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February is Black History Month!
 Come see what's going on!
Take-Home Kits: Black History Month Inspirational Painting, Cartoon Glass Painting, Celebrating Black Cinema
Mandela in Chicago: Thursday, February 10, 7 - 8pm, Virtual. Register.
Outside the Lines: A Graphic Novel Book Club: Thursday, February 24, 7 - 8:30pm, Virtual. Register.
Ladies Leading: The Black Women Who Control Television News: Thursday, February 24, 7 - 8pm, Virtual. Register.
Black History Family Game Night: Friday, February 25, 6:30 - 7:30pm, Virtual. Register.
 Design a painting & bring it back to create community art!
We hope to bring the focus to Black joy, hope, beauty, and love this month, and we invite you to do the same with our take-home painting kits. Paint whatever helps you feel inspired!
If you'd also like to participate in a community art project, feel free to bring your finished piece back to the Teen Loft, Main Library, and it will be installed in the final piece.
Each kit includes: a canvas panel, various acrylic paint colors, two small brushes, a sponge brush, a paper plate and popsicle stick for paint mixing. One kit per teen. Grades 6-12.
 Watch movies, eat popcorn!
Stop by the Main Library or the Robert Crown Library Branch to grab a movie, some popcorn and some fun during Black History Month. All Ages!
In celebration of Black History Month stop by any EPL location to take part in some activities you can do at home or join in virtually at the end of the month. First, we'll have Black movies out on display complete with popcorn, discussion questions and suggestions for what to watch next (while supplies last). So your next movie night with your friends or family is planned!
Movie buckets can be found at the Main Library, at the Early Literacy and Learning desk, the Lifelong Literacy, and Learning Desk and in the Loft. Buckets can also be found at the public service desk at the Robert Crown Branch Library.
More Awesomeness
 Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday, February 12, 1 - 3:30 pm, Community Meeting Room, Main Library. Register.
Join us for in-person sessions of Dungeons and Dragons! Character building will be for the first hour, from 12-1pm. Gameplay will be from 1-3:30pm.
These are beginner-friendly sessions! If you're new to D&D, please join us! If you're not new, please come all the same!
New DM's are welcome! Let us know if you want to be a DM!
Please arrive on time to play! Registration Required. Grades 6-12.
Cardboard Carnival!
Coming soon, on February 12th! Stay tuned for details!
More fun things
Interracial Romance Pitfalls
Graphic Novels About Belonging and Acceptance
The Streisand Effect Won't Save Us From Censorship
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