Bright Star Touring Theatre - African Folktales

at Marilyn J. Praisner Library

Join us and listen to different African Folktales presented by the Bright Star Touring Theatre.

Join us for Bright Star Touring Theatre's African Folktales performance in honor of Black History Month.

Learn about stories from the desert lands of the Sahara to the plains of the Serengeti to Mount Kilimanjaro and beyond – join a variety of characters from a wide range of cultures in stories that celebrate the various folk tale traditions of the continent of Africa. African music helps to set the stage for these energetic stories. These stories include Anansi, porquoi tales and many facts and figures about this incredible continent

If you are looking for something to do until this program, take a look at these resources for kids using your library card.

This program was funded by the Friends of the Library Montgomery County.

Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Creative Bug - video classes on painting, knitting, crafting, drawing, and more!

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves 

Kanopy Kids- videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

Questions about this program? Contact the branch: 240-773-9460

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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