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Gardeners Without Borders
Tue, July 22, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Gardeners Without Borders is a youth-centered, 6 week summer initiative by Black Girls With Green Thumbs designed to cultivate leadership, sustainability, and entrepreneurship through the transformative power of gardening. Inspired by the idea that gardening knows no boundaries— social,…
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Wednesdays of Wonder: Musicopia's Afro-Brazilian Music Assembly!
Wed, July 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Ologundê performs a diverse repertoire which includes the rituals associated with candomblé, a synthesis of the Yoruba and Catholic religions in which various orixás (gods) are invoked; the breathtaking capoeira martial arts dance; and the exhilarating samba de roda, the most…
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Gardeners Without Borders
Tue, July 29, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Gardeners Without Borders is a youth-centered, 6 week summer initiative by Black Girls With Green Thumbs designed to cultivate leadership, sustainability, and entrepreneurship through the transformative power of gardening. Inspired by the idea that gardening knows no boundaries— social,…
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CANCELLED Wednesdays of Wonder: Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!
Wed, July 30, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Pierce Freelon is a GRAMMY® nominated artist, picture book author and podcaster. His GRAMMY® nominated children’s music albums AnceStars (2023) and Black to the Future (2021) have been featured on Today Show, NPR and Billboard. He has written songs for the PBS Kids animated…
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*POSTPONED* Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!
Wed, July 30, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Cost: FREE
Please note: this event will be rescheduled. New details will be posted when confirmed. Picture book author and Grammy-nominated artist Pierce Freelon brings two worlds together with Books + Beats: an interactive book reading and performance, featuring Pierce’s two children's…
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Gardeners Without Borders
Tue, August 5, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Gardeners Without Borders is a youth-centered, 6 week summer initiative by Black Girls With Green Thumbs designed to cultivate leadership, sustainability, and entrepreneurship through the transformative power of gardening. Inspired by the idea that gardening knows no boundaries— social,…
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Understanding Deaf Culture: Bridging Communities
Sat, September 13, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
This engaging and educational program will explore the richness of Deaf culture, focusing on the diversity within the community including Black Deaf identity and Black American Sign Language (BASL). Participants will learn about the history of Deaf culture, the impact of systemic barriers, and…
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Honoring the Seven Principles: A Kwanzaa Celebration
Sat, December 27, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
This culturally rooted program will celebrate the legacy and values of Kwanzaa through the lens of Black heritage and collective empowerment. Participants will learn about the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles), experience storytelling and cultural expression, and explore how Kwanzaa connects to…