Officially observed between December 26th – January 1st, stop by and celebrate Kwanzaa early this year at your Library. Several DCPL branches are celebrating Kwanzaa Awareness December 1-18 with events ranging from poetry, crafts, movies, and art for all ages.

Today on Wednesday December 5th: you can hear stories for all ages at the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library at 10:30 am, enjoy and learn about African teas at the Scott Candler Library at noon, children ages 6-12 can create fun Kwanzaa crafts at Redan-Trotti Library at 4, and then end the day learning more about the roots of Kwanzaa with stories, puppets, film, and discussions for the entire family at the Sankofa event at Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library at 6:30 pm.

Based on classical African cultures and popularized during the struggle for Civil Rights, Kwanzaa is a Pan-African/African-American multicultural festival focusing on seven values, or principles:

For more information on the celebration, preparations, and history; please visit the Official Kwanzaa website.

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