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Juneteenth Festival

2023-06-10 13:00:00 2023-06-10 16:00:00 America/New_York Juneteenth Festival Celebrate Juneteenth at Hyattsville Branch Library with a range of engaging activities! Take a self-guided tour of the Prince George's Room, participate in a genealogy discussion, play Juneteenth Bingo, and create a family photo frame or contribute to a community poster. Our celebration honors the values of freedom, family, and African American history. Registration is encouraged but not required! Hyattsville -

Saturday, June 10
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-10 13:00:00 2023-06-10 16:00:00 America/New_York Juneteenth Festival Celebrate Juneteenth at Hyattsville Branch Library with a range of engaging activities! Take a self-guided tour of the Prince George's Room, participate in a genealogy discussion, play Juneteenth Bingo, and create a family photo frame or contribute to a community poster. Our celebration honors the values of freedom, family, and African American history. Registration is encouraged but not required! Hyattsville -

Celebrate Juneteenth at Hyattsville Branch Library with a range of engaging activities! Take a self-guided tour of the Prince George's Room, participate in a genealogy discussion, play Juneteenth Bingo, and create a family photo frame or contribute to a community poster. Our celebration honors the values of freedom, family, and African American history. Registration is encouraged but not required!

Schedule of Events 

1 pm 

  • Genealogy Discussion and presentation with music and videos. 

2-4 pm

  • Create a family photo frame or contribute to our Juneteenth community poster. 
  • Take a self-guided tour of the Prince George's Room which will display resources on local families' histories and library black history collections. Learn more about the Prince George's Room here.

3 pm 

  • Juneteenth Bingo! Play an exciting trivia-based version of Juneteenth bingo to test your knowledge and learn more. 

The festival activities will take place in the Learning Lab, Art Room, and Prince George's Room. Some activities may take place on the front terrace, weather permitting. 

Hyattsville

Phone: 301-985-4690
Branch manager
Heather Jackson

Hours
Mon, Aug 11 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Aug 12 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 13 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 16 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 17 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Mon, Aug 11 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Aug 12 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 13 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 16 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 17 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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Upcoming events

Wed, Aug 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room 1
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Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Learning Lab

Thu, Aug 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2

Tue, Aug 19, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Learning Lab

Tue, Aug 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Tue, Aug 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Learning Lab

Wed, Aug 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Learning Lab

Tue, Sep 02, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room 1

Wed, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Art Room

Thu, Sep 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Thu, Sep 04, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2

Sat, Sep 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

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Mon, Sep 08, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room 1

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Art Room

Tue, Sep 09, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Learning Lab

Tue, Sep 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Art Room

Tue, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room 1

Wed, Sep 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Art Room

Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Thu, Sep 11, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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