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All classes and programs are virtual and free. Enrollment is required. Please click on the titles below to enroll and provide an email address. A meeting link will be emailed upon enrollment.
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Historical Fictionados Book Club: The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich
Thursday, February 11, 7:00-8:00pm
Virtual discussion
Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman. Click here to reserve or access your copy of the book.
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Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam
Sunday, February 14, 5:00-6:30pm
Virtual program
Have you been to one of our virtual storytelling slams yet? Don't miss out on the fun! Join us for this friendly competition for adults to share true, first-person stories of 5-7 minutes in length. Sign up to tell a story or just listen and enjoy. Judges in the audience select the winner, who is awarded a prize. No poems or essays. Stories are not to be read or memorized. Hosted by Caren Neile, PhD, who has taught storytelling studies at FAU for nearly two decades.
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False Contradictions: MLK and Malcolm X
Tuesday, February 16, 4:00-5:00pm
Virtual presentation
Paying special attention to the role they played in the South Carolina civil rights movement, Candace Cunningham, PhD, will examine the lives, activism, and rhetoric of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her talk will challenge the notion that the alternative options for black racial advancement the two leaders embodied were inherently oppositional, and position their activism within the longer civil rights movement that began in the late nineteenth century.
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An Hour to Kill Mystery Book Club: Snow, by John Banville
Friday, February 19, 10:30-11:30am
Virtual discussion
Detective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford to investigate a murder. A parish priest has been found dead in Ballyglass House, the family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family. As he delves further, he learns the Osbornes are not at all what they seem. And when his own deputy goes missing, Strafford must work to unravel the ever-expanding mystery before the community’s secrets, like the snowfall itself, threatens to obliterate everything. Click here to place a hold on this book.
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Friends Speaker Series: Jill Ayn Schneider, How to Boost Your Immune System Using Natural Healing
Sunday, February 28, 3:00-4:30pm
Virtual presentation
Jill Ayn Schneider, BA, LMT, is the Director of Circle of Life Publishing Company. At age of 29, in 1975, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Walking away from allopathic solutions of a hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation, she turned to acupuncture, a macrobiotic diet, herbs, and meditation. Since then, she has kept herself very much alive, youthful and dedicated to staying vibrant on all possible mind-body levels.
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What's New for Children, Tweens and Teens |
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New StoryWalk at Serenoa Glade Preserve
Serenoa Glade Preserve, George Snow Park
1101 NW 15th Street, Boca Raton
There's a new StoryWalk at Serenoa Glade Preserve in George Snow Park! StoryWalk is a fun, educational activity that places a children's storybook along a popular walking route. A new book is presented every eight weeks for a fresh, new experience. Currently, we invite you to stomp along to the beat of Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig. Thanks to the Friends of Boca Raton Public Library for funding this wonderful experience for families.
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Virtual Story Time on Facebook
Facebook, @BocaLibrary
Story Time Playlist
It's story time anytime thanks to our Youth Services team! This month, story times will celebrate Valentine's Day, Children's Dental Health Month, and more. Visit our Facebook Story Time Playlist with your little ones all month long for a variety of fun stories.
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Valentine's Day Mystery Heart Messages
Facebook, @BocaLibrary
Craft Time Playlist
Kids, make your own Valentines to show your friends and family how much you care! Look for our Facebook video this month that will show you how to make Mystery Heart Messages with items you probably have around the house.
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Virtual Dungeons and Dragons
Saturday, February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2:00-4:30pm
Online
Join us for virtual Dungeons & Dragons hosted by Youth Services! Whether you’re a beginner to role-playing games or an experienced player looking for a fun campaign, we’ve got your back. Starting Saturday, February 13th, we will host a beginner-friendly virtual D&D campaign using the Roll20 interactive roleplaying platform. This program is open to teens and young adults. Space is limited, so sign up quickly!
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Teen Graphic Novel Club: Silver Surfer: New Dawn, by Dan Slott
Thursday, February 18, 5:30-6:30pm
Virtual discussion
Join Mr. Luckas in discussing The Silver Surfer Vol 1: New Dawn, by Dan Slott, an Eisner-winning and New York Times bestselling comic-book writer. The Silver Surfer, sentinel of the cosmos, is often alone on his quest to defend space. All that changes when Surfer meets earthling Dawn Greenwood, a young woman determined to push the Surfer's boundaries. Enrollment is required. A link to the meeting will be emailed upon enrollment. Read this book for free on hoopla with your Boca Raton Public Library card.
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Pathway to Sustainability |
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Upcycle Old Shirts into Tote Bags
Facebook, @BocaLibrary
Craft Time Playlist
This year, the library is celebrating its new signature initiative, Pathway to Sustainability! Join Morgan, our Teen Librarian, for a fun video on Facebook this month where she'll show you how to upcycle shirts by making them into tote bags.
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What's New in the Digital Library |
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Into the Blue: Photography Exhibit by Max Blakesberg
February 8-March 27, Monday-Saturday, 9:00am-3:00pm
Downtown Library Lobby
Enjoy the beautiful nature photography of Max Blakesberg! He has traveled the globe to capture intimate moments in some of the most remote places on Earth. His goal is to express his passion for photography through compelling imagery that educates and provides insight into the natural world in which we live.
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Library Team Member Spotlight |
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