Partner Program

February is National Library Lover’s Month. You are invited to the Greensboro Public Library's thirteenth annual celebration of books and reading! Meet your fellow book lovers. We will welcome three North Carolina authors for an engaging conversation about books, libraries, reading and book clubs: Jason Mott: A 2021 National Book Award winner, Hell Of A […]

A panel of historians, archivists, and community members talk about the legacy of redlining in Greensboro. Explore the F. D Bluford Library's How Redlining Segregated Greensboro & America traveling popup exhibition at 6 pm, then listen to the panel at 7 pm. This program is in collaboration with the F. D. Bluford Library at NC […]

*INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE: Concert has been moved to One Thirteen Brewhouse and museum after-hours activities will not be taking place Learn more at https://www.downtowngreensboro.org/first-friday/

A Conversation with Bakari Sellers, Afrique Kilimanjaro, and Siobhan Riley moderated by Carla Banks.   African Americans in the media industry have historically been underrepresented. Join us for a panel discussion with three esteemed journalists, CNN political analyst, lawyer & activist Bakari Sellers; managing editor and publisher of the Carolina Peacemaker, Afrique I. Kilimanjaro; and […]

Join McGirt-Horton Library for a presentation by Dr. Deborah Barnes and learn about her work on the history of lynching narratives in the United States. The 1893 lynching of Henry Smith in Paris, Texas was “one of the first blatantly public, actively promoted lynchings of a southern Black by a large crowd of southern Whites,” […]

McGirt-Horton Branch Library and the Greensboro History Museum are excited to welcome Dr. Virginia Summey for a presentation and conversation about her new book The Life of Elreta Melton Alexander: Activism within the Courts. Her work draws extensively on Alexander's own writings most of which are housed in the UNC Greensboro archives. Dr. Summey is a […]

Join the Greensboro Public Library for this special presentation with author Oscar Hokeah starting with a light continental breakfast served at 8:30 am. Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father’s injury […]

Stephen Bell and Erika Reynolds will discuss access to mental healthcare for Native people and the ways in which connecting to food and culture can serve as an access point to healing. Stephen Bell is a member of the Lumbee Tribe and works as a clinical social worker and American Indian Education Coordinator for Guilford […]

Ishmael Titus was one of the Black Patriots who took part in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781 with honor and sacrifice. Centuries later, his descendants have researched and worked to uncover his story. Join us for this free program to learn more about the experiences of enslaved and free people of color at […]

Greensboro Bound literary festival is in its sixth year, and the Greensboro History Museum is hosting a range of authors and discussions in Mary Norris Preyer Hall, Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. Events are free. For a full schedule of events happening at the museum and around Greensboro, visit https://greensborobound.com