Checkmate! Chess Class and Free Play

Learn to Play Chess or Practice for Tournament

Join us this summer for chess! Learn how to play or come and practice your skills at chess for a tournament at the end of the summer!

Join us this summer for chess! Learn how to play or come practice your skills!

This program uses chess as an academic tool to develop process driven thinking, problem solving, strategic and critical thinking skills. Welcoming all ages for family-oriented chess lead by NSCF Senior Instructor Maurice Thompson.

About the African American Research Library and Cultural Center 
The Broward County African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) is located in the Sistrunk community, one of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fort Lauderdale’s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on October 26, 2002, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in the United States dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 60,000 square-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to the local, national, and international voices of the African diaspora with more than 85,000 books, manuscripts, artifacts, framed art, print, photography, audiovisual, and documents held in our Adult Services Section and Special Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special collection of Coretta Scott King Award books and the Ashley Bryan Art Collection from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5,000 sq. ft. museum, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre, and a Computer Training Center.

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