Kwame Alexander LIVE!
Date: March 9, 2026
Time: 6:30-8 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.)
Location: Calvert High School, 520 Fox Run Boulevard, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Registrati0n: Required
Maryland Libraries Together is pleased to present Emmy-winning producer and
New York Times bestselling author
Kwame Alexander for an engaging conversation with Mt. Harmony Elementary teacher and librarian Dr. Melaney Sánchez. Together, they will explore literacy, self-advocacy and the power of community. As we approach America's 250th anniversary, this event will honor our shared values of freedom, independence and the joy of learning. Books will be available for sale and signing.
If you cannot attend in person, you can watch the event on Calvert Library's
YouTube channel.
Calvert Library strives to make its events accessible to all. For access requests or questions, please call 410-535-0291.
Past Events
Film Discussion - Free For All: The Public Library
On May 13, 2025, Maryland Libraries Together, Howard County Library System and Maryland Public Television (MPT) partnered on a statewide virtual event to discuss the new documentary Free For All: The Public Library. The documentary focuses on how public libraries helped shape the country.
Numerous library systems throughout the state partnered with MPT to show the documentary this spring as part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up series, which brings people together for film screenings and conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS's Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up brings local residents, leaders and organizations together to discuss a variety of important topics. A list of Maryland screenings of Free For All: The Public Library can be found on the MPT website.
Understanding AI: What It Can and Cannot Do
On April 3, 2025 Maryland Libraries Together and
Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) presented Understanding AI: What It Can and Cannot Do featuring the authors of AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference. Arvind Narayanan and Say ash Kapoor, two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence (AI), shared what you need to know about AI and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products. The program was streamed on BCPL’s YouTube channel at
https://bit.ly/AISnakeOil
Author Event: Michelle Coles
On February 27, 2025, Maryland Libraries Together partnered with
Calvert Library to present Michelle Coles, a Civil Rights attorney who wrote the award-winning young adult book Black Was the Ink. The story features Malcolm, a Black teen from Washington, D.C. whose mom is worried about his safety over the summer and sends him to stay with his father’s family on their farm in Mississippi.
Author Event: Nnedi Okorafor
On October 11, 2024, award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor spoke at an author event hosted by
St. Mary’s County Library and supported by Maryland Libraries Together,
Calvert Library,
Howard County Library System and
Hilda C. Landers Library of St. Mary’s College. Okorafor is the author of the comic series LaGuardia, Wakanda Forever, and Black Panther: Long Live the King, and novels such as Binti, Akata Woman, Shadow Speaker, and more.
Jane McGonigal: Building Urgent Optimism for the Future
On April 25, 2024,
Enoch Pratt Free Library and Maryland Libraries Together to host New York Times bestselling author and
Institute for the Future Research Director Jane McGonigal. Throughout the event, McGonigal shared a new framework for cultivating “urgent optimism" in the face of uncertainty. Attendees learned how to practice the art of mental time travel and how to take others to a better future with you.
