Join WashU Libraries for the Declaration Celebration to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. Enjoy activities for all ages throughout the event, including the Declaration of Independence and Unalienable Rights exhibitions, coloring and button making stations, and an opportunity to write your own poetry inspired by the Declaration of Independence.
Schedule of Events
- 2:00 pm: An informal talk on the Declaration of Independence by Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books
- 2:45 pm: Children’s storytime
- 3:30 pm: Reading of Frederick Douglass’s What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?
Free and open to all, registration requested.