Fountaindale Public Library District: 2022 Black History Month Events

Bolingbrook IL

01 February, 2022

12:54 PM

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Press release from Fountaindale Public Library District: Melissa January 31, 2022 Celebrate Black History Month with a selection of special themed programming, including crafts, stories and special exhibits. Events for Adults Motown: Music that Moved the World (Zoom) Wednesday, February 2, 7 p.m. In the 60s, Motown Records produced hits as efficiently as Ford Motor Company produced automobiles! Learn how Motown became Hitsville, USA. Register now. Movie Screening: Fences (in person) Wednesday, February 9, 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the 2016 film—starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis—based on the August Wilson play that follows a Black family's lives in 1950's Pittsburgh. The Great Migration and The Great War (Zoom) Tuesday, February 15, 7 p.m. Historian Clarence Goodman will delve into The Great Migration, a period of time when large numbers of African Americans moved from the Jim Crow South to northern cities but still faced many of the same struggles. He will also look at the effect that this had on American war efforts during World War I. Register now. Events for Children Inspirations: Jacob Lawrence (in person) Tuesday, February 1, 4:30 p.m. Jacob Lawrence is remembered for his paintings of American and African American history. Come learn about his art, and make a painting of your own! Register now. Black History Month Craft Packs Wednesdays, February 2 & 23 Celebrate Black History Month with a kit filled with activities and crafts from the Children's Services Desk, while supplies last. DIY Guess Who Wednesday, February 9 Design your own Guess Who board game with this interactive kit based on African American heroes and sheroes! Inspirations: Richard Wright (in person) Tuesday, February 22, 4:30 p.m. Richard Wright is known for writing fiction, autobiographies and also haiku! Come learn about this famous writer and try writing some poetry of your own. Register now. Keena Ford-Inspired Journal (in person) Monday, February 21, 1:30 p.m. Grades 2–3 Make your own journal inspired by the Keena Ford book series. Register now. One Book, One 'Brook Join us for the debut of One Book, One 'Brook, our new community-wide reading initiative! We're inviting everyone in the Bolingbrook community to come together through the shared experience of reading the same book and to participate in enlightening and empowering conversations. For our inaugural book selection, we've chosen Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. || LEARN MORE > This press release was produced by Fountaindale Public Library District. The views expressed here are the author's own.