Celebrate Black History Month 2026

DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library will host more than 20 pro­grams for Black His­to­ry Month. Events will take place at sev­er­al library branch­es through­out Feb­ru­ary. The 2026 sched­ule includes his­tor­i­cal pre­sen­ta­tions, exhibits, crafts, films and more.

Some of the pro­gram high­lights include:

• 250 Years of African Amer­i­can His­to­ry: Exhi­bi­tion Open­ing and Con­ver­sa­tion with Mike Glenn on Feb­ru­ary 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Decatur Library. The exhi­bi­tion will remain on dis­play in the library’s Fourth Floor Gallery through Feb­ru­ary 28 on Thurs­days, Fri­days, and Sat­ur­days from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. This pro­gram is held in con­junc­tion with the Geor­gia Cen­ter for the Book and fund­ed, in part, by the Friends of the Decatur Library.
• Unlock­ing His­to­ry with the Nation­al Cen­ter for Civ­il and Human Rights (NCCHR) on Feb­ru­ary 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Scott Can­dler Library. This pro­gram is fund­ed by DeKalb Library Foundation.
• Dr. King’s Unsung Heroes and Today’s Mis­sion on Feb­ru­ary 11 at 1:00 p.m. at the Hair­ston Cross­ing Library and Feb­ru­ary 28 at 1:00 p.m. at the Stonecrest Library.
• Pot­tery with Ellen Gad­ber­ry (Ages 6 – 12) on Feb­ru­ary 21 at 2:30 p.m. at the Stone Moun­tain-Sue Kel­logg Library. Fund­ing is pro­vid­ed by the Friends of the Stone Moun­tain-Sue Kel­logg Library.
• Hat­ti­tude: African Amer­i­can Hat Cul­ture on Feb­ru­ary 21 at 10:00 a.m. at the North­lake-Bar­bara Loar Library. Fund­ing is pro­vid­ed by the Friends of the North­lake-Bar­bara Loar Library.

Pro­grams are free and open to the pub­lic. Some events require reg­is­tra­tion. To see the full list of Black His­to­ry Month events, pro­gram details and reg­is­tra­tion infor­ma­tion, vis­it our Events Cal­en­dar.

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