Mercer County Library Celebrates Black History Month

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – February is Black History Month, and the Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville branch is celebrating with several events.

On Feb. 27 at 7 p.m., Chanelle Nyree Rose, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Program at Rowan University will examine the long struggle for suffrage, with a particular focus on race and African American women.

Registration with an email is required, so we can send you a link to connect through GoToMeeting. You will receive the link approximately 24 hours before the program.

You can also email the library staff hopeprogs@mcl.org

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Ewing Library, Friends of the Hickory Corner Library, Hightstown Library Association, Friends of the Hopewell Branch Library, and Friends of the Lawrence Library.

On Feb. 17 there will be a session on famous people and their patents/contributions. This session hopes to highlight the achievements of Black people and their contributions.

Participants can learn who discovered the traffic light, who was responsible for changing blood to blood plasma, who created safety gates at the approaches of bridges, plus other inventors. This session is recommended for ages 6-12.