Start the New Year READING with Broward County Library. Join your local librarian for a storytime featuring“The First Blade of Sweetgrass.” For ages 6 to 12.Registration required for each participant.
Start the New Year READING with Broward County Library. Meet and greet the librarian at your local library branch for a storytime featuring "The First Blade of Sweetgrass" by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey, illustrated by Nancy Baker. Explore featured companion books and participate in a hands-on art activity focused on coastal landscapes and traditional weaving.
"The First Blade of Sweetgrass" is a tale of a young girl going to the marshes with her grandmother to learn the traditional art of harvesting sweetgrass for basketmaking. It connects the natural world with principles such as tradition, ecological responsibility, mindfulness, and cultural legacy.
One Book One Broward 2026: Start the New Year READING with Broward County Libraries annual initiative One Book One Broward (OBOB). Join all who live, learn, work and play in Broward County from January 1 to February 28, 2026 to build deeper connections through a single book community read. This year’s theme Our Nature: How Our Physical Environment Can Lead Us to Seek Hope, Courage, and Connection will be guided by the matrilinear storytelling in the novel "The Seed Keeper" by Diane Wilson and the youth companion book "The First Blade of Sweetgrass" by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey. From Sawgrass to Seagrass, residents and visitors will participate in beach side, board walk, and trail head book discussions, presentations, programs, workshops and a festival kick-off at ArtLit on January 10, providing human connection, cultural heritage preservation, and diverse perspectives that enable deeper understanding of our community while celebrating reading in South-Florida’s great outdoors.
This program starts promptly and any unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting.
If you are unable to attend, kindly contact us at 954-765-1585 or cancel your registration. We appreciate your understanding.
One Book One Broward is supported by the Broward Public Library Foundation.
AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Kids | Families |
EVENT TYPE: | Technology | Story Time | Clubs & Groups | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | One Book One Broward |
| Mon, Dec 08 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Dec 09 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Dec 10 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Dec 11 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Dec 12 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Dec 13 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Dec 14 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
