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On Saturday, Rita Kabali Wagener, a native of Uganda, will take registrants on a trip to Africa through fashion, dance, arts and crafts, and trivia games at 2 p.m. in the library’s Junior Department. The program is open to children and adults. Registration is available online at danburylibrary.org, click on “Events” or call 203-797-4527.
On Feb. 20 at 3:30 p.m., students in grades 5-12 will have fun playing a version of Bingo that uses questions about African-American history. No registration is required but seating is limited to 30 students. For more information contact Mrs. Harrigan at 203-797-4528.
A special story time, highlighting singer and onetime Danbury resident Marian Anderson, will be held for children ages 5 and older on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m.
Brigid Guertin, director of the Danbury Museum and Historical Society, will read “When Marian Sang” and answer questions about her life. Registration is not required.
Musicians Alika Hope and Ray Morant will present the music and stories of 19th-century African-Americans and abolitionists on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. Hope and Morant will incorporate African-American spirituals with live guitar music, utilizing historical accounts of successful African-Americans in New England and primary source readings by New England-based abolitionists to teach about slavery in 19th Century America.
Their stories and songs will include people such as Prudance Crandall, John Brown and Mary Eliza Mahoney. The program is open to students in grades 4 and above and adults. Registration is requested.
The final two events include a film fest and book discussion.
The film fest will feature stories by author Ezra Jack Keats that were made into movies.
The well-known book and Caldecott Winning stories, “The Snowy Day,” will be one of the featured films. The program will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. Keats is known for his writings that feature multicultural characters and themes. The program is open to children ages 3 to 8. No registration is required.
The concluding program, a book discussion of author Walter Dean Myers’ book “Monster,” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28.
This controversial story about a fictional African-American teenager on trial for murder received the Michael L. Printz Award in 2000 as well as the Coretta Scott King Honor Award. Students ages 11 and older may pick up a copy of the book and register for the program at the Junior Services Desk.
All of the programs are free of charge. For more information, contact the library at 203-797-4505 or log on to danburylibrary.org to register.
The Danbury Library is located at 170 Main St. in Danbury.
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