Last Updated on February 26, 2026, 2:54 pm ET
Join ARL and our member libraries in celebrating Black history in February. Below is a roundup of events, blog posts, exhibits, and other resources that showcase opportunities to learn, experience, and enjoy Black contributions to society.
Arizona State University
Ragsdale Family Papers Reveal Rich History of Black Leadership and Impact in Arizona
Case Western Reserve University
Did You Know? Black History at CWRU Digital Exhibit
Duke University
Black History at Duke Health
Emory University
- Celebrate Black History Month with Carter G. Woodson
- Milestone Black History Month to feature food, music and community
Georgetown University
- Celebrating Black History Month: Viewing Georgetown’s Holdings on African American History
- Identifying Enslaved and Freed Black Individuals in Historical Resources
- Lattes & Lit Book Club Discussion: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Indiana University Bloomington
From Blues to Banjo: Black Music in the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive
Johns Hopkins University
Black History Board Game Night
McGill University
Recap | Black History Month at the Libraries
Michigan State University
- Preserving Black History: MSU Celebrates Frederick Douglass’s Legacy with Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
- Book Talk Series: African American Women Scholars on Race, Racism, and Living Black in America
New York Public Library
Spotlight: Black History Month
NC State University
Highlights from Special Collections’ Comic Books for Black History Month
Ohio State University
University Libraries Celebrates Black History Month
Penn State University
Black Literature Preserves What America Won’t
Princeton University
Purdue University
Purdue Libraries News
Rice University
Black History-Government Resources: Black History Month
Simon Fraser University
Celebrate Black History Month with Books and Films by and About Black Canadians
Syracuse University
Temple University
Celebrating Black History Month
Texas State University
Partnering with Students to Celebrate Black History Month
Tulane University
Outta This World: Black Sci-Fi, Horror, and Futurism
University of Arizona
Celebrating Black History Month 2026
University of California, Berkeley
February 2026 Black History Month
University of California, Irvine
University of California San Diego
Celebrating Black History Month: Explore Library Resources
University of Cincinnati
UCBA Displays: Black History Month
University of Connecticut
Honoring Black History Month with the NAACP Papers Collection
University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
- Lifting as We Climb: Churches, Schools and the Formation of Delaware’s Free Black Communities
- Black History Month 2026 Curated Collection
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Celebrate Black History Month with the University of Illinois Libraries
University of Louisville
African American History Read-In
University of Michigan
- Black History Month
- Douglass Day 2026
- Students Explore Frederick Douglass’s Legacy at Annual Douglass Day Celebration
- A Domestic Cook Book (1866) by Malinda Russell, oldest known published cookbook written by an African American woman
- Black Community Newspapers of Flint
- Chez Baldwin Writer’s House Digital Collection
- Orville Z. Frazier Photograph Album
University of Minnesota
“A Candle in the Dark”: The Givens Collection Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Observing Black History Month: Dudley Randall, Audre Lorde, and the Broadside Press
University of Ottawa
Celebrate Black History Month at the Library
University of Saskatchewan
Black History Month at USask Library
University of South Carolina
Black History Month Resources at University Libraries
University of Utah
University of Virginia
Black History Month 2026: Celebrating 100 Years
University of Washington
US Library of Congress
- A Century of Black History Commemorations
- Celebrate Black History Month and Valentine’s Day During Live at the Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
What Can Two Dresses Tell Us About the Lives of Black Women in the 19th Century?
Video: https://youtu.be/
Virginia Tech
The Surprising Story of Furcy Madeleine Comes to Newman Library
Washington University in St. Louis
Black History Month Books Recommended by WashU Professors
Wayne State University
February’s Subject of the Month is Black History Month
