Name: Button Farm Presents: Family Book Club featuring FREEWATER
Start: 2025-07-12T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-25T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Button Farm Living History Center

Button Farm Presents: Family Book Club featuring FREEWATER

Join one of four gatherings for fun activities related to Amina Luqman-Dawson's book, FREEWATER, an award-winning book for kids 10 and up.
About this Event

Registration Required. This is a free event, but please consider a donation: $10 per adult, $5 per child (You must book each day seperately)

This Family Book Club event is an engaging and educational series designed for families with children ages 10 and up. The event features the award-winning historical fiction story "Freewater" by Amina Luqman-Dawson, which explores themes of enslavement and freedom. This event promises to be a wonderful opportunity for families to come together, enjoy a compelling story, and participate in enriching activities.

Participants will also be able to enjoy the historic Button Farm--Maryland’s only living history center depicting 19th-century plantation life. Situated on 40 acres, inside Seneca Creek State Park in Germantown, Maryland, Button Farm provides a safe and affirming space for people to gather, commune, and explore. Through our unique interactive experiences, visitors can enjoy close encounters with fam animals, quizzes and artifact identification, as well as scavenger hunt elements.

Schedule:

Book Club Gatherings 10:30 AM – 12 PM:

• July 12th

• August 9th

• September 13th (MEET THE AUTHOR: Amina Luqman-Dawson)

• October 25th

Activities:

• Book discussions

• Fun activities

• Historical context behind the story

• "Read"enactments

Registration:

• Membership is free, but donations of $10 per adult and $5 per child are encouraged

More information:

Click on the link below to watch an engaging discussion about this event. The conversation features Stacey Flynn, the dedicated librarian at Great Seneca Creek Elementary School and creator of the Family Book Club, along with Anthony (Tony) Cohen, President of the Menare Foundation, which operates the Button Farm Living History Center in Germantown. They discuss the Family Book Club, share the author's vision, and announce that the author will join one of their events at Button Farm, which will include interactive activities and discussions about the book.