BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Celebrate Women's History Month with Broward County Libraries with a host of free events for all ages. Woman's History Month is celebrated in March and was first proclaimed by President Jimmy Carter in February 1980. In the proclamation, President Carter asked "my fellow Americans to recognize this heritage with appropriate activities during Women's History Month." The National Women's History Month theme for 2015 is "Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives."

-March 4^th - Coral Springs Book Bunch: The Aviator`s Wife by Melanie Benjamin, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990
-March 4^th - Cinemateque/Film based on the novel Julie & Julia by Julie Powell, 5:30 to 8PM, Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580
-March 5^th - Women Entrepreneurs: "Network Marketing - An Open Door," 6 to 7:30PM, Lauderdale Lakes Library, 3580 West Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311, 954-357-8650    
-March 5^th - Movie Matinee Lunch:  A deeply touching story about survival, perseverance; call library for title, 12 p.m. to 2:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
-March 7^th - She Writes! Exciting Author Event Showcasing Women Writers, 1 to 5PM, Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025, 954-357-8090
-March 10^th - Music Appreciation with Walter Ladden: Robert & Clara Schumann, husband and wife composers, 10:30AM to 12PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
-March 10^th - Ruth E. Cohan Jewish Book Review Series: The Harem Midwife by Roberta Rich, 2 to 3PM, Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-357-7990
|-March 11^th - Learn about the famous artist Sonia Delauney and make your own abstract design with artist Barbara Freiberg, 1 to 2PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
-March 11^th - Wednesdays at West: Senses of Cinema- Foreign film series with commentary by film expert Shelley Isaacs, 2 to 4:30PM, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560
-March 12^th - Cultural Gems:  Women of Wit. Erma Bombeck, Nora Ephron and Wendy Wasserstein come to life in this dramatization by Words Alive; $5 admission for non-members of the Friends of North Regional/BC Library, 1 to 2:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
-March 13^th - Jewish Authors - American Classics Book Talk Series: Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen, 11AM to 1PM, West Regional Library, 8601 W Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324, 954-765-1560  
-March 14^th - Edible Prose reads Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, 2 to 3PM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
-March 14^th - Women's History Movie on All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 10:30AM to 1PM, Pompano Beach Library, 1213 E Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33060, 954-357-7595  
-March 16^th - Book Talk: Things I Should Have Told My Daughter by Pearl Cleage, 4 to 5:30PM, African-American Research Library & Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, 954-357-6282
-March 17^th - Writing Your Personal Memoir with Judy Borich, 1 to 2PM, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444
-March 17^th - Let's Talk About Books: Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts, 10:30 to 11:30AM, Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331, 954-357-6580
-March 17^th - "Ivy Stranahan - Lauderdale's First Lady," lecture, 1:30 to 2:30PM, Tamarac Library, 8701 W Commercial Blvd., Tamarac, FL 33351, 954-765-1500  
-March 18^th - "Marjorie & Marjory: A Florida Friendship" performed by Betty Jean Steinshouer, 6 to 7:30PM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
-March 19^th - Afterschool S.T.E.M, grades 3-6, 4 to 4:45PM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
-March 21^st - Women with Disabilities, speech/presentation, 3 to 5:30 p.m., Lauderdale Lakes Library, 3580 West Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311, 954-357-8650
-March 21^st - Culture in the Pines: Diva Joan Cartwright in Concert, 2 to 3:30PM, South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, 954-201-8825        
-March 25^th - Dance Storytime! Ages 3-5 with caregiver, 10:30 to 11:30AM, Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, 954-262-5477
-March 26^th - Reel to Real Talk: Film Forum with commentary, call library for title, 12 to 2:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL 33066, 954-201-2600
-March 28^th -'L.E.T.S. Do Biz': Women in Business & Women's History Forum, 11AM to 3PM, Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025, 954-357-8090

Exhibits: Book Display, African-American Research Library & Cultural Center; Exhibit, Hallandale Beach Library; Community Resources for Women Information Table, Lauderdale Lakes Library; Women Who Knit: A Peek into the History of This Popular Fiber Craft with Photos and Knitting Samples, North Regional/Broward College Library;  Art by Claudia Ojeda, South Regional/Broward College Library; Stained Glass/Mixed Techniques by students of Adriana Matiz and Photography by Christine Bougard Southwest Regional Library; Display by Business and Professional Women's Federation Chapter, West Regional Library

The award-winning Broward County Libraries Division, founded in 1974, is the largest library system in Florida by square footage and one of the busiest, with more than 9 million walk-in customers visiting its 39 locations annually. Broward County Libraries Division provides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation. Visit our Web site, Broward.org/Library or follow Libraries on Facebook and Twitter.