By: Follow South Jersey Staff
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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