Herstory & The Printed Word
Celebrate the important role of women in the arts, culture, society, and STEM
main photo: María Alejandra Barrios Vélez
The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS) is hosting more than two dozen programs to celebrate Women’s History Month in March 2024, with many that celebrate the important role of women in the arts, culture, society, and STEM, including a virtual author event with María Alejandra Barrios Vélez and her upcoming book “The Waves Take You Home” co-presented with the Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights (PGCOHR), a virtual discussion with the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis co-presented with PGCOHR and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an “Ask Granny” genealogy workshop.
“This March, PGCMLS celebrates Women's History through its exciting and educational events for all ages. In doing so, the library system continues to contribute to the ongoing movement for gender equality and social justice,” said Rachel Zukowski, program services manager for PGCMLS. “Check out the variety of events that include stories, discussions, crafts, films, and an exhibit that bolster women’s voices and experiences.”
From March 15 to 30, the Greenbelt Branch Library will also host “Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal,” a traveling exhibit highlighting the life and accomplishments of Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor, who played a major role in shaping the New Deal era and was the first woman to hold a Cabinet position. The six-panel display is being loaned to PGCMLS by the Frances Perkins Center and will be available to view during open branch hours.
Women’s History Month events hosted by PGCMLS include: Ready 2 Read Programs (Ages 3-5)
● Thursday, March 7 at 10:30 am: Women's History Month Ready 2 Read Storytime,
Bladensburg Branch Library
● Thursday, March 21 at 10:30 am: Ready 2 Read STEM, Largo-Kettering Branch Library
● Saturday, March 23 at 11 am: Ready 2 Read Art, Bowie Branch Library
School-age programs (Ages 5-12)
● Tuesday, March 5 at 1 pm: Story Explorers: Celebrate Women's History Month, Oxon
Hill Branch Library
● Thursday, March 14 at 4:30 pm: Kids Create: Women's History Button Makerspace,
Spauldings Branch Library
● Saturday, March 16 at 1 pm: Crafternoon: Celebrate Women's History, Oxon Hill Branch
Library
● Monday, March 18 at 4 pm: Kids Create: Sally Ride, Laurel Branch Library
● Tuesday, March 19 at 4 pm: Crafternoon: Celebrate Women's History, Hillcrest Heights
Branch Library
● Wednesday, March 20 at 6 pm: Crafternoon: The Art of Alma Thomas, Upper Marlboro
Branch Library
● Tuesday, March 26 at 12:30 pm: Crafternoon: Kids Coloring Club - Women's History
Month, Glenarden Branch Library
● Tuesday, March 26 at 4 pm: Story Explorers | Explorando los cuentos: Hilma af Klint,
Hyattsville Branch Library
● Saturday, March 30 at 1 pm: Get a Charge Out of Chemistry - Presented by the American
Chemical Society, Bowie Branch Library
Programs for kids to adults
● Thursday, March 14 at 4 pm: Crafternoon: Women Making Herstory!, Hillcrest Heights
Branch Library
Programs for teens and adults
● Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 pm: Robert C. Plumb presents “The Better Angels: Five
Women Who Changed Civil War America”, Virtual
● Wednesday, March 27 at 12:30 pm: Film: "Barbie" (PG-13), Glenarden Branch Library
Programs for adults
● Monday, March 4 at 7 pm: With Pen in Hand, Virtual
● Wednesday, March 6 at 5 pm: Movie Screening and Discussion: "Barbie" (PG-13),
Beltsville Branch Library
● Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 pm: Writers' Group: Write Like a Woman, Virtual
● Friday, March 8 at 12:30 pm: Craft and Create: Sip and Sketch, Bowie Branch Library
● Wednesday, March 13 at 7 pm: Book Discussion: "Lady Tan’s Circle of Women" by Lisa
See, Virtual
● Thursday, March 14 at 2 pm: Social Justice in Community: "Black Women and Prenatal
Care" with Asiah Gayfield - Co-presented with the Prince George's County Office of
Human Rights and the University of Maryland, Virtual
● Thursday, March 14 at 7 pm: "The Waves Take You Home" with author María Alejandra
Barrios Vélez- Co-presented with the Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights,
Virtual
● Saturday, March 16 at 1 pm: Ask Granny - Presented by the Afro-American Historical and
Genealogical Society, Prince George’s County Chapter, Oxon Hill Branch Library
● Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 pm: Solidarity Stories: Community Led Book Discussion-
“Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler, Mixt Food Hall, 3809 Rhode Island Ave,
Brentwood, MD 20722
● Monday, March 25 at 4 pm: Movie Matinee: "Barbie" (PG-13), Laurel Branch Library
● Monday, March 25 at 7 pm: Empowering Voices: Women's History Month Discussion
with the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis - Co-presented with the Prince George's County Office of
Human Rights and the EEOC, Virtual
● Wednesday, March 27 at 1 pm: Base Camp: Veterans Information and Resource
Sessions - Women's History Month, Virtual
