BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County Library is commemorating Human Rights Day, observed annually on December 10th, with events that celebrate and explore freedom, individuality and the strength of the human spirit. All programs are free and open to the public. 

• December 5 - Presentation/Discussion: Discrimination Laws and Affirmative Action in America, 3-5:30PM, Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580
• December 9 - Movie/Discussion: Evita, 2-4:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
• December 10 - Book Discussion: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, 2-3PM, Tamarac Library, 8701 W Commercial Blvd., Tamarac, FL 33351, 954-765-1500
• December 11 - Movie/Discussion: King of Masks (1996, NR), 2-5PM, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560
• December 12 - Rock Painting, with Bob Knotts (The Humanity Project), ages 7 and up, 4-5PM, Lauderdale Lakes Library, 3580 W Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311, 954-357-8650
• December 12 - Club de lectura en español/ Book discussion in Spanish: Sofia Segovia’s El murmullo de las abejas, 6-7:30PM, Lauderdale Lakes Library, 3580 W Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311, 954-357-8650
• December 12 - Book Discussion: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi, 6-7:30PM, Tyrone Bryant Library, 2230 NW 21 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, 954-357-8210
• December 17 - Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover, 10:30-11:30AM, Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580
• December 17 - Book Discussion A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Harari, 10:30AM-Noon, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560
• December 21 - Movie: The Book Thief (2013, PG-13), 2-4PM, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560

About Broward County Libraries Division 
Broward County Libraries Division, named 2015 Library of the Year by the Florida Library Association, was founded in 1974 and is the largest library system in Florida by square footage and one of the busiest, with more than 7.5 million walk-in customers visiting its 38 locations annually. Broward County Libraries Division provides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation. Visit our website, Broward.org/Library, or follow Libraries onFacebook and Twitter.

DATE: November 7, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine McElrath
Libraries Division
PHONE: 954-357-7402
EMAIL: cmcelrath@Broward.org