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Black History Month: African American Read-In
2024-02-17 14:00:00 2024-02-17 15:15:00 America/New_York Black History Month: African American Read-In Celebrate Black authors and poets at our annual African American Read-In. Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room

Saturday, February 17
2:00pm - 3:15pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-17 14:00:00 2024-02-17 15:15:00 America/New_York Black History Month: African American Read-In Celebrate Black authors and poets at our annual African American Read-In. Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room

Hawthorne Branch

Meeting Room

Celebrate Black authors and poets at our annual African American Read-In.

Join us as we share our favorite passages, poems, and more by Black authors. African American Read-Ins are an initiative by the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. Our annual event will feature readings by local luminaries and leaders in government, education, religion, and the arts.

Refreshments will be generously provided by the Hawthorne Woman's Club.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages | Adults (19 and up) |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Authors, & Writing |

TAGS: | Black History Month |

Hawthorne Branch
Phone: 352-481-1920
Branch manager
Cameron Burris
Hours
Mon, Dec 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Dec 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Dec 18 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Dec 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Dec 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 21 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 22 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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