Reggie Laurent is a contemporary artist from Chicago, whose canvases are filled from corner to corner with bright color and detailed designs that seem to move and dance right in front of your eyes. For Black History Month, we are honoring the unique...
Black History Month
In the United States, the month of February is observed as Black History Month and we use the month to remember the important contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout our nation's history. We celebrate Black History Month with a variety of programs, events, and displays for children, teens, adults, and families.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Zoom
Join us on National Transit Equity Day for a virtual discussion with Veronica O. Davis regarding her book, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities. In this work, Davis shines a light on the inequitable and often...
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Did you know Iowa was the first state in the nation to legally desegregate its public schools? It was all because of Susie Clark, a 13-year-old Black student in Muscatine, Iowa. When she was denied entry to the school closest to her home, her family...
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:00pm
Teen Center
Help us bring our Black History month vision to life by adding our design celebrating Black excellence on to the Koza Teen Space windows. Teens are welcome to help out with this anytime the Teen Space is open before February 7th. All supplies will...
Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
To celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, we will create collage heart mosaics based on the art style of black artist Alma Thomas. She is known around the world for her vibrant colored abstractions made after she turned 60 years old...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A, Livestream
The February Lens Webinar Series will feature author Shirley Moody-Turner. In this talk, Dr. Moody-Turner will discuss her biography-in-progress on trailblazing Black educator, Anna Julia Cooper, and her recent Washington Post article, “How the...
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
This Black History Month art project was inspired by the women of Gee’s Bend, who live in a small and remote black community in Alabama, and have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces now recognized as a unique art form and a significant African-...