May 2018 BCL News

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MAY 2018/SUMMER PREVIEW

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for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development May 19 from 10AM-3:30PM Featured Events include: Northwest Regional Library • First 1,000 children get a free book 3151 University Drive Coral Springs, FL 33065 • Arts and crafts table:

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Free festival for children and families • Free face painting celebrating World Day for Cultural Diversity • Learn about 2018 Summer and Summer Learning Program 2018 Kick-Off! Learning Program •

Performances by Fushu Daiko Taiko Japanese Drummers and the Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Association Lion Dance Team • Science experiments at the Super Science Explorers Lab Children’s BookFest is presented by and funded through the Broward Public Library Foundation with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as presenting sponsor. The Children’s BookFest is sponsored by the Children’s Services Council and supported by Broward Family Life Magazine.

Director’s Message

READING ROCKS

SUMMER KICK-OFF EVENTS Read! Learn! Win Great Prizes!

Free Events for All Ages at Libraries Countywide!

Register in person at your favorite library or online at Broward.org/Library/Summer June 2 - Teens: Cook up a storm, New Orleans-style, Noon-1PM, Young At Art Museum/Broward County Library June 8 - Animal Tales Wildlife Show: See, learn about and meet small exotic animals from around the world, ages 4 and up suggested, 2-3PM, Hollywood Library June 9 - Kick-off Party: Free books, storytime and entertainment, 10AM-3PM, Pembroke Pines Library June 9 - Build with LEGOs, all ages with caregiver. 10:30-11:30AM, Pompano Beach Library June 9 - Animal Tales Petting Zoo: Meet hedgehogs, skunks, insects, snakes and more, ages 2 and up suggested, 11AM-Noon, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center June 9 - The Amazing Mr. A.! Magic, ventriloquism and fun, all ages. 1111:45AM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library June 9 - Mystic Drumz, Senior Moments Band, Meet Your Wildlife Friends with the Sawgrass Nature Center, MODS solar planetarium, crafts and more, all ages, 11AM-4PM, Main Library June 9 - Summer Learning Registration Celebration, all ages, Noon-5PM, Carver Ranches Library June 9 - Summer Opening Party with Geddy the Gecko, 1-3PM, Dania Beach Paul DeMaio Library June 9 - Kickoff Party, 1-3:30PM, Hallandale Beach Library June 9 - Magic Comedy Show with Brent Gregory! All ages, 1-2PM, Southwest Regional Library June 9 - Kick-Off Party, 2-3PM, Riverland Library June 9 - Jump-Off Party: Cake, music and sign-up for summer reading online program to win prizes! All ages, 2-3PM, Lauderhill Towne Centre Library June 9 - Brian & the Boppets: A rockin’ puppet show to start our summer. Plus summer sign-up & raffles! All ages welcome, 2-3PM, West Regional Library

Andes: Ages 4 and up, 11AM-Noon,Young At Art Museum/Broward County Library June 10 - Summer Kick-Off Dance Party, 1-4PM, NSU-Alvin Sherman Library June 11 - Kid’s Music Circle Summer Learning Sign-Up, 2-3PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library June 12 - Teen Summer Kickoff! Movie & Bookswap. Enjoy a summer movie & swap your book for summer reads. Refreshments & raffles, ages 12-18. 5:30-7:30PM, West Regional Library June 12 -Summer Kick-off: Geo Jane! A geological adventure with stories, magic and comedy. Suzy Hammer as Geo Jane is a rock hound and a geologist. She will show her rock collection and tell stories about the earth and natural sciences, ages 2-10, 10:30-11:15AM, Century Plaza Leon Slatin Library

Sponsored by the Broward Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Broward County Library and the Florida Panthers

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Summer Events May 19 - Children’s BookFest and Official System-wide Summer Learning Program Kick-off: Dance and drumming performances, face painting, free book giveaway, arts-and-crafts and more, 10AM-3:30PM, Northwest Regional Library June 15 - Afro-Caribbean Weekend Fest: Celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture and cuisine along with an interactive storytelling experience, 6-8PM, Foster Park Community Center Micro-Library June 16 - Afro-Caribbean Weekend Fest: Storytelling Contest and Music Fest featuring a story slam, steel drum and junkanoo bands, food trucks and more, 2-6PM, Hallandale Beach Library June 16 - Juneteenth Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival: Live music, games, food and fun, presented by Northwest Branch Library, 11AM-5PM, Apollo Park, 1580 NW 3rd Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (adjacent to library) July 20, 21 - South Florida Book Festival: A weekend of authors, presentations, cooking demos and more, call 954-3576282 or visit Bookfest.Broward.org for details, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center August 3 - Rock After Hours: Adults 21 and over can enjoy an evening of music, dance and vinyl record sales. A $10 entrance fee gets you a night of entertainment, a free signature cocktail, refreshments and lots of fun, 7-9:30PM, Main Library August 11 - Fort Lauderdale Story Slam: Adults 21 and over are invited for a night of poetry and fun, tickets are $15/$10, call 954-357-6282 for details, 6-9:30PM, African American Research Library and Cultural Center

New Experiences at Your Library Summer is fast approaching, with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend kicking off a season of vacations, family fun and more time for relaxing.

While you’re enjoying your rest and relaxation, why not take advantage of your Broward County Libraries free entertainment and try something new?

Your Broward County Library card is a ticket to so many fun, free opportunities and summer learning.

Watch binge-worthy TV without burning through your monthly data limits using our GoChip, a small, portable device loaded with a season’s worth of premiere shows. Up to 8 devices can link to a GoChip at the same time wirelessly, you and your friends are able to watch the same or different episodes, it’s your choice.

Take advantage of 13 million songs available in the digital music library, and while you are riding a Broward County bus use the free WiFi to download or stream the hits. Ditto if you are visiting Rev. Samuel Delevoe Park in Fort Lauderdale or T.Y. Park in Hollywood, create your perfect workout playlist. The songs never expire so you can take your tunes home with you and keep them as long as you like.

Just in time for summer, tablets loaded with Library resources are coming to a library near you. You can also use your Broward County Library card to watch free downloadable or streaming movies and music videos to keep the kids busy on a summer road trip, check out hot bestsellers and eBooks for leisurely vacation reads or make a sounds-of-summer personal playlist using the free online songs and albums you can download/stream using your library card. And, if you’re a veteran, active-duty member of the military or a dependent of either you can check out one of our Veterans Connect Hotspots, and carry free Internet service with you, wherever you go.

As you plan your summer adventures, don’t forget to pencil in time for Broward County Library’s 2018 Summer Learning Program, which offers prizes for learning, reading and attending the hundreds of amazing free events for all ages. This issue of our BCL News offers a Summer Learning Program preview that includes our great Summer Learning Program kick-off events and a sneak peek at our signature Summer Learning Program 2018 events.

So, start your summer off right by experiencing what Broward County Library has to offer. I know you’re going to like what you see, hear and experience.

June 9 - Marci Poppins: Stories, songs, and puppets, All ages, 3-3:45PM, Sunrise Dan Pearl Library June 9 - Children’s Summer Learning Kick-off Party, 3-4PM, Margate Catharine Young Library June 9 - Flutes of the

Sincerely,

~ Kelvin Watson

Jewish American Heritage Month May 9 - Never Again: Hitler and the Holocaust, speaker, 4-5:30PM, Pompano Beach Library May 14 - Actor/Director Avi Hoffman and his mother, Miriam Hoffman will discuss her memoir, A Breed Apart: Reflections of a Young Refugee. 1:30-2:30PM, Century Plaza/Leon Slatin Branch Library May 14 - Jewish and American Considerations in the Aftermath of the Parkland Tragedy, 5:45-7:45PM, Weston Library May 15 - Let’s Talk About Books: Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan Englander, 10:30-11:30AM, Southwest Regional Library

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FRIDAY, JUNE 15 • 6-8PM

May 21 - Genealogy Club: Highlighting Jewish genealogy/introduction to genealogy, 2-3PM, Main Library

Foster Park Community Center Micro-Library, 609 NW 6th Ave

May 22 - The Great Jewish-American Novel, presented by Caren Schnur Neile, Ph.D., 1:30-3PM, Main Library

Hallandale Beach Branch Library, 300 S. Federal Hwy

May 22 - I’ll Have What She’s Having: Presentation on the history of the Jewish deli and its delicious foods, 2-3PM, Tamarac Library

SATURDAY, JUNE 16 • 2-6PM

SAVE THE DATE • JULY 20 & 21 THE 16TH ANNUAL

May 29 - Jews and Jazz: Celebrate Jewish Contributions to American Music, presented by author Richie Gerber, 1-2:30PM, Main Library

mylibrarystory “What I wish,” says newcomer Atsa, “was that someone had been at the airport, the minute I stepped off the plane, to hand me a brochure for the library!” Atsa left everything in November 2016 to come to America with two suitcases. Her first five months as a selfdescribed “homesick immigrant” immediately turned around when she entered the library.

Atsa’s aunt, a Los Angeles psychiatrist, advised her: “You need to go to a library right away. There are good people there to help you.” Sure enough, Atsa found her library family in Plantation, at the West Regional Library. “This library is a part of my life now,” says Atsa. “The tranquility, the atmosphere, educated people…it’s never boring!”

Atsa is a stranger to boring. As a child, she survived the terrifying war that broke out between Iran and Iraq in 1980. Once a student of the top watercolorist in Iran, at age 18 she helped support her family during the years of crisis by selling her work and giving art lessons. Against the odds, she earned a degree in English Literature from Shahid Beheshti University in 2011; her next stop was an artist’s life in Malaysia; finally, in 2017, entry into the United States.

Since June 2017, Atsa has been attending English Café on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and raves, “The staff and volunteers are excellent, marvelous people.” Topping the list of those Atsa credits with being a tremendous help in expanding her credentials and acclimation to

May 29 - Movie: Rhapsody in Blue: The Story of George Gershwin, 2:30-4:30PM, Main Library

#DestinationFridays

#SOFLOBOOKFEST

African-American Reserarch Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311​• 954-357-6282 SoFloBookfest.Broward.org

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13!

Cinco de Mayo • May 4 African-American Research Library and Cultural Center 6:30 to 9:30PM After-hours, over-21 event For ticket info, call 954-357-6210 or visit Fridays.Broward.org

Upcoming:

I Love the 80s • June 1 ASIAN-PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH May 1-31 - Virtual Reality Mahjong, during library hours, Main Library May 5 - Celebrate Children’s Day: A Japanese cultural experience, all ages with caregiver, refreshments, 1-2:30PM, Pompano Beach Library May 8 - The Page Turner’s Monthly Book Club:. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

by Lisa See, 2-3PM, South Regional/ Broward College Library May 9 - Wednesdays at West-Senses of Cinema: Foreign film series with commentary by film expert Shelley Isaacs, Coming Home (PG-13), 2-5PM, West Regional Library May 12, 26 - Movie and Discussion: 5/12: Paprika, (R), Noon-2PM; 5/26: Unbreakable, (PG-13) Noon-2:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library May 14 - Dear Readers Book Club: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, 12:301:30PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library May 16 - Book Discussion: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, 1-2PM, Pembroke Pines Library May 16 - Rockin’ Around the Hawaiian Islands: A night of music and fun, 6:307:30PM, Southwest Regional Library May 19 - Falun Dafa Workshop: Qigong exercise and meditation class, 11AM-12:30PM, Carver Ranches Library May 19 - Hawaiian Ukulele Performance by The Yellow Birds, 3-4PM, North Regional/Broward College Library

HANDS-ON FUN May 2 - Crafternoons: Mother’s Day cards, ages 6-12, 4:30-5:30PM, Carver Ranches Library May 8 - Children’s Crafts: Mother’s Day gift, 3-5PM, Lauderhill Towne Centre Library May 8 - Upcycled Crafts: Wine-cork coaster, 5-6:30PM, South Regional/Broward College Library May 10 - Children’s Crafts: Mother’s Day gift, 3:30-4:30PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library May 11 - Children’s Crafts: Mother’s Day gift, 2:30-4PM, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center May 12 - Ceramics on Wheels, children, 11AM-Noon, Weston Library May 12 - Crafting Hour, all ages, Noon-1PM, Main Library May 12 - Crafting Club: Mother’s Day napkins, 3-4PM, Southwest Regional Library STORIES May 7, 14, 21 - Toddler Storytime, ages 3-24 months, 10-11AM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library May 8 - Preschool Storytime: Celebrating Moms, 10:3011:30AM, AfricanAmerican Research Library and Cultural Center May 8 - Children’s Storytime, 10:3011:15AM, Century Plaza/ Leon Slatin Library May 8 – Ready…Set… Go! Preschool/ Kindergarten Readiness Storytime, preregister: 954-3576733, ages 3-5, 1111:30AM, Southwest Regional Library May 9 - PajamaRama Evening Family Storytime: Wear your jammies, all ages, 7-7:30PM, Southwest Regional Library

May 10 - Storytime: Books, songs and rhymes, ages 12- 36 months with caregiver, 10:30-11AM and 11:15-11:45AM, Southwest Regional Library May 17 - Children’s Storytime, 12:30-1PM, Weston Library SPECIAL EVENTS May 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 - Virtual Reality Guided Meditation, 5/7, 5/11, 5/12: 10AM-6PM; 5/8, 5/9: Noon-8PM, Main Library May 12 - 13th Annual Mother’s Day Tea with Special Guest Marci Poppins, 10:30AMNoon, Southwest Regional Library May 12 - Mother’s Day Tea, ages 3 and up, 10:30-11:30AM, Young At Art Museum/Broward County Library May 12 - Mother’s Day Celebration: Music, crafts and refreshments, ages 2-6, registration begins 4/30, 2-3PM, West Regional Library May 12 - Amazonia Vocal Ensemble Concert, 4-5PM, Weston Library

Atsa standing in front of her art.

American life is Mary Cassell, Librarian Senior at West Regional Library, who runs the English Café program.

“Part of English Café is empowering students to present on their countries of origin, skills and professions,” Cassell explains. “People want to share their cultures and professions like ambassadors,” describing her English Café students cross-sampling everything from belly dance to a field trip to an Indian restaurant.

When the English Café tackled this year’s Big Read selection, Love in the Time of Butterflies, Atsa shared by teaching a class in which she asked fellow students to re-design the book cover, resulting in an art display at the branch.

Atsa is active in a number of West Regional programs. “I take the Beading with Ms. June class, which I love, because I know that I have to be among English speakers to practice,” she explains. Her outgoing, sunny personality won her many friends in class and led to becoming a volunteer art instructor at Brookdale Community Center.

Universal Class, which offers over 500 free classes, is Atsa’s favorite online resource for business and pleasure. Not a surprising choice for an artist with five degrees in Persian calligraphy who speaks French, Arabic, English and Farsi (Persian). Her next language will be Spanish, which the library offers as El Club Spanish Classes.

Thus far, she has enjoyed Universal Class courses in Personality Development, Acrylic Painting, Basic English and Body Language.

Atsa’s first classes at the library were in the computer center: an employability workshop and one on resume writing, which have helped with her ongoing job search. Mary Cassell introduced Atsa to the National League of American Pen Women, which accepted her as a member and exhibited her art in Skolnick Community Center in Pompano Beach.

As an award-winning, internationally recognized painter and the daughter of a novelist, Atsa sees the world through an artistic and literary lens. She says she treasures the library for making her feel at home in her adopted country and for making her moments here count. “The story of our lives is a book,” she says. “Each day a page is torn off. We do not have time to waste.”

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African-American Research Library & Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 33311 • 954-357-6282 AF Beach 3250 NE 2nd Street Pompano Beach 33062 • 954-357-7830 BE Carver Ranches 4735 S.W. 18 Street, West Park 33023 • 954-357-6245 CR Century Plaza Leon Slatin 1856 A W. Hillsboro Blvd.

Deerfield Beach 33442 • 954-357-7740 CP Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library 2800 N.W. 9 Court, Pompano Beach 33069 • 954-357-7670 CC Dania Beach Paul DeMaio 1 Park Avenue East, Dania Beach 33004 • 954-357-7073 DA Davie/Cooper City 4600 S.W. 82 Avenue, Davie 33328 • 954-357-6399 DC Deerfield Beach Percy White 837 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach 33441 • 954-357-7680 DB

Miramar Branch Library & Education Center 10-6 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar 33025 • 954-357-8090 MI North Lauderdale Saraniero 6901 Kimberly Blvd., North Lauderdale • • 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 33068 • 954-357-6660 NL

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11:30 11 11 11 11 9 Fort Lauderdale • 10-6 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 33314 • 954-262-5477 NV Pembroke Pines/Walter C. Young • 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 • Fort Lauderdale Resource Center 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 955 N.W. 129 Avenue, Pembroke Pines • 8-8 8-4 8-8 8-4 8-4 10-6 33304 • 954-357-7890 FL 33028 • 954-357-6750 PE No material returns.

Foster Park Community Center Pompano Beach Micro-Library 12-5 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9 12-5 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach • 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 609 NW 6th Avenue, Hallandale Beach 33060 • 954-357-7595 PO 33009 • 954-455-0310 FP Riverland Galt Ocean Mile Reading Center 2710 W. Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale • 12-8 10-6 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 3403 Galt Ocean Dr., Fort Lauderdale • 10-6 10-6 • 12-8 10-6 10-6 33312 • 954-357-7455 RV 33308 • 954-357-7840 GO South Regional/ Hallandale Beach Branch Broward College Library • 12-8 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines 300 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale 33009 • 954-357-6380 HL 10-6 7:30- 7:30- 7:30- 7:30- 7:30- 10-6 33024 • 954-201-8825 SR 8 8 8 8 4 Limited Service Hours: Hollywood Beach Monday – Friday: 7:30-10 a.m.

Bernice P. Oster Branch • 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 • Thursday: 6-8 p.m.

1301 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood 33019 • 954-357-4798 HB Southwest Regional Library 16835 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines 10-6 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 Hollywood Branch • 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 33331 • 954-357-6580 SW 2600 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 33020 • 954-357-7760 HO Stirling Road 3151 Stirling Road, Hollywood 10-6 10-6 12-8 • 12-8 10-6 10-6 Imperial Point 33312 • 954-357-7550 SL 5985 N. Federal Highway • 10-6 12-8 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 Fort Lauderdale Sunrise Dan Pearl 33308 • 954-357-6530 IP 10500 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise • 10-6 12-8 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 33351 • 954-357-7440 SN Lauderdale Lakes Branch Library/ Educational and Cultural Center Tamarac • 10-6 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 8701 W. Commercial Blvd., Tamarac 3580 W. Oakland Park Blvd.

• 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 Lauderdale Lakes 33351 • 954-765-1500 TA 33311 • 954-357-8650 LL Tyrone Bryant Lauderhill Central Park Library 2230 N.W. 21 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale • 12-8 10-6 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 3810 NW 11 Pl, Lauderhill • 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 33311 • 954-357-8210 BR 33311 • 954-357-7833 LH West Regional Lauderhill Towne Centre 10-6 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 6399 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill • 12-8 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation 33324 • 954-765-1560 WR 33313 • 954-357-6406 LC Weston Main 4205 Bonaventure Blvd., Weston • 10-8 10-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 • 10-6 12-8 12-8 10-6 10-6 10-6 33332 • 954-357-5420 WE 100 S. Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale 33301 • 954-357-7444 MN Young At Art Museum/ Broward County Library Margate Catharine Young 11-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-6 • 10-6 12-8 10-6 12-8 10-6 10-6 751 SW 121 Avenue, Davie 5810 Park Drive, Margate 33325 • 954-357-5437 YB 33063 • 954-357-7500 MG

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CELEBRATE STAR WARS DAY - MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! CONTESTS, CHALLENGES + FUN CELEBRATIONS May 1-4 - Name Generator: Create your own unique Star Wars name, during library hours, Pembroke Pines Library May 4 - Star Wars Trivia Game, ages 6-12, 7:30AM-4PM, South Regional/Broward College Library May 4 - Board and Video Game Celebration, 2-3PM, Riverland Library May 4-31 - Trivia Challenge: Play to win prizes, Pembroke Pines Library May 5 - Special Event, 11AM-5PM, Main Library MOVIE SCREENINGS May 2 - Call for title, (PG-13), 5-7:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education May 3 - Star Wars: A New Hope (PG-13), 10:30AM; The Empire Strikes Back (PG-13), 1PM; Return of the Jedi, (PG-13), 3:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library May 4 - Movie Marathon, call for titles, 10AM6PM, West Regional Library May 4 - Phantom Menace (PG-13), 10:30AM; Attack of the Clones (PG-13), 1PM, North Regional/Broward College Library

May 4 - Star Wars Film Series, Part 3, 2-5:30PM, Southwest Regional Library

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR CHILDREN + TEENS

May 4 - Call for title, 3-6PM, Margate Catharine Young Library May 4 - The Last Jedi, (PG-13), 3:30-6PM, Dania Beach Paul DeMaio May 5 – Movies, Call for titles, 11AM-5PM, Main Library May 5 - Revenge of the Sith, (PG-13), 10:30AM; The Force Awakens, (PG-13), 1PM; Rogue One, (PG-13), 3:30PM, North Regional/ Broward College Library May 19 - Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (PG-13) and Costume Contest, for K-12 students, prizes on display at the Lost Museum of the Jedi, 2-5PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library May 25 - The Last Jedi, (PG-13), 3-5:30PM, Hollywood Library

May 4 - Call for title, Noon-2:30PM, South Regional/Broward College Library

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May 4 - Play with Sphero and littleBits Space Kits, Noon-1PM, Main Library May 4 - May the 4th “Bead” with You: Lightsaber keychain craft, 2-3PM, South Regional/Broward College Library

May 1 - Ready...Set...Go! Preschool/ kindergarten readiness storytime, preregister: 954-357-6733, ages 3-5, 1111:30AM, Southwest Regional Library May 1, 15, 22, 29 - Storytime: Stories, songs and activities, ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10:30-11:15AM, Century Plaza/ Leon Slatin Library

May 4 - Children’s Event, ages 6-12, 4-5PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library May 4 - Children’s Event, ages 6-12, 4-5PM, Hollywood Library May 4 - Teen Event with special guest appearances by Darth Vader and Princess Leia, 4-5:30PM, Northwest Branch Library May 4 - Craft (while supplies last) and Creation Station Star Wars Virtual Reality Clip, children/teens, 4:30-5:30PM, Tamarac Library

May 4 - LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles, children/all ages, 3-3:45PM, South Regional/ Broward College Library

May 4 - May the Force Be with You, ages 4-15, 4-5:30PM, Young At Art Museum/ Broward County Library

May 4 - Special Event, 3-4PM, Imperial Point Library

May 4 - Children’s Event, 6:30-8PM, NSUAlvin Sherman Library

May 4 - Coding Project for Children, 3-4PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library

May 9 - Virtual Reality Experience, 4:306PM, Carver Ranches Library

May 4 - Children’s Event, 3:30-4:30PM, North Lauderdale Saraniero Library

May 9 - Tween Wii: Special Star Wars Edition, 5-5:45PM, ages 8-12, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center

May 4 - Race Droids: Star Wars-themed origami, ages 8 and up, 3:30-5PM, Pompano Beach Library

WITH BROWARD COUNT Y LIBRARY FOR THE YOUNG…

May 3 - Make an X-Wing Fighter to take home, 4:305:30PM, Tyrone Bryant

May 4 - Library Jedi Academy, children/all ages, 3:30-4:30PM, Southwest Regional Library

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OLD AND YOUNG

May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Preschool Storytime: Songs and rhymes, ages 2-5, 10:30-11AM, Hollywood Library

May 7, 14, 21 - Preschool Storytime, ages 2-4, 11AM-Noon, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library

May 2 - PajamaRama Evening Family Storytime: Wear your jammies, all ages, 7-7:30PM, Southwest Regional Library

May 10, 17, 24, 31 - Toddler Storytime, 11:30AM-Noon, Lauderhill Towne Centre Library

May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - New Hollywood Screenwriters: Lessons, reading and analysis, 6-7:30PM, Hollywood Branch Library

May 3 - Learning and Growing Storytime: Books, songs and rhymes, ages 1-3 months with caregiver, 10:30-11AM and 11:1511:45AM, Southwest Regional Library

May 19 - Family Yoga with Rosita: Helps children focus and prepare for school, 11AM-Noon, Century Plaza/Leon Slatin Branch Library

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Life Skills Workshop with Joyce Mandel, 6:307:30PM, Stirling Road Library

May 3, 10 - Sunshine Toddlers Storytime, 10:30-11:30AM, Hallandale Beach Library

…AND THE OLDER

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Playgroup Fun: Multi-sensory approach to early literacy, ages up to 2 years, 11:15AM-Noon, Hollywood May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Reading Buddies: Practice reading with a teen volunteer, ages 5-10, 4-5PM, Hollywood Library May 4, 11, 18, 25 - Storytime, ages 1-3, 11-11:30AM, Stirling Road Library May 5, 19 - Introduction to Robotics: LEGO and Mine Craft, Noon-1PM, Main Library May 6 - Family Sunday Funday, 11:30AM5PM, Stirling Road Library

MIND + BODY May 1, 8, 22, 29 - Morning or Evening Meditation and Relaxation, 10:30AM-Noon and 6:30-7:30PM, Hollywood Library May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Chair Yoga, Noon1PM, Weston Library May 3 - Ageless Grace for Seniors: Timeless fitness for the body and brain, 10:30-11:30AM, Carver Ranches Library May 3, 17 - Ageless Grace for Seniors: Timeless fitness for the body and brain, 1-2PM, Southwest Regional Library May 4, 11, 18, 25 - Zumba Gold: Moves for older active adults, 10:30-11:30AM, Dania Beach Paul DeMaio Library May 5 - Teen/Adult Volunteer Expo: Learn about volunteer opportunities at the library and other community organizations, 1-3PM, Southwest Regional Library May 7, 14, 21 - Chair Yoga with Ester, Noon-1PM, Main Library May 7, 21 - Ageless Grace for Seniors: Fitness for the body and brain, 2-3PM, South Regional/Broward College Library May 10 - Hearing Loss Basics and Technology, presented by the Hearing Loss Association of America, Broward County Chapter, 2-3PM, Southwest Regional Library May 15 - Falun Dafa: Gain inner peace with Qigong exercise/meditation, bring a yoga mat or towel, 6-7:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center May 17 - Adult Coloring, 10:30AM-Noon, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center May 19 - Chair Exercise Class for Seniors, presented by Baptist Health South Florida, 10:30-11:30AM, Young At Art Museum/ Broward County Library May 29 - Mindfulness Workshop with Lily Rosenblatt, 6-7:30PM, Stirling Road Library CLASSES + DISCUSSIONS May 1 - Frugal Vacation Tips: Make memories without breaking the bank, 6-7:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center

May 2 - Medicare 101, 7-7:45PM, Weston Library

May 3, 25 - Computer Class: 5/3: Meet the Computer; 5/25: Introduction to Email, presented by Oasis, 3-5PM, Margate Catharine Young Library May 5, 12, 19, 26 - U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation Class, 10:30AM-Noon, Hollywood Library May 5, 22 - One-on-One Business Counselling, by appointment 786-3295830, presented by ProsperaUSA, 5/5: 10:30AM-6PM; 5/22: 10AM-6PM Hollywood Library May 14 - Senior Bullying: Learn how to identify, redirect and cope with bullying.

2-3PM, North Regional/Broward College Library May 16 - Senior Bullying Class, 2-4PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library May 16 - Talking Books and Books

by Mail: Learn how library users who are homebound/unable to visit their local library due to physical disability can get books and other printed materials delivered directly to their home, 2-3:30PM, Hollywood Library May 22 - Overdrive eBooks Workshop for Seniors, 5:30-7:30PM, Stirling Road Library May 25 - West Regional Book Club: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, 10:30AM-12:30PM, West Regional Library PERFORMANCES + PRESENTATIONS May 5, 12 - Concerts: Senior Moments...The Unforgettable Band, 5/5: 3-4PM, Weston Library; 5/12: 2-3PM, Tamarac Library May 10 - Boca Raton: The Secret Weapon That Won World War II: Film and presentation with author Sally J. Ling, 2-3PM, North Regional/Broward College Library May 14 - The End of Old Age: Living a Longer More Purposeful Life, presented by author Dr. Marc Agronin, 1-2PM, Main Library May 14 - Dealing with the Pain of Losing a Loved One, presented

by Brenda Centeno-Filomeno of Trustbridge, 6-7:30PM, South Regional/ Broward College Library

Curious Connections May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Beginning and Intermediate English Café: Learn English through group interaction, 10:30AM-Noon, Hollywood Library May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Computer Classes: 5/2: Meet the Computer; 5/9: Introduction to Email; 5/16: Exploring the Internet; 5/23: Privacy and Safety Online; 5/30: Exploring Google, presented

by Oasis, 2-4PM, Hollywood Library May 3 - English Café: Learn English through group interaction, 6-7:30PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White May 5 - Climate Change Lecture and Opening Reception for the Global Warming Mural by Huong, 1-3PM, Main Library May 7, 14, 21, 28 - Rockin’ with Digital Downloads: Learn how to download eBooks/ eMagazines/eMusic to your electronic device, by appointment only: 954-357-7791, 12:301:30PM, Hollywood Library May 8, 15, 22, 29 - American Sign Language Classes for beginners, presented by The Bridge Outreach for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 6-7:30PM, Main Library May 11 - Rock Star Coffee & Conversation: Enjoy a cup of coffee with a librarian, 10:30-11:30AM, Hollywood Library May 12 - Everglades Exhibit Opening Reception, 1-3PM, Main Library May 12 - How to Play with the Cards You Are Dealt, with author Myrna Trotman, 2-4:30PM, Main Library May 14 - Bonding with Books: Share a book your’re reading, 10:30-11:30AM, Hollywood Library May 15 - Kodu Makerspace, teens, 3-5PM, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

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