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Black History Month: Frederick Douglass and Capt. John Brown
2024-02-18 14:00:00 2024-02-18 15:00:00 America/New_York Black History Month: Frederick Douglass and Capt. John Brown Celebrate Black History and American History by peering into the friendship of two icons in the abolitionist movement. Alachua Branch - Meeting Room

Sunday, February 18
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-18 14:00:00 2024-02-18 15:00:00 America/New_York Black History Month: Frederick Douglass and Capt. John Brown Celebrate Black History and American History by peering into the friendship of two icons in the abolitionist movement. Alachua Branch - Meeting Room

Alachua Branch

Meeting Room

Celebrate Black History and American History by peering into the friendship of two icons in the abolitionist movement.

Join us for an afternoon with Frederick Douglass and Captain John Brown. This theatrical production, featuring E. Stanley Richardson and Shamrock McShane, will look into the friendship between these two icons of the abolitionist movement. 

This performance is co-sponsored with ARTSPEAKSgnv Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting poets and artists in North Central Florida. To learn more information, visit: https://www.artspeaksgnv.org/ 

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | Entertainment |

TAGS: | Theater | Frederick Douglas | Captain John Brown | Black History Month | ARTSPEAKSgnv | Abolitionist Movement |

Alachua Branch
Phone: 386-462-2592
Branch manager
Ross Woodbridge
Hours
We're closed Thursday November 28 due to Tentative Thanksgiving Day Holiday
We're closed Friday November 29 due to Tentative Friday following Thanksgiving Holiday
Mon, Nov 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Nov 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Nov 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Nov 28 Closed
(Tentative Thanksgiving Day Holiday)
Fri, Nov 29 Closed
(Tentative Friday following Thanksgiving Holiday)
Sat, Nov 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 01 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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The Alachua Branch Library provides access to resources and services in the City of Alachua and surrounding areas.

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Community Resource Navigator
Mon, Nov 25, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Learning Center
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Drop-In Technology Assistance
Tue, Nov 26, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Learning Center
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Special BotBook Club Meeting
Tue, Nov 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Center
Compete together to see how well you know all 3 books: T4, Pumpkinheads, and Firekeeper's Daughter
Sew 'n' Sew
Wed, Nov 27, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
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Read with a Dog
Wed, Nov 27, 2:15pm - 3:30pm
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Whatchamacallit Wednesdays
Wed, Nov 27, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
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Alachua Branch Closed
Wed, Nov 27, 5:00pm - 11:55pm
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Learning Center,Meeting Room,Snuggle-Up Center,Study Room A,Study Room B,The Spot
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Alachua Branch Closed
Fri, Nov 29, All day
Learning Center,Meeting Room,Snuggle-Up Center,Study Room A,Study Room B,The Spot
All library locations will be closed, but you can still access our website and online services at www.aclib.us
Marvelous Makers
Sun, Dec 01, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Community Resource Navigator
Mon, Dec 02, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Learning Center
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Tue, Dec 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
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Sew 'n' Sew
Wed, Dec 04, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Grab your current hand needle craft project and come hang out with us while you work on it!
Read with a Dog
Wed, Dec 04, 2:15pm - 3:30pm
Snuggle-Up Center
Join us every Wednesday. Our therapy dog loves to hear a good story!
Whatchamacallit Wednesdays - Games Galore
Wed, Dec 04, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Thu, Dec 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Dec 05, 11:00am - 4:00pm
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Fri, Dec 06, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Marvelous Makers
Sun, Dec 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Learning Center
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Mon, Dec 09, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Learning Center
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