St. Louis Public Library

CITY LIBRARY CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2014
WITH FULL SLATE OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAMS

 

The St. Louis Public Library is proud to celebrate Black History Month 2014 with a full slate of thought-provoking programs throughout the system. This year's national theme is"Civil Rights in America."

All Black History Month activities at the St. Louis Public Library are FREE and open to the public, but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call the appropriate Branch to reserve space.

For program details, pick up the commemorative Black History Month booklet available at St. Louis Public Library locations throughout the city or visit the Library's website at slpl.org.

 

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All Branches All Day

African-American Read-In Chain

Celebrate African-American authors.

 

February 1

Barr 1701 S. Jefferson Ave., 314-771-7040 | 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Black History BINGO

Learn interesting facts about black history.

 

February 1

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 |2-4 p.m.

Rethinking Black History Through Art Reception

 

February 1

Walnut Park | 5760 West Florissant Ave., 314-383-1210 | 1-3 p.m.

Drawn to Civil Rights

Local artist Robert H. Davis teaches families pencil sketching techniques. Families

 

February 1

Walnut Park | 5760 West Florissant Ave., 314-383-1210 | 3-4 p.m.

A Show For Us Art Reception

 

February 3

Kingshighway | 2260 S. Vandeventer Ave., 314-771-5450 | 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Freedom Mural

Create a work of art celebrating liberty for all.

Preschool-Grade 5

 

February 3

Divoll | 4234 N. Grand Blvd., 314-534-0313 | 4-5 p.m.

Freedom Mural

Create a work of art celebrating liberty for all.

Preschool-Grade 5

 

February 3

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Movie:Abolitionists

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 3

Schlafly 225 N. Euclid Ave., 314-367-4120 | 6-8 p.m.

Movie:  Ghosts of Ole Miss

 

February 4

Kingshighway | 2260 S. Vandeventer Ave., 314-771-5450 | 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Jubilee Quilting Bee

Create quilt squares using influences from African culture.

Grades K-5

 

February 4

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Conversation: Abolitionists

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 5

Buder 4401 Hampton Ave., 314-352-2900 | 5-6 p.m.

Jubilee Quilting Bee

Create quilt squares using influences from African culture.

Grades K-5

 

February 5

Cabanne 1106 Union Blvd., 314-367-0717 | 4-5p.m.

Jubilee Quilting Bee

Create quilt squares using influences from African culture.

Grades K-5

 

February 5

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 4-5p.m.

Freedom Mural

Create a work of art celebrating liberty for all.

Preschool-Grade 5

 

February 5

Divoll | 4234 N. Grand Blvd., 314-534-0313 | 4-5 p.m.

Protest Signs and Buttons

Let your voice be heard.

Grades K-5

 

February 5

Machacek 6424 Scanlan Ave., 314-781-2948 | 4-5 p.m.

Freedom Mural

Create a work of art celebrating liberty for all.

Preschool-Grade 5

 

February 5

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 6-8 p.m.

Movies:  The Time Has Come and Two Societies

 

February 6

Carpenter |3309 S. Grand Blvd., 314-772-6586 | 6-7 p.m.

Freedom Mural

Create a work of art celebrating liberty for all.

Preschool-Grade 5

 

February 7

Machacek 6424 Scanlan Ave., 314-781-2948 | 11 a.m.-Noon

Book Discussion:  The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

 

February 7

Baden 8448 Church Rd., 314-388-2400 | 3-4 p.m.

All About Me Art Reception

 

February 8

Cabanne 1106 Union Blvd., 314-367-0717 | 1-2 p.m.

Zuka Arts Guild Reception

Zuka Arts Guild contributes community, educational, and cultural enrichment through the promotion and exhibition of works by artists of all skill levels.

 

February 8

Divoll | 4234 N. Grand Blvd., 314-534-0313 | 3-4 p.m.

Harlem Renaissance

Dr. Scott Holzer speaks about the political goals and artistic creations of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

 

February 8

Schlafly 225 N. Euclid Ave.,314-367-4120 | 2-4:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion:  From Rosewood to O'Fallon

Ethics Project founder, Dr. Christi Griffin, moderates a panel discussion about the rise and fall of The Black Wall Street at the turn of the 20^thcentury to St. Louis' black entertainment district in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood in the 1970s and '80s.

 

February 9

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 2-4 p.m.

Keynote Address by Wil Haygood

Library's Black History Month keynote address by the author of The Butler: A Witness to History.

 

February 10

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Movie:  Slavery by Another Name

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 10

Schlafly 225 N. Euclid Ave.,314-367-4120 | 6-8 p.m.

Movie:  Young Blood

 

February 11

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Conversation: Slavery

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 12

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 6-8 p.m.

Movies:  Power and The Promised Land

 

February 13

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Freedom Mural

Create a work of art celebrating liberty for all.

Preschool-Grade 5

 

February 13

Kingshighway | 2260 S. Vandeventer Ave., 314-771-5450 | 5:30-6:30 p.m.

St. Louis Seniors: Living and Surviving the Civil Rights Era

Longtime St. Louis residents have an informal discussion about their experiences during the Civil Rights Era and its impact on their lives.

 

February 15

Machacek 6424 Scanlan Ave., 314-781-2948 | 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Vulandra's African-American Gems

Create African-American-themed glass bracelets with jewelry maker Beatrice Norman.

Supplies provided. Limit: 12

 

February 15

Buder 4401 Hampton Ave., 314-352-2900 | 10-11 a.m.

Breakfast With Author Priscilla Dowden-White

The author discussesGroping Toward Democracy: African American Social Welfare Reform in St. Louis, 1910-1949.

 

February 15

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 3-5 p.m.

Conversations: The State of St. Louis City Youth. How Do We Help Them Succeed?

Community leaders discuss current events and issues that face black youth in St. Louis City.

 

February 18

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Movie: The Loving Story

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 18

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 6:30-8 p.m.

Conversation: Loving

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 19

Barr 1701 S. Jefferson Ave., 314-771-7040 | 4-6:30 p.m.

Movie:  Lincoln

Historical drama chronicling President Lincoln's last four months of life.

 

February 19

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 6-8 p.m.

Movies:  Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More and A Nation of Law

 

February 20

Schlafly 225 N. Euclid Ave.,314-367-4120 | 4-5 p.m.

Jubilee Quilting Bee

Create quilt squares using influences from African culture.

Grades K-5

 

February 21

Machacek 6424 Scanlan Ave., 314-781-2948 | 11 a.m.-Noon

Movie and Discussion:The Long Walk to Freedom

Documentary of history-making events of the 1960s Civil Rights Era as remembered by activists with historical footage, songs, and photos.

 

February 22

Carondelet Branch | 6800 Michigan Ave., 314-752-9224 | 10 a.m.-Noon

Vulandra's African-American Gems

Create African-American-themed glass bracelets with jewelry maker Beatrice Norman.

Supplies provided. Limit: 12

 

February 22

Cabanne 1106 Union Blvd., 314-367-0717 | 1-2 p.m.

Civil Rights Mosaic

Create a mosaic out of magazines. Limit: 15

Adults

 

February 22

Carpenter | 3309 S. Grand Blvd., 314-772-6586 | 1-2:30 p.m.

Colors of Compassion

Gitana Productions, Inc. presents a new 45-minute performance on non-violence and compassion.

 

February 22

Divoll | 4234 N. Grand Blvd., 314-534-0313 | 2-4 p.m.

Living the Story

Construct a Civil Rights timeline using photos, colorful paper, and creativity.

Teens/Adults

 

February 22

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 3-4:30 p.m.

Civil Rights Act Panel Discussion

Dr. Stefan Bradley moderates a discussion on the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with Percy Green and Jamala Rogers.

 

February 24

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779  |6:30-8 p.m.

Movie:  Freedom Riders

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 24

Schlafly 225 N. Euclid Ave.,314-367-4120 | 6-8 p.m.

Movie: 40 Years Later

 

February 25

Divoll | 4234 N. Grand Blvd., 314-534-0313 | 4-5 p.m.

Jubilee Quilting Bee

Create quilt squares using influences from African culture.

Grades K-5

 

February 25

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 6:30-8 p.m.

Conversation: Freedom Riders

Offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "Bridging Cultures" initiative, the series seeks to provoke discussion about history, resistance, and social change.

 

February 26

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Jubilee Quilting Bee

Create quilt squares using influences from African culture.

Grades K-5

 

February 26

Central Library 1301 Olive St., 314-206-6779 | 4-5 p.m.

Protest Signs and Buttons

Let your voice be heard.

Grades K-5

 

February 26

Julia Davis | 4415 Natural Bridge Ave., 314-383-3021 | 6-8 p.m.

Movies:The Keys to the KingdomandBack to the Movement

 

For program details, call the appropriate Branch.

 

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