February is Black History Month and we are celebrating with a wide range of events for all ages.  Below is the diverse list of the events you can participate in this year.  In addition, Cobb Libraries has a fabulous list of books demonstrating the importance of Black history, for all ages here.

Black History Month 2022 events hosted  by Cobb County

• All February: North Cobb Black History Month Scavenger Hunt
• Monday, Jan. 31
  Black History Month Crafts at Lewis Ray Library - Maya Angelou
• Tuesday, February 1
  Pocket Poetry Featuring African-American Poets at North Cobb Regional Library
• Friday, February 4
  Celebrate Black History with a Movie at Cobb Senior Wellness Center
• Saturday, February 5
  Switzer Library Black History Month Celebration: Learn African Dance for Teens
• Monday, February 7
  Black History Month Crafts at Lewis Ray Library - Garrett Morgan
• Monday, February 7
  Movie Monday-The Wiz at Switzer Library
• Monday, February 7
  Yes You Can! GettingStarted with African-American Genealogy, Georgia Room at the Switzer Library
• Tuesday, February 8
  Pocket Poetry Featuring African-American Poets at North Cobb Regional Library
• Tuesday, February 8
  Black History Month Trivia at West Cobb Senior Center
• Saturday, February 12
  Monthly Makers - Coil Weave Bowl at North Cobb Regional Library
• Monday, February 14
  Black History Month Crafts at Lewis Ray Library - Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Monday, February 14
  Movie Monday - The Princess and the Frog at Switzer Library
• Monday, February 14
  African-American Authors Book Discussion at Stratton Branch Library 
• Tuesday, February 15
  History Connection at Tim D. Lee Senior Center
• Tuesday, February 15
  African American Genealogy, Switzer Library Georgia Room
• Tuesday, February 15
  Pocket Poetry Featuring African-American Poets
• Wednesday, February 16
  Read. Think. Talk.: The Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center Book Discussion Group, Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle
• Saturday, February 19
  Switzer Library Black History Month Celebration: Learn African Dance for Teens
• Monday, February 21
  Black History Month Crafts at Lewis Ray Library - Lonnie Johnson
• Monday, February 21
  North Cobb Family Fun Night: Celebrate Black History Month!
• Monday, February 21
  West Cobb Library Lunchtime Movie Matinee: Soul
  https://www.cobbcounty.org/library/events/winter-break-west-cobb-lunchtime-movie-matinee
• Monday, February 21
  Switzer Library Movie  Monday - Akeelah and the Bee
• Monday, February 21
  Black Journalists and the Red Scare - Switzer Library, Georgia Room
• Tuesday, February 22
  Pocket Poetry Featuring African-American Poets
• Wednesday, February 23
  Black History Presentation on Historic Rosenwald Schools
• Thursday, February 24
  Explore the Harlem Renaissance with KSU Rare Books at Mountain View Regional Library for Tweens and Teens
• Monday, February 28
  Movie Monday-Selma at Switzer Library

Cobb County Libraries compiled a booklist for all ages to help celebrate the importance of black history and of the contributions of African Americans to our history and culture.