Join us for our next Fifth Third Community Day! Guests will receive free admission and experience special activities. Reserve your tickets online or in-person. Fifth Third Community Days are made possible through the generous support of the Fifth Third Foundation.
Activity Schedule
Storytime Station: Stories for Strong Hearts
12 p.m. and 2 p.m. | 3rd floor
Join us for Storytime Station, bringing history to life through captivating children's stories that celebrate resilience, courage and creativity. In the spirit of Women's History Month, enjoy readings of When Harriet Met Sojourner by Catherine Clinton and Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist by Barbara Herkert. Perfect for families and young readers, these stories offer a powerful exploration of the lives of trailblazing women in history.
About the books
When Harriet Met Sojourner by Catherine Clinton: The life stories of two pivotal figures in American history—Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth—are explored in this powerful text paired with spectacular artwork. This powerful picture book relates the lives of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth on alternating pages, leading up to the day they likely met in Boston in 1864. Share this book in the classroom or at home as an introduction to these two American heroes. Order a copy→
Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist by Barbara Herkert: An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life. Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art. Order a copy→
