Hannah Lane, research archivist at the Maryland State Archives, will share tips on researching African American genealogy using state and local resources.
Discovery Theater presents: “Lions of Industry, Mothers of Invention”
Saturday, February 24 at 11 am at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
Kids are invited to join a science fair of G.W. Carver’s inventions using the peanut, hear Booker T. Washington’s great oratory and be inspired by the story of the world’s first female, self-made millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker!
Black History's Groundbreaking Geniuses
Saturday, February 24 at 10:30 am at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Enjoy a show by Bright Star Touring Theatre about amazing characters from Black history including surgeon Daniel Hale Williams, mathematician Dorothy Vaughan, literary geniuses Ralph Ellison and Maya Angelou, and the artistic brilliance of Alvin Ailey.