Black History Month events with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in 2025

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
February 1 to March 3, 2025
All Day
West Boulevard Library
2157 West Boulevard, Charlotte, NC
Ages 5 through adults
No registration required

Join West Boulevard Library for a fun scavenger hunt focused on the past and present of black history inspired by the poem In This Place (An American Lyric) by Amanda Gorman!

This activity involves reading, writing, and observation and is great for all ages. Scavenger Hunts can be completed individually, with a partner, or small group. Once completed, answer sheets can be traded in at the front desk for a prize!

The scavenger hunt will run all through February! And don’t forget to grab special Black History Month coloring bookmarks at the front desk!

Teen Art Club: Artist Study — Jean-Michele Basquiat
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
4:15 to 6 p.m.
Steele Creek Library
13620 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC
Ages 12-18
No registration required, but space is limited

Teen Art Club takes place the first Tuesday of the month. Learn new art techniques and create your own masterpiece while spending time with friends. In February, we create an abstract art piece based on the unique art style of Basquiat in celebration of Black History Month.

Teen Art Club: Brushstroke Painting with Alma Thomas
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
South Boulevard Library
4429 South Boulevard, Charlotte, NC
Ages 9 to 18
Registration required

Gather your art supplies and join us to learn and develop new art skills. At every meeting, learn various elements of art and principles of design.

In this session, the group will explore the art of Alma Thomas. All supplies provided.

Black Genealogy: Moving Beyond the 1870 Census
Thursday, February 6, 2025
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Island Library
4420 Hoyt Galvin Way, Charlotte, NC
Adults
Registration required (Zoom session available)

Unlock the secrets of African American genealogy with this presentation by Genealogy Librarian Danielle Pritchett, navigating the challenges of tracing enslaved or free ancestors. Explore crucial records like slave schedules, free Negro Registries, cohabitation records and more! Discover effective strategies using census clues to trace lineage before 1865.

Black History Month — African Drum Circle & Dancers
Sunday, February 9, 2025
2 to 3 p.m.
North County Regional Library
16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville, NC
All ages
Registration required

Learn about African rhythms on instruments like the djembe, focusing on basic hand techniques to produce different sounds, while also gaining insight into the cultural context of the music, including its history, meanings behind rhythms, and how drumming is used in West African communities to communicate and celebrate events.

Homeschool Rally Jr.: Black History Month — Inventors
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
1 to 1:45 p.m.
ImaginOn
300 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC
Ages 5-7
Registration required

Explore books and stories in creative ways through activities including math, science, games, and more. In celebration of Black History Month, explore African American inventors throughout history by sharing books and games. Then put your own inventing skills to the test and solve mystery STEAM challenges!

Homeschool Rally Jr.: Black History Month — Inventors
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
2:15 to 3 p.m.
ImaginOn
300 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC
Ages 8-11
Registration required

Explore books and stories in creative ways through activities including math, science, games, and more. In celebration of Black History Month, explore African American inventors throughout history by sharing books and games. Then put your own inventing skills to the test and solve mystery STEAM challenges!

Fall in Love with Artist Alma Thomas
Friday, February 14, 2025
2 to 3 p.m.
Steele Creek Library
13620 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC
Geared toward preschoolers, but all family members can participate
Registration required

Celebrate Black History Month at the Steele Creek Library by exploring the artwork of Alma Thomas. Alma Thomas was a renowned African American artist during the 20th Century who is known for her vibrant colors and mosaic style. Participants will create their own masterpiece on canvas in Alma’s famous mosaic style.

Disney’s Soul
Monday, February 24, 2025
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library
2412 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC
All ages
Registration required

Film Synopsis: Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have a soul.

Now Showing: Duality with a Q&A with the Filmmaker
Monday, February 24, 2025
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Pineville Library
505 Main Street, Pineville, NC
Registration required

The film is a collection of personal reflections told by individuals of African and Indigenous ancestry who identify as Afro Indigenous across America. The film gives a historical and present-day account of how Afro Indigenous people are and have been reconnecting with their dual cultures. The journey to understanding can be complicated but it brings forth the question: What does it mean to be Afro Indigenous?

A Q&A with director and producer, Frederick Murphy, will follow the screening! Light refreshments will be provided.