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West Florida Public Library Locations
For hours of each WFPL location, visit mywfpl.com/locations.
October Events at West Florida Public Libraries
Bookish Happenings
Book events for adults
Southwest Branch Library Book Club
Friendly literary conversation of “The Mountain Between Us” by Charles Martin. Light refreshments will be served. This event is sponsored by Friends of the Southwest Branch Library.
Graphic Novel Group
Join Pop Comics owner Harley Orr and Pensacola Library staff in a discussion of “Black Hammer” by Jeff Lamire. The group will meet monthly to discuss graphic novels.
Bookish Behavior for Grown-ups
Hang out with our librarians and see what 2017 cookbooks are on our shelves. The holidays are upon us, time to find some new recipes.
Popular Literary Book Club
Join us for a discussion about “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles. The book follows Count Alexander Rostov in 1922. Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors.
Molino Book Discussion
October’s book discussion is a special event. The author of this month’s section, Lloyd Albritton, will be joining us to share his insights on writing the book “Baby Blue”. This mystery is set in the 1950s in Nokomis, Florida, located in northern Escambia County, not far from Molino.
Book events for youth
American Girl Book Club: ‘Meet Molly’ meeting 3 of 3
Girls will learn what life was like for an American girl growing up during WWII in America through the book, activities and food of the era. For Molly McIntire, life seems full of change. It's 1944 and the world is at war. Her father is far away caring for wounded soldiers. Her mother is busy working for the Red Cross. And everyone in America is so serious and practical that glamorous Halloween costumes are hard to get. Molly's special hula skirt is a huge success – until Ricky, her pesky big brother, plays a mean trick. Molly and her friends are determined to get back at him. One mean trick leads to another until the fighting goes too far. Each child receives a free copy of the book from Friends of the Southwest Branch Library, who also provide supplies for the meeting activities. Preregistration is requested.
Pet Partners: Read With Me
School-aged children can practice reading with a therapy dog for 15 minutes. Dogs and handlers are coordinated through Pet Partners and Cherry Point Dog Training Inc. Preregistration is requested.
Teen Events
Teen Halloween Party
Join us for treats, open wound face painting and a costume competition.
Crafts
Fairy House Craft
Tiny houses have their own appeal, and we want to see yours. Show off your flowery creativity when you make your very own fairy house. Children age 4-10 can make a fairy house complete with a fairy and a tea light.
Westside Loopy Loomers
Learn to loom knit hats, scarves, lap blankets and other items as we give back to the community. Yarn and Looms are provided. All ages are welcome.
Art Project
Join us for the “A” in STEAM when we get out some glitter and glue.
STEAMpunk Altered Books
Teens and adults are invited to create a one-of-a-kind, "altered" book in the steampunk genre. Create a work of art from an old book using old jewelry, chains, gears, art paper, paints and other "stuff" provided by the library. These creations will be displayed. All materials will be provided.
Monday night Make and Take - Collage portraits
Make something out of nothing. We will learn what portraits are and use old magazines, paper scraps, scissors and glue to create collage portraits. Bring your imagination. All other supplies are provided.
STEAM
STEAM at Tryon Branch Library - Kids
Come learn about fire safety as we build Legos® and Cubelets. Special guest firefighting personnel will be sharing about fire safety. Come build a firehouse, fire trucks, and other firefighting contraptions. Answer the challenge to build a fire-detecting robot with Cubelets. We will have Lego®, Duplo®, and Lego® Friends sets to build.
Lego® night – Pensacola Library
Visit the craft room to create with Lego®. There will be building challenges and open play. Best enjoyed by ages 2 and up; parent or caregiver must be present.
STEAM at Tryon Branch Library - Adults
This session will be an introduction to the Silhouette machines. Come learn about creating designs with these cutting machines. We will explore creating designs using adhesive vinyl.
Introduction to Silhouette Machines Workshop – Pensacola Library
Do you love making things? WFPL has new Silhouette machines - the Curio™ and the Cameo® 3. These electronic cutting machines use digital image files to cut a variety of materials, such as adhesive vinyl, heat transfer vinyl, paper and fabric. The machines can make stamps, emboss metal and create stencils for glass etching. These workshops will teach you the basics of Silhouette Studio, the program used to create the designs and give you a glimpse of all the things you can make using the machines. What will you create?
Family STEAM Night – Cubelets!
What's a Cubelet? Cubelets are robot blocks that combine to work together in a team. Each Cubelet is about an inch-and-a-half across and magnetically connects face-to-face with other Cubelets. Combine them in different ways, and they'll do different things. Combine them with Legos®, and they’ll do lots of different things. We’ll be trying different things during each of the two sessions for this program, so come on in and cozy up to some Cubelets. For ages 4 and up.
STEAM at Southwest Branch Library - Kids
Come learn about fire safety as we build Legos® and Cubelets. Special guest firefighting personnel will be sharing about fire safety. Come build a firehouse, fire trucks and other firefighting contraptions. Answer the challenge to build a fire-detecting robot with Cubelets. We will have Lego®, Duplo® and Lego® Friends sets to build.
Coding Club - Scratch
Come learn Scratch, a kid-friendly programming language and create animations, music, games and art projects. This Coding Club runs through the fall.
Family STEAM Night – Pirates Party
Children ages 4-12 are invited to attend a "Pirate Party," featuring games, pirate fun facts, loot, treats and a short film. We will race with a cannonball while crab walking, listen to fun facts about the true life of pirates, walk the plank to receive prizes, hear a story about fierce pirates and then watch a short film about some bumbling pirates while enjoying a treat. Come enjoy our pirate decorations – dress up is strongly encouraged.
Family STEAM Night – Tiny Whoop Flyers
Big surprises fly in small packages. Join us for an introduction to using Tiny Whoop quadcopters, small first-person-view aircraft that truly allow you to feel the gift of flight and the feeling of being tiny. For more information on Tiny Whoop flyers, visit tinywhoop.com.
Legos® at the Library
Come build with Legos® at the Library. October builds include “Fire Safety” on Oct. 14 and “Spooky” Open Build on Oct. 28. Firefighting personnel will be joining us on Oct. 14 to teach us about fire safety. The library will provide all the Lego® bricks, including Friends bricks and Duplo®. You just need to bring your imagination and creativity.
Sparki Robotics Club
Come learn Sparkiduino, a simplified version of C/C++, to program Sparki, an adorable Arduino robot. Sparki can be programmed to line follow, solve mazes, avoid walls and edges and draw shapes. This ongoing workshop is intended for ages 9 and up.
STEAM at Molino Branch Library - Teens
Have you ever considered firefighting as a career? Come meet local firefighting personnel as they share about their work in fire prevention and firefighting. Build a fire-detecting robot with Cubelets. We will also have firefighting themed Lego® brick sets to build.
Family STEAM Saturday – “Shipwrecks”
Come explore a shipwreck-on-a-tarp and learn what an archaeologist does as special guests from the Florida Public Archaeology Network present this intriguing workshop. See how well you can build a seaworthy boat in hands-on activities for the whole family.
STEAM at Molino Branch Library - Kids
Come learn about fire safety as we build Legos® and Cubelets. Special guest firefighting personnel will be sharing about fire safety. Come build a firehouse, fire trucks, and other firefighting contraptions. Answer the challenge to build a fire-detecting robot with Cubelets. We will have Lego®, Duplo®, and Lego® Friends sets to build.
Family STEAM Night – Princess Party
Children ages 3-10 are invited to attend a princess party, featuring games, a story about a princess, goodies, treats, a tea party and pictures taken as a princess. Children can also cross the "Fairy Bridge" to receive a wand, release fairies from the grasp of the evil queen with their wands, receive a tiara to decorate, pass "Maleficent's” wand to music, kiss the prince frog and hear a story about a wonderful princess while enjoying a tea party. So release your inner princess and join us for an hour of decorations and fun. Dress up is strongly encouraged.
Celebrations
Story Time with Smokey Bear
October is Fire Prevention Month. Join Smokey Bear and members of the Florida Forest Service as they teach children the importance of forest fire prevention. Parents bring your camera to take a photo of your little one with Smokey.
Haunting Halloween
Goblins and ghouls all around- a place to hide can’t be found. Wear your costume and haunt the library for lots of frightening fun and goodies.
Murder Mystery at WFPL
Join us as we celebrate Agatha Christie’s iconic masterpiece “Murder on the Orient Express”. Help WFPL discover who is responsible for the body in the library, and enjoy a viewing of the 1974 adaptation starring Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall and Sean Connery.
It Happened One Night at the Molino Library
Join us for a spooktacular good time. Come dressed in your favorite costume. Trick-or-Treat through the library and tour the Spooky Museum, if you dare.
Halloween Night Guessing Game
Drop by the library anytime between 4-6 p.m. to try guessing what is in the box. Every guesser wins a treat. Costumes are a treat for us, so feel free to show up in your get-up.
Games
Game Night for the Family
Once a month we break out all our favorite board games. Choose your favorite from our 15 fun games, with skill ranging from ages 3-12.
Genealogy
Regular Meeting of the West Florida Genealogical Society
Come meet the members of the West Florida Genealogical Society. You don’t have to be a member to attend, and they’ll be glad to help you learn more about researching your family history.
Movies and Music
Dead Tech Filmstrips
Learn how to work a filmstrip projector and watch some old favorites.
Movie Night for the Family – SING
Be prepared to laugh and cry as a singing contest brings together a menagerie of talented animals in an effort to save a failing theatre. Released in 2016, the run time for this PG movie is 114 minutes.
Partner Programs
GED Classes – Molino Branch Library
Earn your GED at the Molino Community Center. Classes are held each Monday and Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. in the Molino Community Center. This is an open enrollment program so that students may enroll anytime during the semester. Contact Patricia Harrison at George Stone 850-941-6200 ext. 2361 for more information. Visit www.georgestonecenter.com to register.
Hunter Safety Class
Get ready for the fall hunting season. Hunters need this class to get their hunting license. Do not wait until the last minute. This class requires completion of the Florida's free online hunter safety course before attending class. Go to myfwc.com to register and take the online course. Contact Paul Averill, Florida Fish and Wildlife Hunter Safety Instructor 850-982-8070 for more information.
Story Time
Pensacola Library
Preschool Story Time
Bouncy Babies Story Time
Tryon Branch Library
Mommy & Me
Lapsit is a program for babies and their special someone.
Preschool Story Time
Southwest Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Century Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Molino Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Computer Classes
Resume Help – Molino Branch Library
Are you looking for a job and need to get your resume put together? Schedule a 45-minute appointment with Michael at Molino Branch Library. You will get personalized help to polish up your resume and make it stand out from the crowd.
One-on-One Tech Help – Molino Branch Library
Get 30 minutes of individual technology help at Molino Branch Library. Find your email, increase your computer knowledge, improve your skills with your smart phone and learn how to download eBooks and more. Call 850-435-1760 to reserve your session.
Word 2016
Create a document by learning the basics of Word 2016. Using the ribbons, spelling and grammar, saving and printing will be covered.
Excel 2016
This class is for people who are new to Excel. Attendees will learn how to navigate around a spreadsheet and learn basic formatting skills.
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