Program Description
Event Details
Celebrate Black History/African-American Heritage Month with a month of programming to inform, celebrate, honor, and highlight the Black community's history and achievements.
CRAFTS AND MORE FOR KIDS
Crafty Kids Celebrate Black History Month
- Wednesday February 1 at 4 p.m. North Oak Cliff Branch
- Thursday February 2 at 4 p.m. Hampton-Illinois Branch
- Friday February 3 at 3:30 p.m. Arcadia Park Branch
- Tuesday February 28 at 4 p.m. Dallas West Branch
Afterschool STEAM: Mae Jemison Rocket Craft
Thursday February 2 at 4:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove Branch
Afterschool Time: Traffic Light Craft
Friday February 24 at 3:30 p.m. Skyline Branch
Crafternoon: African Textile
Thursday February 23 at 3:15 Audelia Road Branch
Crafternoon: Kalimba
Saturday February 25 at 2 p.m. Forest Green Branch
Crafternoon: Aw, Peanuts!
- Saturday, February 4 at 2 p.m. Forest Green Branch
- Tuesday February 21 at 3:45 p.m. Skillman Southwestern Branch
DIY Family Silhouette Portraits
- Wednesday, February 1 at 4:30 p.m. Grauwyler Park Branch
- Thursday, February 16 at 4:30 p.m. Oak Lawn Branch
- Tuesday February 21 at 4:30 p.m. Bachman Lake Branch
- Thursday February 23 at 4:30 p.m. Preston Royal Branch
African Folktales Reimagined with Ada Ari
- Tuesday February 14 at 11 a.m. Skyline Branch
- Thursday February 16 at 4:30 p.m. Dallas West Branch
- Saturday February 18 at 11 a.m. Fretz Park Branch
Jazz Appreciation for Kids
Saturday, February 18 at 2 p.m. Kleberg-Rylie Branch
MOVIES
Movie Nite
"The Princess and the Frog"
Wednesday February 1 at 4 p.m. Highland Hills Branch
Movie Wednesdays
"Soul"
Wednesday February 8 at 2:30 p.m. Forest Green Branch
Black History Cinema
"Loving"
Wednesday February 15 at 4:30 p.m. Pleasant Grove Branch
Black History Month Film Series
- "Cabin in the Sky" (1943) Tuesday February 7 at 2 p.m. Martin Luther King Branch
- "Claudine" (1974) Tuesday February 14 at 2 p.m. Martin Luther King Branch
- "Malcolm X" (1992) Tuesday February 21 at 2 p.m. Martin Luther King Branch
- "Judas and the Black Messiah" (2021) Tuesday February 28 at 2 p.m. Martin Luther King Branch
Family Cinema Night
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
Wednesday February 22 at 4 p.m. Pleasant Grove Branch
Skyline Cinema
"King Richard" (en español)
Saturday February 25 at 2 p.m. Skyline Branch
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE PRESENT...
Ebony Lewis
Saturday February 4 at 2 p.m. Mountain Creek Branch
Roots for Youth: African Textile Workshop with Renee Michea'l Jones
Saturday February 4 at 11 a.m. North Oak Cliff Branch
Saturday February 11 at 2 p.m. Fretz Park Branch
Saturday February 18 at 2 p.m. Forest Green Branch
Bandan Koro Experience
Saturday February 11 at 1 p.m. Hampton-Illinois Branch
Kamica King
Saturday February 18 at 2 p.m. Highland Hills Branch
Alex tha Great
Saturday February 25 at 3 p.m. Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
FAMILIES, ADULTS AND TEENS
Coloring Meditation: Black History Month Inspirational Quotes
Thursdays at 6 p.m. Vickery Park Branch
Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records (Dallas Genealogy Society)
Saturday February 4 at 11 a.m. J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1st Floor Auditorium
Black Superhero Showcase Party
Saturday February 4 at noon Oak Lawn Branch
Black History Month Painting
Monday February 6 at 4 p.m. Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch
White Rock Hills Book Club: "The Accommodation" by Jim Schutze
Thursday February 9 at 6 p.m. White Rock Hills Branch
Black History Celebration presented by the National Council of Negro Women, Southwest Division
Saturday February 18 at 1:30 p.m. Hampton-Illinois Branch
Community Tasting with Bam's Vegan, a Black History Month Celebration
Saturday February 18 at 4 p.m. J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, O'Hara Hall (7th Floor)
Black History Celebration!
Saturday February 18 at 1 p.m. Pleasant Grove Branch
Generations: Black In America - a Human Library Experience
Saturday February 25 at noon Forest Green Branch
All in-person programming is intended to follow CDC and city safety guidelines. Please keep safe and social distance when possible, masks are recommended.