Broward County Libraries to Host Black History Month Events

BROWARD COUNTY – During February, Broward County Library will celebrate Black History Month with events for people of all ages. Library locations countywide will honor and commemorate the achievements, history and culture of African Americans.

• February 3^rd – Two Takes on a Dream: Mary McLeod Bethune & Zora Neale Hurston presented by Ersula Odom & Phyllis McEwen, 6 to 7PM, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560
• February 4^th – Cinemateque Film Viewing and Discussion Group: Film based on the book To Kill A Mockingbird, free copies of the book available while supply lasts, 5:30 to 7:45PM, Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580
• February 7^th – African Dance Experience, 2 to 3PM, Dania Beach Paul DeMaio Library, 1 Park Avenue East, Dania Beach, FL 33004, 954-357-7073
• February 7^th – “Shade in the Sunshine State: A History of Segregation in Florida” presented by Liz Coursen, 2 to 3PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
• February 7^th – Book Discussion: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, 10:30 to 11:30AM, Margate Catharine Young Library, 5810 Park Drive, Margate, FL 33063, 954-357-7500
• February 7^th– Black History Month Movie; call library for title, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30PM,Pompano Beach Library, 1213 E Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33060, 954-357-7595
• February 7^th – The 8th Annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Festival, 2 to 4PM, South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, 954-201-8825
• February 10^th – Page Turners Book Club: Author Edwidge Danticat discusses her new book Claire of the Sea, 3:30 to 5:30PM, South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, 954-201-8825
• February 11^th – Raise a Reader @ Sharkey’s Storytime: Positively Africa! 10:30 to 11:30AM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
• February 11^th – Celebrate Black History Month: Join us for the Montgomery Bus Experience! Ages 6-12, 4 to 5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 NW 9 Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, 954-357-7670
• February 12^th – Book Review: Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance by Carla Kaplan, 2 to 3:30PM, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560
• February 15^th – Jazz in the Gallery, 2 to 3PM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
• February 16^th – Celebrate the birth of the blues with the Joey Gilmore Band live. Presented by the Friends of our Library, your $15 donation pays for a soul food dinner and one raffle ticket to win 2 tickets from Southwest Airlines; RSVP: 954-357-7670, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 NW 9 Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, 954-357-7670
• February 17^th – Let’s Talk About Books: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, 10:30 to 11:30AM, Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580
• February 19^th – Story Time Explorers: Celebrate Black History Month with Stories, Rhymes, Music and Movement, ages 3-5 with caregiver, 1 to 2PM, Pembroke Pines Library, 955 NW 129 Ave., Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, 954-357-6750
• February 21^st – Basusu: An African’s Quest of Hope, Courage and Triumph by George Pert, 2 to 4PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
• February 21^st – Book Discussion with Etta Harbin, author of Martin Luther King BullAvoid: Imploding Communities, 3 to 5PM, Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025, 954-357-8090
• February 21^st – Culture in the Pines, in partnership with Broward 100 Celebration of the Arts, presents NEGO GATO African/ Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble, 2 to 4PM,South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, 954-201-8825
• February 24^th – Reading Roundtable: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2 to 3:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd.,Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
• February 28^th – Mommy and Me Intro to African Dance, 11AM to Noon, Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025, 954-357-8090
• February 28^th – Romare Bearden Collage Art: A hands-on experience, 2:30 to 4PM,Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990

Exhibits: Bob Marley’s Birthday Celebration, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, African Influences: The Artwork of Rebecca Pinkney, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library; The Harlem Renaissance and The Art of Philip Michael Curtis, West Regional Library

Book Displays: Davie/Cooper City Branch; A Century of Black Life, History and Culture in the United States, Miramar Branch Library & Education Center