DATE: September 3, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine McElrath
Libraries Division
EMAIL: cmcelrath@Broward.org
PHONE: 954-357-7402
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County Libraries will present five events in October in support of Domestic Violence Awareness and Bullying Awareness Month. All events are free and open to the public.
The first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was observed in October 1987. In 1989, the U.S. Congress passed Public Law 101-112 designating October of that year as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Bullying Prevention Month started as an awareness week initiated in October 2006 and since then the event has evolved into a month's worth of events and activities to raise awareness and provide the latest resources to those who need it.
Show your support by attending these Domestic Violence Awareness and Bullying Awareness Month events at Broward County Libraries:
-October 6th - Grow Up Bully Free: Stop bullying before it starts, grades K-3, 3:30 to 4:30PM, Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990
-October 8th - Removing the Cover: Let's talk about domestic violence, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Lauderdale Lakes Library, 3580 W Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311, 954-357-8650
-October 8th - Page Turner's Book Club, Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, by Jon Krakauer, 2 to 3PM, South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, 954-201-8825
-October 17th - Free Movie and Popcorn, 1 to 3PM, Lauderhill Towne Centre Library, 6399 W Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill, FL 33313, 954-357-6406
-October 17th - Anti-Bullying Advisory Board - Springtime Foundation, 1:45PM to 4:30PM, Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990
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