For the month of March, we are celebrating Women’s History Month with a group exhibit by Women Sharing Art, Inc. Titled Women Sharing Art, Inc. Embraces Women’s History Month, the display features paintings, photos, mosaics and more from 15 members of the all women’s art organization. Artists on exhibit are: Tova Abrams, Victoria Beckert, Mirielle Belajonas, Sheri Berman, Pat D’Aversa, Doris Diamond, Janene Gentile, Kathie Gerlach, Gabriella Grama, Margaret Henning, Libby Hintz, Sue Miller, Kay O’Keefe, Dee O’Shea, Eileen Palmer and Linda Purrazzella.
Learn about Black History to know more about the U.S.
For Black History Month, the Patchogue Medford Library Adult Reference Department and the Local History Department have compiled a list of resources to help you learn more about Black culture and history.
Did you know that Crispus Attucks, a free African-American Dockworker, was the first casualty of the American Revolution?
Did you know that in 1917, 10,000 marchers protested silently against the lynching and race riots that were taking place in East St. Louis in New York City?