Father George Clements @WPL

Woodridge Public Library will host Black History Month speaker Father George Clements on Saturday, February 28, at 2 p.m. Father Clements will discuss his participation in the Civil Rights Movement and his efforts to shine a light on Americans whose voices we do not always hear, including children in need of adoption and people with addictions. Father Clements’ is known for his history-making stance as the first Catholic Priest to adopt a child. His life as an African American community activist was the focus of a made for TV movie: The Father Clements Story. The Woodridge Library is featuring Father Clements as part of the larger national Black History Month theme: A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture. Please join us for an enlightening afternoon. This event is free and open to the public, with registration requested at 630-487-2577 or online at www.woodridgelibrary.org.