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January Events at West Florida Public Libraries
Bookish Happenings
Book events for adults
Southwest Branch Library Book Club
Friendly literary conversation of “The Late Show” by Michael Connelly. The book begins when ReneĢe Ballard catches two cases she doesn't want to part with: the brutal beating of a prostitute and the killing of a young woman in a nightclub shooting. Against orders and her own partner's wishes, Ballard works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night.
Graphic Novel Group
Join Pop Comics owner Harley Orr and Pensacola Library staff in a discussion of a graphic novel that participants decided on during the December meeting. The group meets monthly.
Popular Literary Book Discussion
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood has enjoyed renewed popularity due to the award-winning Hulu show. The story follows Offred, a handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets whose signs are now pictures because women are not allowed to read. She must pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, for in a time of declining birthrates her value lies in her fertility, and failure means exile to the dangerously polluted Colonies. Offred can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Now she navigates the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules.
Molino Book Discussion
Start off the new year with your friend at the Molino Library to discuss the fantasy heist book “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo. The book follows six dangerous outcasts and one impossible heist. Criminal prodigy Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction-if they don't kill each other first.
Bookish Behavior for Grown-ups
Hang out with our librarians and see what new biographies are on our shelves.
Book events for youth
Meet the Pet Partners dogs
Meet the community members and their dogs who make up our Read With Me™ program. Learn about good decisions in caring for your family pet, and what it takes to be a community helper on four legs.
Pet Partners: Read With Me™
School-aged children are invited to register for a 15-minute session to pick a book and read to one of the therapy dogs who will patiently listen while cuddling up. Books are provided by Friends of the Southwest Branch Library. Dogs and handlers are coordinated through Pet Partners and Cherry Point Dog Training Inc. Preregistration required, please.
Teen events
Teen Thursdays – Pensacola Library
Teens, join us weekly in the STEAM Lab for two hours of exclusive access to computers, gizmos, board games, virtual reality and other fun activities.
New Year, New You, New Memories: DIY Memory Boxes
Welcome the new year by crafting a cool place to store your 2018 memories. Let’s make memory boxes together.
Crafts
Coloring for Kids
We’ve got everything you need to take home a giant, beautiful picture. Just add your imagination.
Coloring Night for Grown-ups – Art
A pot of tea, pens, crayons, pencils, coloring books and you taking just a little time to relax.
Passport to the World
Do you want to travel? Meet your friends at the library to “travel” the world and get a stamp in your passport. This month we will learn about Mexico and India, make some fun crafts and learn a little about yoga.
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.
Rock Painting 101
A local patron will guide you through the fun and creativity of painting rocks for fun. All supplies will be provided by Friends of the Southwest Branch Library.
Craft Night for Grown-ups – Make a Bracelet
Learn how to make your own beaded wire bracelet. Supplies will be provided.
Make it Mondays
Join us in the newly-renovated craft room to get creative. This month we will make Kaleidocycles- a mesmerizing folding paper toy.
STEAM
Open Lab – STEAM Lab – Pensacola Library
Would you like to explore some of the robots and other technology tools that West Florida Public Libraries owns? Would you like further instruction with the Silhouette machines to become trained to use the machines in the Technology Lab? Come to the STEAM Lab during our open hours and staff will assist you in getting started with robotics, virtual reality or the Silhouette machines.
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.
Quilting Class – Pensacola Library
Come learn to quilt. We will be creating quilt tops using the “Trip Around the World” pattern. Please bring seven fat quarters of fabric to use to make the quilt.
Family STEAM Night – Cubelets®
Cubelets® are robot blocks that combine to work together in a team. Each block 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. This program is recommended for ages 4 and up.
STEAM at Southwest Branch Library - Kids
Come build airplane robots using Lego® bricks and Cubelets®, robot blocks that join together magnetically to work as a team. Each block is about an inch-and-a-half across and connects face-to-face with other Cubelets®. Combine them in different ways and with Lego® bricks, they make your creation move. Duplo® bricks will be available for the little ones.
Sparki Robotics Club
Come learn Sparkiduino, a simplified version of C/C++, to program Sparki, an Arduino robot. Sparki can be programmed to follow lines, solve mazes, avoid walls and edges and draw shapes. This ongoing workshop is intended for ages 9 and up.
STEAM at Tryon Branch Library - Kids
Come build airplane robots using Lego® bricks and Cubelets®, robot blocks that join together magnetically to work as a team. Each Cubelet® is about an inch-and-a-half across and connects face-to-face with other Cubelets®. Combine them in different ways and with Lego® bricks, they make your creation move. Duplo® bricks will be available for the little ones.
STEAM at Tryon Branch Library – Adults – Quilting with Silhouette
Have you wanted to learn to quilt? This month we will explore cutting quilt blocks and shapes using the Silhouette Cameo® machine. The library will have fabric to use, but please feel free to bring your own fabric if you like.
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 about Tiny Whoop flyers, visit tinywhoop.com. This program is recommended for teens and up.
Lego® at the Library
On Jan. 13, come build airplanes and other flying machines. On Jan. 27, the library has special boxes of single-colored Lego® bricks. How will you answer the challenge of building with a single color of bricks? The library provides the bricks; you just need to bring your imagination.
Stop Motion with STEAM – Animation Workshop
We've got the tools, you've got the talent, so come learn how to make a stop-action video with us. We'll have recording equipment and toys, but if you want to bring your own poseable action figure, go for it.
STEAM Special Visitor – CSI
Join special visitors from the Crime Scene Investigation Unit as they share about how crime scenes are investigated and evidence is collected. Open for all ages.
STEAM at Molino Branch Library – Kids
Come build airplane robots using Lego® bricks and Cubelets®, robot blocks that join together magnetically to work as a team. Each Cubelet® is about an inch-and-a-half across and connects face-to-face with other Cubelets®. Combine them in different ways and with Lego® bricks, they make your creation move. Duplo® bricks will be available for the little ones.
STEAM at Pensacola Library - Kids
Join us to explore the technology and tools of the STEAM Lab in these bi-weekly sessions. On Jan. 25, we will explore virtual reality, using Google Cardboard and the Oculus Rift. These hour-long STEAM sessions are intended to be enrichment workshops.
Family STEAM Night: Dream Jars
Children and their parents can attend a gentle story time about a young child who makes a "dream jar." Everyone will make their own dream jars that can double as night-lights. Children are welcome to come in pajamas. Hot cocoa will be available.
Holiday Closures
New Year’s Day
All West Florida Public Libraries locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
All West Florida Public Libraries locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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 about researching your family history.
Movies and Music
Movie Night for the Family
Arrive early every month to enjoy a classic movie and popcorn. Beginning at 4 p.m., this month’s movie is the 1994 classic “The Lion King”, rated G with a running time of 87 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. This is an open enrollment program, so students may enroll anytime during the semester. Contact Patricia Harrison at George Stone 850-941-6200 ex. 2361 for more information. Visit www.georgestonecenter.com to register.
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
Molino Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Computer Classes
Women’s Coding Club – Pensacola Library
Interested in learning more about code? Come explore the basics of coding in these introductory sessions and open the door to the world of code.
One-on-One Tech Help – Molino Branch Library
Get 30 minutes of individual technology help every Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. and every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Molino Branch Library. Find your email, increase your computer knowledge, improve your skills with your smart phone, learn how to download e-books and more. Call 850-435-1760 to reserve a session.
Wide Format Printing – Pensacola Library
Want to create your own large banner or poster? Attend this workshop and staff will assist you in exploring and experiencing the projects you can make with the library’s wide format plotter.
Computer Basics Class
Think of the computer as a hybrid of a TV and a typewriter and the internet as a library. This workshop series introduces easy concepts for using computers to adults 18 and over.
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 on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for personalized help polishing your resume and making it stand out from the crowd.
Basic Skills I
This workshop will introduce you to the components of a computer along with basic keyboard and mouse skills.
Basic Skills II
This workshop will introduce you to the Windows environment along with navigating between different programs.
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