The Toledo Library is celebrating Black History Month with a plethora of programs and events that magnify the invaluable contributions, rich heritage, and indomitable the spirit of the Black community. In addition to the events below, each Library branch has created drop-in activities and book displays for this inclusion month.<\/p>\n
Black History Month Program Schedule:
\nVintage collection sneaker program
\n(Th) Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 | 5 – 6 p.m. | Kent<\/p>\n
Black Boy Joy
\n(Tu) Feb. 6 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Lagrange
\n(Tu) Feb. 20 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Lagrange<\/p>\n
Poonam dance
\n(Tu) Feb. 6 | 5 – 6 p.m. | Point Place
\n(Th) Feb. 8 | 4 – 5 p.m. | Oregon
\n(Tu) Feb. 13 | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Sylvania
\n(Tu) Feb. 20 | 4 – 5 p.m. | West Toledo<\/p>\n
Better Toledo: The Right to Read
\n(Th) Feb. 8 | 4 – 6 p.m. | Main<\/p>\n
Cultural cooking: Congolese cuisine
\n(Sa) Feb. 10 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Main<\/p>\n
Damen Cook & Friends jazz trio
\n(Sa) Feb. 10 | 2 – 4 p.m. | Mott<\/p>\n
Black History Month for kids
\n(Sa) Feb. 17 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Main<\/p>\n
Summer of Soul film screening
\n(Sa) Feb. 17 | 2 – 4 p.m. | King Road<\/p>\n
Step into Black History
\n(F) Feb. 23 | 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Mott<\/p>\n
Film screening: Simple as Water
\n(Sa) Feb. 24 | 1 – 3 p.m. | West Toledo<\/p>\n
An afternoon with Little Amal
\n(Sa) Feb. 24 | 2 – 5 p.m. | West Toledo<\/p>\n
Small Town Pride Book Club
\n(M) Feb. 26 | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | King Road<\/p>\n
BIG IDEA book club
\n(Tu) Feb. 27 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Virtual<\/p>\n
The BIG IDEA (Build, Improve, Grow with Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access ) is TLCPL\u2019s action plan to build, improve, and grow in inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. Please join us for great programs in February including the celebration of Black History Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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