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Homeschool Adventures: Author Study with Kwame Alexander, Andrea Pinkney and Karyn Parsons

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Genealogy Room at Essex Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Families with children ages 8 - 15 are invited to join us for an interactive, virtual author study hosted by Newbery Award winning author Kwame Alexander (The Crossover, J vs. K, How to Write a Poem and more).

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Genealogy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Author Talk, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Families with children ages 8 - 15 are invited to join us for an interactive, virtual author study hosted by Newbery Award winning author Kwame Alexander (The Crossover, J vs. K, How to Write a Poem and more).

Historic Leaders

Exploring the Past: Virginia and the Civil Rights Movement

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Learn about some of the figures who challenged and helped dismantle the Jim Crow system of segregation in Virginia and the rest of the United States.

Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Learn about some of the figures who challenged and helped dismantle the Jim Crow system of segregation in Virginia and the rest of the United States.

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Homeschool Adventures: Author Study with Kwame Alexander, Grace Lin, and Rachel Toalson

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Genealogy Room at Essex Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Families with children ages 8 - 15 are invited to join us for an interactive, virtual author study hosted by Newbery Award winning author Kwame Alexander (The Crossover, J vs. K, How to Write a Poem and more).

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Genealogy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Author Talk, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Families with children ages 8 - 15 are invited to join us for an interactive, virtual author study hosted by Newbery Award winning author Kwame Alexander (The Crossover, J vs. K, How to Write a Poem and more).