CamCo Library Events Celebrate Black History All Month Long

By: Follow South Jersey Staff

Alan Vogelson Regional Branch of the Camden County Library System in Voorhees. Photo credit: Camden County.

VOORHEES, N.J. — The Camden County Library System is hosting a series of educational and recreational events to celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February. Events include workshops, book clubs, discussions and more, for both youth and adults.

“February provides an incredibly important opportunity for all of us to come together as a community to learn about and honor Black history here in America,” Commissioner Melinda Kane, liaison to the Camden County Library System, said in a press release from the county. “We encourage everyone to visit their local library this month to either attend one of these events or to check out books about Black history.”

The following are the scheduled events for adults:

Waist Bead Workshop

Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m., M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library

Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m., Riletta L. Cream Ferry Avenue Branch

Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2:00 p.m., Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch

Tired Eyes Book Club: Finding Me by Viola Davis

Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., virtual

The Second Tuesday Short Story Discussion for Seniors: Everyday Use by Alice Walker

Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m., M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library

Kanopy Movie Buff Film Club

Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., virtual

Real Life Reads Book Club: All That She Carried by Tiya Miles

Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., virtual

STORYeX: Telling Your Family Story eXperience

Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m., virtual

Indie Lens Pop-Up Documentary

Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m., virtual

The following are the events scheduled for children:

Crafternoon: Make and Take a Mini Kente Cloth Quilt

Monday, Feb. 6 at 3:30p.m., ages 7 to 12, Riletta L. Cream Ferry Avenue Branch

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m., ages 5 to 14, Riletta L. Cream Ferry Avenue Branch

Art Inspired: Alma Thomas

Saturday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m., South County Regional Branch Library

African Drum Circle with Music Play Patrol

Monday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m., South County Regional Branch Library

Thursday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m., William G. Rohrer Memorial Library Haddon Twp Branch

Friday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m., Anthony P. Infanti Bellmawr Branch

Thursday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m., Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch

Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m., Gloucester Twp-Blackwood Rotary Public Library

Saturday, Feb. 25 at 3:30 p.m., M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library

Preschool Painters: Alma Thomas Inspired Art

Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m., ages 3 to 5 (accompanied by a caregiver,) Gloucester Twp-Blackwood Rotary Public Library

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt

Wednesday, Feb.15 at 3:15 p.m., ages 5 to 12, Riletta L. Cream Ferry Avenue Branch

The full list of events to celebrate and honor Black History Month can be found at www.camdencountylibrary.org.


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