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Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
Tue, February 18, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Children ages 4-12 are welcomed to the library to learn about library resources and figures in Black History by completing a scavenger hunt! Turn in your completed sheet to Librarian Kate for a special treat! . Please note, this is a passive program and will run all day.
Cookin’ Black Legacy Pop-Up
Tue, February 18, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Incredible foods and writings from the African diaspora — rooted in the nourishing legacy that continues to propel us towards liberation. Featuring recipes and excerpts from books like “In Bibi’s Kitchen” and “How Long Til Black Future Month.” Register…
Story Quilting with Mama Carla
Tue, February 18, 2025
3:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Combine the tales of the African diaspora with the opportunity to create your own tie-dyed quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words, and cloth. This program is best for school-age kids.
Black History Month: Vinegars, Rock Sugar & The Legacy of Ms. Emma Dupree
Tue, February 18, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Vinegars, Rock Sugar & The Legacy of Ms. Emma Dupree Tuesday, 2.18.2025 @ 3:30 p.m. Celebrating the inspiring story of Emma Dupree, a renowned Black folk herbalist, and explore the roles of vinegar and rock sugar in traditional herbalism. This hands-on workshop includes…
Super Sort Game: Black History
Tue, February 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us and learn black history playing this fun sorting game. Participants get an inspirational bracelet. For children ages 6+
Art Book Club: February
Tue, February 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
We call it a "club" but this recurring event is simply an opportunity for anyone to stop by and page through rare and special items from the Art Department's vault, archival collections, closed reference shelves and offsite stacks, to discover the wide…
James Baldwin Reading Group
Tue, February 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
"The People of Philadelphia Read James Baldwin" is a citywide series of book clubs at several locations across Philadelphia. Facilitated by the Saturday Free School as part of their "Year of James Baldwin." Tuesdays at 4:30pm at the Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional…
Get Out (A Black Excellence Film Series)
Tue, February 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join Us Every Tuesday in February from 4:30 - 6:30pm! Celebrate Black History Month with a powerful lineup of films that honors the richness of Black stories, from historical struggles to visionary futures. Through the lens of Black creators, we explore themes of resilience, identity, and…
Songs of Love and Other Struggles: Bethlehem and Sad Patrick Performance
Tue, February 18, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for a free concert with local rising stars Bethlehem and Sad Patrick. Bethlehem and Sad Patrick perform songs of love and other struggles. Combining her soaring vocals and driving percussion with his sparse guitar, they deliver powerful songs about being in and out of love, keeping…
Germantown Jazz: The Josh Lee Trio
Tue, February 18, 2025
5:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Join us for a black history month concert presented by The Germantown Jazz Festival with The Josh Lee Trio. More information about the 2025 Germantown Jazz Festival can be found here: https://germantownjazzfestival.com/
Trans By Trans Book Club | Miss Major Speaks: conversations with a Black trans revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major
Tue, February 18, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary readers aged 25–45. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free…
Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
Wed, February 19, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Children ages 4-12 are welcomed to the library to learn about library resources and figures in Black History by completing a scavenger hunt! Turn in your completed sheet to Librarian Kate for a special treat! . Please note, this is a passive program and will run all day.
African Inspired Paper Bead Workshop
Wed, February 19, 2025
3:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Learn how to make beautiful beads from old magazines and other paper scraps, and create your own unique piece of jewelry. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring paper from home, if you like. This program is for teens and adults.
Black Hair Care 101 (for Teens!)
Wed, February 19, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
at
Parkway Central Library
Learn the history of black haircare from Africa to present with Michelle Prince, founder of NowIAmNappy. We will focus on the impact of society on black hair culture and how black hair culture has impacted the world. We will highlight how some of these practices have negatively impacted black…
Story Quilting with Mama Carla
Wed, February 19, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library
Celebrate Black History Month with this educational and interactive program. Combine the tales of the African Diaspora with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in word and cloth.
Designing Philadelphia: Julian Abele's Architectural Gems
Wed, February 19, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Julian Abele (1881-1950), a Black Philadelphian Architect, designed landmarks that have enriched life in Philadelphia and shaped its personality for almost a century. His Beaux-Arts style design for the Parkway Central Library provides a dignified and functional space for Philadelphians to…
Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
Thu, February 20, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Children ages 4-12 are welcomed to the library to learn about library resources and figures in Black History by completing a scavenger hunt! Turn in your completed sheet to Librarian Kate for a special treat! . Please note, this is a passive program and will run all day.
Mama Carla Wiley’s Story Quilting
Thu, February 20, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Kensington Library
Story Quilting with Mama Carla Combine the tales of the African Diaspora on February 20, at 3:30 PM to 5pm with the opportunity to create your very own tied quilt square. Mama Carla Wiley will show you how to tell your stories in words and cloth. For all ages. Program runs…
Black Artist Learn and Create: Alma Thomas
Thu, February 20, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Cost: FREE
Enjoy a read aloud of Ablaze with Color : a story of Painter Alma Thomas. After the reading, join us in making your own mosaic art inspired by Thomas.
Talent/Variety Show!
Thu, February 20, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Do you have some talent you'd like to show off? Join us for a Black History Month talent show. You can dance, sing, play a musical instrument, act out a scene, or anything really. It just has to be something originally performed or created by a Black artist. If you would like…