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View the adult events calendar below, or go here for a calendar of all library events.

Online programs are avilable through Facebook and Youtube.

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The History of Black Wall Street in NC

Main Library Assembly Room

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Durham's Black Wall Street housed a vibrant and successful variety of Black-owned businesses. Learn the origins of Black Wall Street in Durham and other areas of North Carolina. This presentation will be provided by Severlin Muhammad, a local Wilson resident who was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Muhammad received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Howard University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.

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Reference resources including test prep, language learning, and educational videos are available through NCLive.

Photos will be taken at library programs and events. If you prefer that your photo not be taken, please inform the staff member in charge of the event.

Programs are made possible in part thanks to these community partners.

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Some programs are funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant awarded to the Wilson County Public Library for the creation of a CrAFT Studio - Creativity, Art, Fabrication, and Technology lab. The CrAFT Studio will combine the Makerspace movement with STEAM subjects through robotics, coding, crafts, electronics, and more.