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One Book Boca Book Discussion
Thursday, April 18, 7:00-8:00pm
Downtown Library
Join us for a community discussion of this year's One Book Boca title, One Amazing Thing, by Chitra Divakaruni, with guest facilitator, Manjunath Pendakur, PhD, Professor Emeritus at FAU.
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3rd Annual Story Central Adult Storytelling Slam
Saturday, April 27,
4:00-5:30pm
Downtown Library
A storytelling slam is a friendly competition that never fails to be a crowd pleaser. Come share your true, life-experience story to win prizes -- or just listen and enjoy! Adults 18 and over can share 5-7-minute stories (no notes or memorization, please) with our supportive audience. PLUS: Florida-based stories may be eligible to appear on public radio.
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FAU Research in Action: The Stories We Tell About Climate Change and Energy
Thursday, April 18, 2:00-3:00pm
Downtown Library
Imagine a world powered by solar or wind! Asking questions about energy use and exploring potential alternatives to fossil fuels brings us one step closer to that possibility. In this presentation, Stacey Balkan, PhD, discusses alternatives to petroleum, survival in the face of extreme global climate changes, fossil fuel use history, Anthropocene origins and making a difference.
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Women in the Abstract Book Club, Part 1: Ninth Street Women, by Mary Gabriel
Friday, April 12, 3:00-4:30pm
Downtown Library
Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting -- not as muses but as artists.
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Book & Bagels: Best New Books of Spring 2019
Thursday, April 18, 10:00-11:00am
Spanish River Library
Join us for a scoop and a schmear. Get the best kind of scoop (the inside one) on spring’s hottest releases! Hot coffee, bagels, and books combine as knowledgeable library staff review those highly anticipated titles in the Boca Raton Public Library collection.
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Regency Book Club: Emma, by Jane Austen
Friday, April 26, 1:00-2:30pm
Downtown Library
Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.
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Foreign Film Series: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (R, 88min)
Tuesday, April 9, 6:30-9:00pm
Downtown Library
A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her. This film was nominated for the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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Workshop: Introduction to Illustrator
Friday, May 24, 1:00-3:00pm
Downtown Library, Discover Studio
Get started with graphic design! This class will focus on the basic tools to get started in Illustrator -- setting up files, drawing tools, layers and more.
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Introduction to Music Technologies
Wednesday, April 10, 6:00-7:30pm
Downtown Library, Discover Studio
A look into DAWS and the MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface, the single industry standard for electronic instruments, computers, and digital audio media devices and software.
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Open Lab: Apple iMovie
Friday, May 3, 3:30-5:30pm
Downtown Library, Discover Studio
Do you need to work on an Apple iMovie project? Join us in the Discover Studio during this open lab session for access to the tools you need. Library staff will be available for questions and guidance.
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Introduction to Podcasting
Saturday, May 18, 1:00-2:30pm
Downtown Library, Discover Studio
Create your own podcast! Learn about the origins and uses of podcasting as well as necessary equipment, recording, and scripting. All equipment is provided
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Paperless Poetry
Monday, April 22, 1:00-2:30pm
Downtown Library
Happy Earth Day! Share your creativity and celebrate our planet in this paperless poetry class using apps on the iPad.
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Sharpen Your Mind with Brain-Training Apps
Thursday, April 18, 10:30am-12:00pm
Downtown Library
Learn how to use brain-training apps Lumosity, Peak, Elevate and Fit Brains to sharpen your cognitive skills, improve memory, focus and more from your smartphone or device.
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Welcome to Boca Raton!
Tuesday, April 9, 1:00-2:30pm
Spanish River Library
Whether you are a new resident or have lived in the city for years, this class will introduce you to all the city of Boca Raton has to offer, including parks and recreation, shopping, transportation and more.
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Getting to Know Your Family Tree Software
Thursday, April 11, 1:00-2:30pm
Spanish River Library
Learn about the client-based software that helps you collect your research from sites like Ancestry and FamilySearch, and create and share trees. Prerequisite: Tracing Your Ancestry class
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Friday Special: Banks Helfrich's Healthy Herb Show
Friday, April 12, 3:30-4:30pm
Spanish River Library
Food, fitness and fun in this science show for children of all ages! No enrollment required. Free tickets are available 30 minutes prior to the show. Children 8 & under must be accompanied by an adult.
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Bilingual Drop-in Story Time: American Sign Language
Saturday, May 4,
10:00-10:30am
Downtown Library
Develop language and fine motor skills with rhymes, songs, and stories. Learn simple words in a new language. Children 8 & under must be accompanied by an adult.
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Tween Explorers: Escape Room (Ages 9-12)
Wednesday, April 17,
6:30-7:30pm
Downtown Library
Travel back to the '80s for this Stranger Things-themed Escape Room! Can you solve the puzzles in time to escape the clutches of the Demogorgon? Teams of 6 have 20 minutes to escape.
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Finch Robot combines robotics with an easy-to-learn block coding interface called Snap. See what you can program your Finch Robot to do! |
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Little Makers: Tiggly (Ages 6-8)
Wednesday, April 24,
3:30-4:30pm
Spanish River Library
Tiggly educational toys are designed to help kids develop their fine motor, spatial, language, math and creative skills. Learning is fun!
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Teen Movie: Jumanji (PG; Ages 13-17)
Thursday, April 25, 6:00-8:15pm
Downtown Library
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. No enrollment required.
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Virtual Reality Explorers: Ninja Kid Run (Grades 6-12)
Saturday, April 27, 1:00-2:00pm
Downtown Library
Be a ninja for a day by running through the city, overcoming obstacles and accepting missions along the way. Bring a smartphone to download and use VR apps, games, or videos. Cardboards support most smartphones with screen sizes from 4-6 inches.
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Photo Exhibit: Boca Raton High School
On display through Sunday, April 28, 2019
Downtown Library
Need dates, details, pictures, etc.
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VIDEO: Family Book Club Brunch
Saturday, March 2, 11:30am-1:30pm
Downtown Library
Everyone enjoyed some great family time at our annual Family Book Club Brunch sponsored by the Friends of the Library! We played games, competed for prizes, took pictures, enjoyed delicious food and, of course, discussed a book, The 21 Balloons. Check out the video highlights and plan to join us next year!
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VIDEO: Touch a Truck
Saturday, March 16, 9:30am-12:00pm
Spanish River Library
More than 5,000 people joined us at the Spanish River Library for Touch a Truck! Families got to see, touch, climb aboard and learn about the City’s many fascinating trucks and vehicles from Recreation Services, Police Services, Municipal Services, Fire Rescue Services, and Utility Services. Visitors also enjoyed special story times in the library. Watch the video to see all the fun we had!
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Boca Raton Public Library
400 NW 2nd AvenueBoca Raton, Florida 334321501 NW Spanish River Blvd.
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
561-393-7852www.bocalibrary.org/ |
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