Want to boost your knowledge of Black History and enjoy fun, free events with friends and family? Combined, 15 BPL locations are hosting nearly 70 programs, including several happening every week starting this Saturday, February 1.
Are you interested in learning how to trace your ancestral tree dating back to Africa? Do you know what fiber art is? Bo Berry, a legendary trumpeter, is director of the Birmingham Heritage Band, and was a member of the Commodores back-up band in the s. Craft your own "Black History is World History" magnet This keepsake can be completed in the Avondale Library or picked up to take home.
Available while supplies last. The library will feature music from this lively era, made famous by the classic song Tuxedo Junction jazz legend Erskine Hawkins released in about Birmingham. Stop by and listen to the greats.
Tuxedo Junction, an area in Ensley near the intersection of Ensley Avenue and 20th Street, was known as a social hub for Birmingham's Black community in the s and s. There are tons of mega-famous people who are synonymous with life in Alabama.
Your challenge is to find the photographs of famous African Americans hidden throughout the Avondale Library Youth Department and match each champion with the statement that best describes him or her. Check each week to see who has been added. Finish the scavenger hunt and enter for a prize. The winner will be announced on Monday, February Paper bead making is considered one of the oldest crafts in Africa see article on African paper bead making craft from Michigan State University.
