Francis Gregory Library will again celebrate Read Africa Week, this year on Saturday, February 1, 2020, 2p – 4p. The event is free.

This year’s featured storyteller is Anna Mwalagho. The Kenyan native will entertain, educate, and captivate children and adults through song, acting, dance, comedy, and poetry.  The event will also feature crafts for all ages, book giveaways, and a free taste of authentic African food.

The festivities celebrate books that portray Africa realistically. The library will encourage participants to select, check-out, and read a book vetted for their accuracy with portraying Africa from the library’s shelves.

The national observance of Read Africa week during the first week of February, Black History Month, is advocated by Africa Access. Africa Access vets the suggested books the festival encourages participants to read, and holds the annual Children’s Africana Book Awards and Book Festival at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in April.

Read Africa Week Festival @ Francis Gregory Library is supported by the DC Public Library, Friends of the Francis Gregory Library, and the Port Of Harlem Gambian Education Partnership.

Adults must accompany children 10 and under at all times. The library is at 3660 Alabama Ave. S.E. in Washington, D.C.  Free street parking is available and the library is on the W4 and M6 bus routes. For additional information call the Francis Gregory Library, 202-698-6373