Please note: The Burncoat, Goddard, Roosevelt, and Tatnuck Magnet Branches will be closed Friday, January 30.

Celebrate Black History Month with WPL

Events

Thursday, February 5
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Main Library, adults

Friday, February 6
Ablaze with Color: Painting like Alma Thomas
Tatnuck Magnet Branch, ages 6 - 12

Tuesday, February 10
Afrobeats Dance Boston Dance Class
Goddard Branch, ages 6 - 12

Wednesday, February 11
Afrobeats Dance Boston Dance Class
Roosevelt Branch, ages 6 - 12

Thursday, February 12
Mojos, Mermaids & Medicine with Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Online, adults

Thursday, February 12
Ablaze with Color: Painting like Alma Thomas
Burncoat Branch, ages 6 - 12

Friday, February 20
Afrobeats Dance Boston Dance Class
Main Library - ages 6 - 12

Tuesday, February 24
Whimsical Workshop: Basquiat- and Ringgold-Inspired Art
Great Brook Valley Branch, ages 6 - 11

Tuesday, February 24
From Major Taylor to the Major Leagues: The Influence of pro basketball player Harry "Bucky" Lew
Online, adults

Find more events on the 2026 Black Community Calendar from The Village Worcester and OurStory Edutainment.

Reading Lists

Cookbooks and Cooking Memoirs by Black Authors

Mysteries and Crime Fiction by Black Authors

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