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Main Library Programs
The Toledo Chapter of the NAACP Comes of Age
Join us as Ohio State University professor Dr. Kenneth
Goings speaks about the accomplishments and leadership of
the Toledo NAACP chapter over the last 100 years. Dr.
Goings, an African-American history professor and expert on
NAACP history in Ohio, will be speaking for one hour in
McMaster Center and a question and answer session will
follow. Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, February 21, 2015 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Main Library - McMaster Center 325 Michigan St.
Proudly sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation
Special Exhibit: The Great Migration: Mapping Your History
Special gallery exhibit featuring local artist Aaron S.
Bivins. Works include specially created watercolor
paintings reflecting The Great Migration.
February 2 – March 29, 2015
Main Library - Gallery 325 Michigan St.
Meet the artist reception/event.
Saturday, February, 28 - 3:30 p.m.
Main Library - Gallery, 325 Michigan St.
The Great Migration: Mapping Your History
Experience the route taken by African Americans as they
moved North for opportunities during The Great Migration.
Highlights include:
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Dr. Willie L. McKether,
Asst. Prof. of Anthropology at the University of Toledo,
will explain the historical event popularly called "The
Great Migration," when millions of African Americans
moved from the American rural South to urban North and
West in the early 20th century.
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A presentation of the WGTE documentary, African
American Lives--Toledo. This film documents the
family history and DNA markers of local resident,
Charlene Gilbert.
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Mr. Aayan Naim
will perform blues Music of the rural south, which
traveled to urban areas.
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Journey Genealogy Group
will address specific challenges African Americans face
when researching their roots.
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Donna Christian,
of the Library’s Local History Department, will discuss
resources that are available including genealogical
databases.
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Special gallery exhibit featuring local artist Aaron
S. Bivins. Works include specially created paintings
reflecting The Great Migration. Meet the artist
reception/event at 3:30 p.m.
Raffle:
Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, February 28, 2015 1 - 4 p.m.
Main Library - McMaster Center, Lobby and Gallery 325
Michigan St.
Proudly sponsored by The Library Legacy Foundation
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week
Stop by the Library any time this week to make a paper
peace-symbol that we can add to our "Let's Promote Peace"
mural to be displayed in Children's Library. Sign the peace
pledge and complete daily activities all week long. For
grades 3 - 6.
February 12 - 17, 2015 During Library hours Main Library
Children’s Library 325 Michigan St.
Eddie B. Allen & Sheila McCauley Keys “Our Auntie Rosa”
A first-ever collection of 43 insightful essays written by
the civil rights icon’s close relatives. The essays take
readers behind the freedom-fighter facade as Mrs. Parks
re-established herself as a struggling private citizen,
following the Montgomery bus boycott.
Thursday, February 12, 2015 6:30 p.m.
Main Library - McMaster Center 325 Michigan St.
Proudly Presented by Open Book
Foods from Africa!
Do you love coconuts, chocolate and peanuts? As we celebrate
Black History Month, make and taste delectable dishes from
Africa that we now enjoy in the United States! Discover some
of the wonderful fruits, vegetables, spices and cooking
traditions that were brought to North America long ago.
Experience simple recipes that taste great and are easy to
make! Grades 3 - 6.
Saturday, February 21, 2015 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Main Library - Children’s Library
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