Visit the Zoom link below this evening (Mon, Feb. 22) at 6 pm and enjoy this free virtual program! Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96368369574?pwd=NnpCN2VqQTBLL1VZbTlFYzZwelYxQT09 Meeting ID: 963 6836 9574 Passcode: 660875 Learn the secrets to beautiful black hair from experts Nietra Hood and Ebony Jones during HPL’s Black Hair Care Clinic! Nietra will share tips […]
Anne & Emmett - Stage Play Produced by Ebony Road Players In this imaginative, 90 minute play, Anne and Emmett (Anne Frank and Emmett Till) meet in a place called "Memory" to share accounts of their lives and deaths. The story, about Till, an African American boy and Anne Frank, a German-Dutch Jewish girl, compares […]
Go on an adventure inside Hackley Public Library! Using fun clues and helpful tidbits, you'll find and discover details about several African American authors in HPL"s collection. Every person who completes the scavenger hunt will be entered into a grand prize drawing. This Scavenger Hunt will be ongoing through February inside HPL. Free.
Learn a little about the rich history of textile making in Africa and how those roots manifested in African American quilting traditions in a display in the Youth Services Department. Take a no-sew quilt square kit home and create your own work of art, but wait, bring it back to the library to become a […]
BHM Gospel Kickoff Event! Tuesday, February 1 from 6:00-7:00pm Celebrate the beginning of Black History Month with a kick-off event at Hackley Library! We’ll embrace an evening of music from Chiquetta “Chi Chi” Woods and Jeremie Jake Harris, with samplings of Black History trivia throughout the night. Free. **Limited seating is available - PLEASE REGISTER […]
How well do you know your Black History?? Register your team for an in-person contest at Hackley Library! Teams will be asked questions relevant to Black History, and prizes will be awarded to the winners. **Limited participation is available – PLEASE REGISTER your team for this in-person event. If you’d like to be a viewer […]
Have you been inspired by poets or poems? Delight in an evening of compelling inspiration and sweet poetry during our Open Mic Poetry Night. Step up to the mic for this casual in-person event to share your favorite poem, poetry you have written, or examples from favorite Black History/Black Experience/African American poetry. Free. **Limited participation […]
Look through your recipes, find your best soul food dessert, and compete in Hackley Library’s Sweet Soul Food Dessert contest! Bring enough for the judges and participants to taste. **Limited participation is available. PLEASE REGISTER to compete in this in-person event. Free. You can also register to enjoy this via Zoom as a viewer. Register […]
Always wanted to write a poem but didn’t know where to start… You know your voice is there but you haven’t found the words… We’ve got the place. Drop in to the Hackley Young Adult room and create a poem/art/masterpiece! Using an existing text, you can eliminate words to create what you’ve always wanted. We’ll […]
Learn the secrets to beautiful black hair from expert Nietra Hood! During this in-person Black Hair Care Clinic, Nietra will share helpful tips and guidance on caring for your own hair, as well as for a young person’s hair. Free. **Limited seating is available. PLEASE REGISTER to enjoy this in-person event. You can also register […]