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Celebrate Black History Month With Art

Crafting art inspired by contemporary black artists
2025-02-26 15:00:00 2025-02-26 16:00:00 America/New_York Celebrate Black History Month With Art We will be using art techniques inspired by contemporary black artists to create your own art craft to take home. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Wednesday, February 26
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-26 15:00:00 2025-02-26 16:00:00 America/New_York Celebrate Black History Month With Art We will be using art techniques inspired by contemporary black artists to create your own art craft to take home. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Tower Road Branch

Meeting Room

We will be using art techniques inspired by contemporary black artists to create your own art craft to take home.

Come join us in celebrating Black History Month with art crafting inspired by famous contemporary black artists. Let your imagination free while we create narrative collages inspired by artists Faith Ringgold and Romare Bearden.

AGE GROUP: | Elementary (6-11 years) |

EVENT TYPE: | MakerSpace | Arts, Crafts, & DIY |

TAGS: | children | Black History Month | arts and crafts | art |

Tower Road Branch
Phone: 352-333-2840
Branch manager
Carolyn Wallace
Hours
Mon, Jan 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jan 28 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Jan 29 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Jan 30 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Jan 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 01 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 02 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

The Tower Road Branch Library provides access to resources and services in Southwest Gainesville and surrounding areas.

Upcoming events

Tower Road Book Club
Wed, Jan 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet your neighbors and enjoy book discussions in a friendly environment.
SUPA Epic Dog Man Party
Wed, Jan 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us for an afternoon of crafts and activities about our favorite crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! Dog Man!
Healthy Teens Workshop - Consent and Coercion
Wed, Jan 29, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Space
A community health educator will present a workshop designed to increase teens' confidence in reaching their goals, enhance their... more
A community health educator will present a workshop designed to increase teens' confidence in reaching their goals, enhance their communication, and gain healthy relationship skills.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Thu, Jan 30, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Story Time
Thu, Jan 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.
Teen CreateSpace - Origami
Thu, Jan 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space
Teens are invited to learn and create with us. All supplies will be provided.
Stitch & Dish - Tower Road Fiber Arts Club
Thu, Jan 30, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project.
Saturday Story Time
Sat, Feb 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. There will be stories,... more
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. There will be stories, music, movement, rhymes and more to enjoy!
Baby Time
Sun, Feb 02, 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Meeting Room
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles.
My Favorite Crime Book Club - There is No Ethan
Sun, Feb 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true... more
Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true crime title and discuss it.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Feb 04, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Music and Movement - Come sing and dance with your little ones!
Tue, Feb 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your little ones!
UF HealthStreet
Tue, Feb 04, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
HealthStreet is a community engagement program from the University of Florida that focuses on research, outreach, and community needs... more
HealthStreet is a community engagement program from the University of Florida that focuses on research, outreach, and community needs and services.
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UF HealthStreet
Tue, Feb 04, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
New date Tuesday, February 04, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
HealthStreet is a community engagement program from the University of Florida that focuses on research, outreach, and community needs... more
HealthStreet is a community engagement program from the University of Florida that focuses on research, outreach, and community needs and services.
Dungeons and Dragons for Teens - Blue Campaign
Tue, Feb 04, 3:00pm - 6:30pm
Teen Space
Join us in our bi-monthly, fun-filled sessions as we play a short campaign in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience... more
Join us in our bi-monthly, fun-filled sessions as we play a short campaign in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are welcome to join the fun.
Tower Crafts: Friendship Bracelets
Wed, Feb 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Come enjoy a cozy, nostalgic morning and learn everything you need to make your own friendship bracelets!
MakerSpace: Rigamajig Engineering
Wed, Feb 05, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Play and build with our Rigamajig!
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Wed, Feb 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space
An opportunity for teens to make a difference in their library and advise library staff on teen programming, resources, and books.
Story Time
Thu, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Thu, Feb 06, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Stitch & Dish - Tower Road Fiber Arts Club
Thu, Feb 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project.
Gainesville Rose Society
Sun, Feb 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join the Gainesville Rose Society for their monthly meeting at the Tower Road Branch this Sunday at 2 p.m.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Feb 11, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Baby Time
Tue, Feb 11, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children's Space
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles.
Valentine's Day Cross Stitch
Tue, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Come learn the basics of how to start a cross-stitch project from scratch! We’ll cover everything from how to set up your thread to... more
Come learn the basics of how to start a cross-stitch project from scratch! We’ll cover everything from how to set up your thread to finishing your Valentine’s project. All supplies will be provided.
Teen CreateSpace - Mini Cross-Stitch Valentines
Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Space
Join us to create tiny cross-stitch designs themed around Valentine's Day.
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