One Maryland One Book - Kin: Rooted in Hope - Nature Explorers Club at Busch Annapolis
2025-10-08 16:15 - 17:15 (America/New_York) | Anne Arundel County Public Library, Busch Annapolis Library, 1410 West Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Our big world contains many small worlds. Get an up-close look at a piece of our planet by joining the Nature Explorers Club. Each month we’ll investigate an aspect of the ecosystem through presentations, conversations about environmental justice, active games or hands-on activities. This month we will explore nature-related aspects of the One Maryland One Book selection Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford. For ages 7-11.

One Maryland One Book Author Talk - KIN: Rooted in Hope
2025-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | MD
Join author Carole Boston Weatherford and artist Jeffrey Boston Weatherford for an inspiring discussion about their book Kin: Rooted in Hope. Released in 2024, the book is a work of art, history and personal genealogy – the authors’ search into their family tree led them to ancestors who were among the founders of Maryland. Hybrid in form, and even more expansive in what it has to say, Kin: Rooted in Hope is a book created by, and about, a Black family and its generations. With each poem and its accompanying illustration, Carole and Jeffery tell their family story through each of their kin and the world they lived in: the Chesapeake Bay, the plantation house, Frederick Douglass, Harriett Tubman and more. The author talk will begin at 7 pm, with a book signing and sales to follow. Local historical organizations will offer exhibits in the lobby, starting at 6:30 pm and continuing through the conclusion of the event. Support for this program is provided by the Arts Alliance at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

One Maryland, One Book Author Event - KIN: Rooted in Hope
2025-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | MD
Join author Carole Boston Weatherford and artist Jeffrey Boston Weatherford for an inspiring discussion about their book Kin: Rooted in Hope. Event is FREE for all ages; no tickets required. The author talk will begin at 7:00 p.m., with a book signing and sales to follow. Local historical organizations will offer exhibits in the lobby, starting at 6:30 p.m. and continuing through the conclusion of the event.

Intergenerational Book Group for Grades 6-8
2025-10-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Montgomery County Public Libraries, White Oak Library, 11701 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20904, United States
Montgomery County Public Libraries and the JCA Heyman Interagencies Center invite students in Grades 6-8 to join an intergenerational book discussion of this year’s One Maryland One Book, Kin Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford.

Book Discussion: "Kin"
2025-10-09 18:30 - 19:45 | Charles County Public Library, La Plata Branch, 2 Garrett Ave, La Plata, MD, 20646, United States
Book discussion of “Kin”open to all adults.

Hip Hope Poetry with Dr. David Cepeda
2025-10-09 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Cole Cinema (Campus Center), 47600 Mill Field Dr, St. Mary's City, MD, 20686, United States
A poetry workshop exploring the themes in KIN: Rooted in Hope.

The Page Turners Discuss Kin: Rooted in Hope
2025-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Kent County Public Library, Rock Hall Branch, 21258 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall, MD, 21661, United States
If you love talking about what you read, join the Page Turners for a monthly book discussion! This group reads a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. Discussions are facilitated by library staff.
This month’s book: Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford with art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
This book discussion is part of KCPL’s 2025 One Maryland One Book programming.

Passage to Freedom: Travel in Story from Africa to Slavery to Freedom
2025-10-11 13:00 - 14:00 | MD
Janice the Griot uses historical stories to take audiences through Emancipation, Jim Crow, Civil Rights up to Black Lives Matter. Relive an escape from slavery. Walk a picket line. Sing a Freedom song. Be a part of the story. Janice Curtis Greene is an award-winning Author, Master Storyteller and Historical Interpreter, an American Griot. She has been telling African, African American, and Multicultural stories for over 30 years.

One Maryland One Book Poetry Reading "Kin: Rooted in Hope"
2025-10-12 13:00 - 16:00 | New Deal Cafe, 113 Centerway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
Join us for a poetry reading event featuring selections from “Kin: Rooted in Hope”, the 2025 One Maryland One Book selection by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. The program will include both prepared and cold poetry readings that explore themes of hope, resilience, and family.

Sunday Poetry Afternoons at Quince Orchard Library
2025-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Montgomery County Public Libraries, Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States
We invite you to join the Quince Orchard Library Poets as we share poems inspired by this year’s One Maryland One Book, Kin Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford.

Book Discussion
2025-10-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Enoch Pratt Free Library, Canton Branch, 1030 S. Ellwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States

Book Discussion
2025-10-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Cecil County Public Library, Chesapeake City Branch, 2527 Augustine Herman Hwy, Chesapeake City, MD, 21915, United States
Join us to discuss this year’s Maryland Humanities One Maryland One Book selection, Kin: Rooted in Hope
by Carole Boston Weatherford.

Jarrettsville Afternoon Book Discussion
2025-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Harford County Public Library, Jarrettsville Library, 3722 Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville, MD, 21084, United States
Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, “Kin: Rooted in Hope”, by Carole Boston Weatherford with art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Free copies of the 2025 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations this summer, while supplies last. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library.

Book Discussion: "Kin: Rooted in Hope" by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
2025-10-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, Oxon Hill Branch, 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745, United States
Join a thoughtful conversation about the 2025 One Maryland One Book selection: “Kin: Rooted in Hope” by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Share your insights, hear different perspectives, and connect with fellow readers.

OMOB TED Talks: Stories
2025-10-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Worcester County Library, Ocean City Branch, 10003 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD, 21842, United States
We will explore stories about genealogy, the importance of having many stories, and how one artist shows us if art can amend stories in history.

OMOB Book Discussion - Kin: Rooted in Hope (TB)
2025-10-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Calvert Library, Twin Beaches Branch, 4100 5th Street, North Beach, MD, 20714, United States
Hybrid in form, and even more expansive in what it has to say, “Kin: Rooted in Hope” is a book created by, and about, a Black family and its generations.Poet and children’s author Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, artist Jeffery Boston Weatherford, collaborated on this book that gives voice to their earliest enslaved ancestors back to the founding of Maryland. With each poem and its accompanying illustration, Carole and Jeffery tell their family story through each of their kin and the world they lived in: the Chesapeake Bay, the plantation house, Frederick Douglass, Harriett Tubman, and more. The selection committee was enthralled by how Kin uses art and poetry to illuminate what can’t be said by historical records (when they are available), in a vital story that is about Maryland’s past and its present.Place a hold on Kin: Rooted in Hope. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library.

Book Discussion
2025-10-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Cecil County Public Library, Perryville Branch, 500 Coudon Boulevard, Perryville, MD, 21903, United States

What We Collect. What We Tell: Senior Coffee and Conversation
2025-10-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Worcester County Library, Pocomoke Branch, 401 5th Street, Pocomoke City, MD, 21851, United States
Join us for casual conversation and coffee. Share stories and reminisce about the past through prompts and activities.

Whiteford Afternoon Book Discussion
2025-10-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Harford County Public Library, Whiteford Library, 2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford, MD, 21160, United States

One Maryland One Book Discussion
2025-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Friendsville Senior Center, 947 Community Drive, Friendsville, MD, 21531, United States
Please join us as we discuss the 2025 One Maryland One Book, Kin : Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford

Family Stories (But Make Them Poems)
2025-10-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Kent County Public Library, Chestertown Branch, 408 High Street, Chestertown, MD, 21620, United States
Immortalize your relatives in poetry! From your favorite aunt who has a kind word for everyone to that infamous rascal of a third-cousin, writing poetry about your relatives is a unique way to re-tell your family stories.
We’ll present three short-form varieties of poetry to help you frame your family in poetry. You’ll take home a new way of thinking about the stories you’ve heard all your life – and, hopefully, at least one poem about your family.
Before you arrive, you might find it helpful to choose a favorite family story or an individual relative as a starting point. Feel free to bring photographs, letters, or other memory triggers that will inspire your writing process.
Space is limited, so please register to reserve your seat.
This program is inspired by the One Maryland One Book 2025 selection Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Weatherford.
While you do not have to read the book to attend this program, we encourage you to consider it!

Kin: Rooted in Hope Book Discussion: One Maryland One Book
2025-10-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Public Library, Rosedale Branch, 6105 Kenwood Avenue, Rosedale, MD, 21237, United States
Come discus Kin: Rooted in Hope and explore ideas about kinship, ancestry, and how it echoes in our lives today. After our discussion walk away with resources to discover your own past. A limited number of free books are available; inquire at the branch service desk. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities and the Maryland Center for the Book, sponsored by The Institute of Museum and Library Services via the Maryland State Library Agency.

Scratchboard Art Drop-in Workshop
2025-10-16 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Daugherty-Palmer Commons, 47720 College Dr, St. Mary's City, MD, 20686, United States
A workshop for participants to learn the scratchboard technique used in KIN: Rooted in Hope.

Book Discussion
2025-10-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Enoch Pratt Free Library, Brooklyn Branch, 300 E. Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21225, United States

Panel Discussion with Handsell Group
2025-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Dorchester County Public Library, Cambridge Branch, 303 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD, 21613, United States
Partnership with Handsell Group for a panel style discussion in Cambridge Meeting Room

One Maryland One Book Discussion
2025-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Worcester County Library, Oaked at the Globe, 12 Broad Street, Berlin, MD, 21811, United States
Join us for lively conversation about Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford. Copies of the book are available at the Berlin Library.

One Maryland One Book Genealogy Workshop
2025-10-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Somerset County Library, Princess Anne Branch, 11767 Beechwood Street, Princess Anne, MD, 21853, United States
basic genealogy class

Berlin Book Festival
2025-10-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Taylor House Museum, 208 North Main Street, Berlin, MD, 21811, United States
This event celebrates local storytelling and local writers

One Maryland One Book - Kin: Rooted in Hope - Art Event
2025-10-18 14:00 - 16:00 | MD
Inspired by One Maryland One Book choice Kin: Rooted in Hope, create works of art depicting the stories of yourself, your community, or your family. Assorted art supplies provided.

One Maryland One Book Discussion
2025-10-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, Kitzmiller Branch, 288 W. Main Street, Kitzmiller, MD, 21538, United States
