The Albany County Public Library is pleased to welcome Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, the founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum on March 22nd. The museum is the nation’s premier Black history traveling exhibit. It contains a collection of over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture. The Black Studies Center at the University of Wyoming is hosting Dr. el-Hakim as a scholar in residence from March 21 through April 1, 2022. The Albany County Library exhibit will be available for viewing in the Large Meeting Room from 12pm to 7:30pm on March 22. A reception with hor d’eourves will begin at 6pm. Dr. el-Hakim will give a formal presentation at 6:30pm. More information on Dr. el-Hakim and the Black History 101 Mobile Museum can be found at: https://www.blackhistorymobilemuseum.com/ . For more information about the March 22 event email info@acplwy.org or call 307-721-2580. We would like to thank the Albany County Public Library Foundation for their financial support of this program in recognition of the Sally Dietrich Restricted Fund.