Event List

Local History Librarian Melanie Cardone-Leathers will discuss the culinary history of African Americans in the New York area.

Drop in anytime to get inspired at these different stations about influential figures in black history.

Drop in anytime to get inspired at these different stations about influential figures in black history.

Spend time with Martha Washington as she completes dressing for her day in this interactive and informative program with researcher and historical interpreter Sandy Spector who portrays Martha Washington as if it were 1784.

Art is a need to express. A culture that has shunned and ignored Black artists did not stop them from creating outstanding, thoughtful, and provocative art.

Thinking about tracing your roots, but don't know where to start? Or maybe your search is underway, and you've hit a dead end.

Historical interpreter Sarah Walsh portrays Abigail Adams—wife, mother, farm manager, and trusted advisor— as if it were 1776, as she prepares to move her family to Boston for smallpox inoculation while John Adams is in Philadelphia for the second

Join former CIA officer, distinguished professor, and author Lester Paldy to learn the stories of women who have shaped military history and intelligence work from World War II to today.

Learn the art of calligraphy from expert Christie Jones using nibs, ink and ink block  - just like the professionals. 

April 9, 1865 is cemented into American history as the date of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

Become a part of history by helping the Library of Congress transcribe historic documents to make them searchable and accessible for all.

“I pray you to believe what I have said about Buchenwald. I reported what I saw and heard, but only part of it. For most of it, I have no words.

Find out how the art of secret messages helped shape America’s destiny! Learn about Morse code and spy ciphers used from ship decks to Revolutionary battlefields. Create a Morse code bracelet that spells out your own hidden message. Shh!