Meet and Greet Celebration Tops Black History Month Observance
January 9, 2015 — Step into a recreation of the famed 135th St. Branch Library in Harlem through displays and performances on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Midtown Carnegie Branch.
We will pay tribute to the legacy of Afro-Puerto Rican historian Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. His collections of art, literature and artifacts became the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.
The event is from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. All ages are welcome.
Here’s the schedule of events:
- 11:30 a.m. in the Children’s Department. Storyteller Cynthia Collins will portray Clementine Hunter in “The Painted Word.” Hunter was a self-taught folk artist who could not read or write. Hunter’s story, “Art From Her Heart,” by Kathy Whitehead and illustrated by Shane Evans, will be on display.
- 1 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. Living history portrayals of African-American in history including Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.
- 3 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room. Students and friends of Ozarks Technical Community College will perform a storytelling skit based on the book “Don’t Let Auntie Mabel Bless the Table,” by author/illustrator Vanessa Brantley Newton.
Also stop by to see these related displays:
- "If Doors Could Talk," a visual art display of doors that speaks on behalf of individuals throughout history.
- “Because Of Them We All Can,” a display of artifacts commemorating the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer.
This program is coordinated by Peoples Etiquette and the Library in collaboration with the NAACP Springfield Branch, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Art Inspired.