WFL Children's Special Edition: Black History Month

Children's Special Edition

Celebrate Black History Month

Titles for Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month with Hoopla's online collection of ebooks and audiobooks just for children or stop by the Children's Room to peruse the books on display.

Malcolm Mitchell

(Former New England Patriot Wide Receiver)

Win a signed copy of My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcolm Mitchell

Listen to My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcolm Mitchell on Hoopla. Email ethaler-sroussi@minlib.net with the subject line "Read Aloud" with your favorite read-aloud book title for a chance to win a signed copy of the book! The winner will be notified on March 1st.

Kids Writers LIVE! Kwame Alexander

Virtual Event

Thursday, February 11th

6:00pm to 6:30pm

Join award-winning children's and young adult author Kwame Alexander as he discusses his books during a Q&A conversation with Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson. Presented by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.

Unique Derique Performs Hambone Body Percussion!

Saturday, February 20th

6:00 PM – 6:45 PM

Unique Derique teaches the African roots and rhythms of Hambone body percussion and its evolution in America in this lively presentation and performance hosted by the Oakland Public Library.

Drawing Across the Colorline with Kids EmbraceRace

Tuesday, February 23th

8:30 PM

A conversation about race hosted by Embrace Race. Famous children's authors Grace Lin, Oge Mora, and Yuyi Morales will share their childhood experiences not seeing people who looked like them depicted favorably or at all in books and media. Portraits of Grace, Oge, and Yuyi drew of each other will be revealed along iwth suggestions for supporting kids to see and draw characters of color.

Exploratorium: Storytime Science for Kids Online

The Color Episode

Wednesday, February 24th

4:00 p.m. EST

Join the Exploratorium's own Vivian Altmann for Storytime Science—a storybook read-aloud, followed by a simple activity geared toward young children. February's title is: Black is a Rainbow Color, written by Angela Joy and illustrated by Ekua Holmes.