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The Free Library is holding a month's worth of great free programming to celebrate African American History Month. (Photo courtesy Free Library)

Celebrate Black History Month in February at the Free Library of Philadelphia, where this annual observance of achievements by black Americans will be commemorated with a wide range of events across the library system’s branches.

The Free Library’s Black History Month events will offer students and adults several ways to learn about and honor the significant people, places, and experiences in black history.

Check out the lineup:

• Zora’s Tales: Sunday, February 5, 2 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Free. As part of the “Sundays on Stage” program, The Women of Color Productions presents a one-woman play depicting the amazing life and times of Zora Neale Hurston, who was considered one of the preeminent writers of 20th century African America literature.

• Black History Month Treasure Hunt: Monday, February 6–Friday, February 10. Haddington Branch, 446 N. 65th Street, Free. Enjoy a full week of African- merican history. Stop in any time during normal hours to learn about African American authors and participate in a cool treasure hunt. Prizes will be awarded!

• Black History Story Time: Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28, 10:30 a.m. Walnut Street West, 201 S. 40th Street, Free. It’s story time at the library! Listen to famous and not-so-famous stories and poems written by and about well-known African Americans. Discover fascinating facts each week while broadening your cultural knowledge and awareness.

• Malcolm and Martin: Wednesday, February 22, 4 p.m., Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library, 125 S. 52nd Street, Free. Students 10 years old+ are invited to join the talented cast of the Walnut Street Theatre’s Touring Company who will take students on a journey that explores the Civil Rights Movement. Discover how the messages of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are just as relevant today as they were in the 1960s’ turbulent era of race riots, bus boycotts, sit-ins and marches.

Black History Month At The Free Library [Official Site]