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December Events at West Florida Public Libraries
Bookish Happenings
Southwest Branch Library Book Club
Enjoy a friendly literary conversation of"Chances Are...: A Novel" by Richard Russo.
Graphic Novel Group
Molino Book Club
Join us as we read “Lost Roses” by Martha Hall Kelly. The runaway bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. This sweeping new novel, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline's mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I.
Popular Literary Book Club: "The Overstory" by Richard Powers
Book events for youth
Read with a Dog
Come read with a Pet Partners certified therapy dog! Tanner loves to snuggle while listening to kids read him stories. You can schedule a 15-minute time block or just stop by and say hi if he isn’t already engrossed in a book. Reading to a therapy dog can help build confidence and motivate reluctant students by creating positive experiences around reading. For more information visit, www.facebook.com/TannerTherapyDog.
Pet Partners: Read With Me™
School-aged children are invited to register for a 15-minute session to pick a book and practice reading with a furry friend. Dogs and handlers are coordinated through Pet Partners and Cherry Point Dog Training, Inc. Preregistration is requested.
STEAM
Sew, Quilt and Jewelry Session
Come join us for the Adult Open Maker Lab! Sew, Quilt, & Jewelry Session. Have a pesky chain you can’t get untangled? Want to finish that sewing project? Need to use the Silhouette cutting machine? Bring in new or unfinished projects, your imagination, and come join us! All tools provided by the library.
Chess Club
We will help you learn how to play one of the oldest games in the world. Whether you are a brand-new beginner or a master chess player, this is a chance to learn new skills, practice your moves and improve your game in a friendly environment. All playing levels are welcome, including beginners. The library will provide all the chess boards and pieces.
Open STEAM Lab
Come explore the technology that West Florida Public Libraries owns. Learn to code or use the Silhouette machines. Have a sewing project you would like to work on? We have the machines you need. Perhaps you would like to make a poster with the wide format printer. Drop into the STEAM Lab during our open hours and staff will assist you in getting started with your newest project.
Holiday Cards and More! – Adult Maker Sessions Silhouette Projects
Personalized cards and gift tags add a creative touch to holidays or events. Come join us with your ideas and design or use our templates. You can learn to make paper cut-out tags and cards or even 3D cards using the Silhouette machines.
Holiday Cards and More! – STEAM for Kids
Personalized cards and gift tags add a creative touch to holidays or events. Come join us with your ideas and design or use our templates. You can learn to make paper cut-out tags and cards or even 3D cards using the Silhouette machines.
Sewing and Quilting with STEAM for Grownups
Would you like to learn to sew? Come learn at the library. We provide you the tools to get started. If you are already an experienced seamstress or quilter, come us for the fun and friendship.
Electronics Thursday
How does that thingamajig work? Let’s take it apart and see what makes it tick. Explore the magical and complicated world of electronics. Come build simple circuits and learn the basic principles of electronics with a hands-on lab environment. No experience needed. For all ages.
Quilt, Stitch and Sew Open Session
Come learn to quilt, stitch or sew. Want to learn to crochet? Want to brush up on your sewing skills? Want to spend time together with like-minded people working on your craft project? The library has sewing machines and other tools you can use to produce your creations.
Let’s Make Art! – Family STEAM Night
Let’s put the A in STEAM and make some art! Come learn to paint with acrylic paints.
STEAM for Homeschoolers at Tryon Branch Library
Needing some STEAM to round out your curriculum? Join us every Friday morning for lessons in STEAM. This month’s theme is entrepreneurship. Classes will be:
LEGO® WeDo 2.0 Robotics Club at Tryon Branch Library
Come explore LEGO® WeDo 2.0 robotics with the West Florida Public Libraries. We will build different robots using the LEGO® WeDo 2.0 kit, exploring different robot functions as well as learning how to code the robots we build. Beginners are welcome. The library will provide all supplies needed.
Molino is Sew Cool
Join us as we learn the fundamentals of sewing. This month's project is a bowl coozie!
Family STEAM Night: Game Night
All kinds of games can be fun and challenging to play. Come play games and even learn how to design and make your own! We’ll try different sorts, including cooperative and competitive, tabletop and digital, simple and complex, and more.
Minecraft and LEGO® at Tryon Branch Library
Come get your build on as we play Minecraft and build with LEGO® bricks. Beginners are welcome. The library will provide all supplies needed.
Jazz it Up with Jewelry! – Family STEAM Night
Would you like to learn how to make jewelry? Come join us every third Thursday of the month for Jazz it up with Jewelry Family STEAM Night and learn basic beginners’ jewelry making. We will make bracelets, earrings, necklaces and more. Each session we will offer a new project to delight all ages and cover topics such as beading, wire wrapping, and plaiting / knotting leather cords. All materials are provided by the library.
Minecraft Monday
Come get your build on as we play Minecraft and build with LEGO® bricks. Beginners are welcome. The library will provide all supplies needed.
Bricks and Flicks – “The Lion King” (2019)
Join us in watching the “The Lion King” (2019). Come munch popcorn and enjoy the action adventure movie. In our second meeting room, we will have LEGO® bricks for you to build as you watch the movie.
Celebrations
Santa Visits the Library!
Santa is coming to West Florida Public Libraries! Enjoy stories and lots of holiday cheer with Santa.
Crafts
Holiday Ornament Party
It’s time to deck the halls. Come join us in making fun holiday ornaments for your tree.
Loopy Loomers
Come and help give back to the community by making slippers for dialysis patients and nest for abandon baby wildlife. All ages are welcome.
Teen
Teen Tuesday: Virtual Reality, Xbox One X, and more Tech!
Teens, join us in the STEAM Lab for access to video games on the Nintendo Switch such as Mario Kart, plus board games, card games and more tech. Bring your friends or come prepared to make new ones.
Movies, Music and Games
Uke’n’Play
Come make some happy sounds and learn how to play the ukulele! Beginner instruction is from 4-4:30 and will cover instrument handling, tuning, basic chords, etc. Then, jam with us from 4:30-5:30 as we share techniques and learn songs together. Bring your own ukulele, or borrow one of ours during the class.
Molino Melodies
Join us on Thursday evenings as we learn to play the mountain dulcimer. Bring your dulcimer and join, or try one of ours. Beginners welcome.
Tryon Tuesday: Movie Night for the Family – "The Polar Express"
We’re showing new release movies for the whole family once a month with popcorn. This month’s film is “The Polar Express”, release date 2004, rated G, with a running time of 100 minutes.
School's Out, Nothing to Do – "Aladdin" Movie
Tryon Tuesday: Play Store
Partner Programs
GED Classes
Earn your GED at the Molino Community Center. Classes are held each Monday and Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Molino Community Center. 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 georgestonecenter.com to register. No class on Monday, Dec. 23.
Planning for Your 2020 Garden
Come and join the Master Gardener Volunteer Organization and learn how to plan and get ready for your new year’s vegetable garden! We will hold a panel discussion with three experienced gardeners to discuss what works, what doesn’t, why timing is so important and we’ll offer helpful hints on growing all your favorite vegetables in Northwest Florida.
Genealogy
One-on-One Assistance and Instruction
Regular Program 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. Each session also provides an opportunity to meet experienced and knowledgeable society members who willingly share their ideas and techniques. Free and open to all.
Genealogy Online 101 Class: Open Session
Wellness
Chair Yoga
Want to try yoga? Ease into it with gentle chair yoga. Ideal for seniors and those who have difficulty arising from the floor as well as office workers who sit for hours in a chair. Local patron will guide you through the basics of chair yoga: gentle stretches seated in a chair and also standing postures. Sponsored by The Friends of Southwest Branch Library.
Story Time
Pensacola Library
Bouncy Babies Story Time
Preschool Story Time
Tryon Branch Library
Mommy & Me
Mommy & Me is a lap sit program for babies and their special someone. Stories and activities are designed for children under 3 years of age.
Preschool Story Time
Preschool story time is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their parents. Activities include stories, songs, felt boards, puppets, musical instruments, movement and laughter.
Southwest Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Stories, songs, basic concept learning and crafts for preschool children ages 0-5. Sponsored by The Friends of the SWBL.
Bed Time Story Time
Bed time story event with Christopher Robinson as he shares the book he wrote “OH NO It’s Story time." Friends of the SWB will provide snacks.
Molino Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Century Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
Computer Classes
Digitization Help
West Florida Public Libraries wants to help you get your important documents and photos digitized. Sign up today for a one-on-one session where we will help you scan and save your items to a flash drive. Call (850) 436-5067 to reserve your 30-minute time slot. Drop-ins are welcome on a first come, first served basis.
One-on-One Resume Help
Are you looking for a job and need to get your resume put together? Schedule a 45-minute appointment at Molino Branch Library. You will get personalized help to polish up your resume and make it stand out from the crowd.
Wide Format Printing
Need to print a banner or oversized poster for your next party or meeting? Come learn how to make your own large banner or poster that you will take home with you. You will learn how to print your poster on the library’s wide format plotter.
Microsoft Word Workshop
Learn to create and edit documents with Microsoft Word. You will practice using its tools to create the documents you need. Perfect for job seekers, this workshop will help you build your computer skills.
Sign up for One-on-One Tech Help at Pensacola
Do you need help with using a smartphone? Need to know the basic functions of your personal laptop? Sign up for a 30-minute one-on-one session for any topic under basic computer skills during open computer lab hours every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and every Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call 436-5088 to sign up for your time slot.
One-on-One Tech Help at Molino
Get 30 minutes of individual technology help at the Molino Branch Library. Find email, increase your computer knowledge, improve your skills with your smart phone and learn how to download e-books and more. Call 850-435-1760 to reserve your session.
Microsoft Excel Workshop
Microsoft Excel is useful in the business world and this workshop will equip you with the skills you need to create and edit spreadsheets. Perfect for those entering the workforce, this workshop will help you build your computer skills.
Resume Writing Workshop
Are you looking for a job? Are you needing help with your resume? Come to this workshop to learn how to set up and fill out your resume to give you an edge in your job search.
Tech Savvy Seniors
If you're struggling to search for answers to your questions using Google or challenged by the click of an unknown link, come ready to learn about using computers and other tech devices every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Gull Point Resource Center.
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