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This special community gathering invites participants to experience the powerful words of Frederick Douglass together through a shared public reading. Audience members, invited guests and community participants will take turns reading selected excerpts from Douglass’s speeches and writings,...
Join a book club hosted by librarians of the African American Department. We will be discussing Death of the author: a novel by Nnedi Okorafor. Click here for a summary of the book, or to place a hold on a print copy. It is also offered as an ebook and eaudiobook through Libby/Overdrive.
Try a new painting technique with us! We will have materials for kids to do individual crafts as well as contribute to a mural that we will put up in the department. All ages welcome!
Program registration is recommended but not required. From William Dorsey Swann, the first self-described “Queen of Drag,” to the legacy of John Waters and Divine, Maryland has been home to numerous figures and places significant to the history of drag. Join librarian Ash Baker to travel...
Enjoy stories, music and movement in the park! Bring your own blanket to sit on! We will meet in Mount Vernon Place on the west side by the lion statue. For GPS, the location is "W Mt Vernon Pl." Ideal for kids ages 5 and under.
Join our book discussion on the second Tuesday of each month. This book club is geared toward the classics - both the book kind and the people kind. Our April 2026 book, just in time for baseball season, is The Natural by Bernard Malamud. A classic baseball story about a gifted but tragic player..
Celebrate Earth Day by creating unique pieces of art using upcycled materials and items from nature. Release your inner creativity and show off nature's beauty.
Upon suffering a computer overuse injury and seeking treatment, Liza Achilles fell in love with her physical therapist. As her arms healed, she began writing Shakespearean sonnets addressed to him. Between November 2016 and November 2017, Liza continued writing poems to chronicle the true story of.
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages 0-5. All abilities welcome.
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.
An intelligent little girl who is neglected by her parents discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Not until a teacher shows her kindness for the first time does she realize that she can use those powers to do something about her sufferings and help her friends as well. Create your own storybook.
Join us for a special themed afternoon storytime at the Johnston Square Branch! To celebrate our Spring into Stories event, we will read "Pop! Goes the Nursury Rhyme"by Betsy Bird and Andrea Tsurumi, and complete a themed craft based on the book.
After April showers we see an abundance of May flowers! Join us for Teen Art Club where we will be making our own May flowers pop out of cards. No registration is needed but supplies are limited.
Join us for a button bonanza at Johnston Square! Come punch out, design, or draw your own buttons that show off the stuff that you love! Materials will be provided.
Stories, movement, songs, and our most fun activities. Come ready to move, laugh, and learn together. For families with children ages 2-5. All abilities welcome.
Stories, movement, play, and songs for babies in arms and toddlers together. Playtime follows. For little ones under two with a favorite adult. All abilities welcome.
We all know the saying, “April showers bring May flowers”—but why does it rain? And how? Discover the answers to these questions (and more!) by creating a rain cloud in a jar. Then, kick back and enjoy a read-aloud of Judi Barrett’s delightfully silly story, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
It's about that time of year where we will start to see that well-traveled insect - the Monarch Butterfly - here in Maryland! Join us at the Cherry Hill branch to learn a little bit about the grand journey of the Monarch Butterfly and make a paper butterfly craft. All supplies will be provided....
Celebrate the important people in your life with a meaningful hands-on craft! Teens are invited to create personalized flower-themed art pieces perfect for gifting to someone who inspires, encourages, or supports them. This program has limited spaces, and registration is recommended. To...
Celebrate creativity and explore Japanese folklore in this hands-on teen craft program! Participants will design and decorate their own kitsune masks, inspired by traditional Japanese mythology and art. This program has limited spaces, and registration is recommended. To register, please...
A hands-on and collaborative workshop series for adults of any skill level interested in the art of animation. Sessions will demystify the medium and encourage community members to develop animation skills through play and discovery of new materials and techniques. Explore the art of stop motion...
Inviting all poets to join in this Ekphrastic writing workshop. Ekphrastic writing is the practice of using visual art to inspire new literary work. In this program, poets and poets-to-be will transform the visual into the verbal using the diverse artworks housed in the African American Center; as.
Program registration is recommended but not required. Pratt invites you to slow down and enjoy the magic of stories with us at Lit Out Loud, a program designed for adults to reconnect with the power of oral storytelling. Whether you’re on your lunch break or looking for a quiet escape,...
Program registration is recommended but not required. Pratt invites you to slow down and enjoy the magic of stories with us at Lit Out Loud, a program designed for adults to reconnect with the power of oral storytelling. Whether you’re on your lunch break or looking for a quiet escape,...
In this workshop, participants will learn how to take honest experiences and turn them into structured jokes. We will break down how truth, perspective, and timing work together to create comedy that connects with audiences and builds confidence on stage and off. Fred “Big Fred” Watkins, is a...
From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world. We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How did his youth inform his outlook and his approach to activism.
The mysterious true story of Connie Converse—a mid-century New York City songwriter, singer, and composer whose haunting music never found broad recognition—and one writer’s quest to understand her life This is the mesmerizing story of an enigmatic life. When musician and New Yorker contributor.
A Solo Exhibition by Connie Matricardi | Fabric Portraits: Older Women in the Arts April 10 – May 8, 2026 2nd Floor Hallway Connie Matricardi presents a series of fabric portraits celebrating women artists who have sustained lifelong creative practices. Each 12 x 16” mixed-media work combines...
Celebrate all things comics and graphic novels and get free comic issues in the teen center.
Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, Prince by Steve Parke reveals a stunning collection of exclusive photographs by the singer’s own award-winning photographer and art director, Steve Parke. Prince. Visionary, multi-instrumentalist and extraordinary showman. One of the most...