The Fort Smith Public Library celebrates Black History Month during the month of February
The Fort Smith Public Library will offer a variety of programs celebrating Black History Month during February. A Black History Film Festival offering matinee films featuring black actors or directors will be shown at 2 PM at the Main Library each Friday in February. The schedule includes: Feb. 3: The Learning Tree (1969, PG), Feb. 10: Love Jones (1997, R), Feb. 17 Harriet (2019, PG-13), and Feb. 24: Nothing But A Man (1964, NR).
An African American Read-In featuring books, and excerpts from books, written by African American authors will be held at the Windsor Drive Branch on Monday, February 6, from 3:30 – 5 PM.
A Black History Month Celebration will be held on Saturday, February 18, from 11 AM – 1:30 PM at the Miller Branch Library. The program will include educational crafts for children and a presentation by Patricia Porter, a missionary to Africa for over 40 years.
The month long celebration will conclude on Saturday, February 25, at 2 PM at the Main Library with the annual Black Heritage Celebration; featuringe magician Tommy Terrific’s educational magic show about the African-American scientist and inventor, George Washington Carver. For more information on these and other events and library hours/locations, checkout the library’s website www.fortsmithlibrary.org.
