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All classes and programs are virtual and free. Enrollment is required. Please click on the titles below to enroll and provide an email address. A Zoom link will be emailed upon enrollment.
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Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam
Sunday, December 13, 5:00-6:30pm
Virtual program
Join us for this opportunity for adults to enter a friendly competition to share true, first-person stories -- not poems or essays -- of approximately 5-7 minutes in length. Adults are welcome to sign up to tell a story or just sit back, listen and enjoy. Judges in the audience select the winner, who is awarded a prize. Stories are not to be read or memorized. Hosted by Caren Neile, PhD, who has taught storytelling studies at FAU for nearly two decades.
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On-Demand Classes: Florida State Parks
Available now, on-demand
Library website
The best kind of outing or vacation during the pandemic is within driving distance and outdoors! That's why Brianna on our library team has created a series of on-demand videos showcasing our Florida state parks! This great series includes: - Everglades National Park - Fakahatchee Strand Preserve - Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge - Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Stay tuned for more state parks videos! Want to stay closer to home? Check out Amy's class: - Wow, What an Amazing Staycation!
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Friends Speaker Series: Chris Clews, "What '80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today's Workplace"
Sunday, December 20, 3:00-4:30pm
Virtual presentation
Yes, believe it or not, '80s pop culture and particularly the great movies that defined the decade can teach us a lot about our workplace, our business, our careers and our lives. Chris Clews, speaker/author/'80s pop culture guy, combines 20 plus years of marketing experience in a variety of industries with a passion for all things 1980s to bring a fun, interactive, informative, and unique presentation to discover valuable lessons for your business, workplace, career and ultimately yourself.
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The Perfect Line: This Is Shakespeare, by Emma Smith
Tuesday, December 15, 4:00-5:00pm
Virtual discussion
Reexamine Shakespeare as never before through Emma Smith’s book, This Is Shakespeare, which The Guardian calls “a Shakespeare scholar’s fun, insightful and profoundly approachable study of 20 of his plays [and] perhaps the finest critique of his work to date.” Click here to reserve a copy of the book.
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An Hour to Kill Mystery Book Club: The Burnt Orange Heresy, by Charles Willeford
Friday, December 18, 10:30-11:30am
Virtual discussion
Fast-talking, backstabbing, womanizing art critic Jacques Figueras will do anything -- blackmail, burglary, fencing, assassination -- to further his career. Crossing the art world with the underworld, Willeford expands his noir palette to include hues of sunny Florida and weird tints of Surrealism when Figueras takes a job for an art collector who doesn't care how his art is collected, even if it involves murder. Click here to place a hold on this book.
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Winter Take and Make Activities
December 11-31, while supplies last
Youth Services desk or curbside pick-up
We are celebrating the holidays with Winter Take & Make Activities for children ages 3–11! Starting Friday, December 11, families can visit the Youth Services desk at the Downtown or Spanish River Library and pick up some fun, educational activities to make the holidays bright! Activities include a make-your-own LED holiday card, a story writing sticker scene, crafts, a coloring & games book and more! They can also be picked up through our curbside holds pick-up service.
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Teen Virtual Book Club: Black Girl Unlimited
Thursday, December 17, 5:30-6:30pm
Virtual discussion
Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions. Yet there is magic . . . everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal mentor. Each day, Echo travels between two worlds, leaving her brothers, her friends, and a piece of herself behind. Enroll online and then come to the Downtown Library Youth Services desk to pick up a free copy of the book. Funded by the Friends of BRPL.
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Virtual Story Time on Facebook
Facebook, @BocaLibrary
On-demand videos
It's story time! Our Youth Services team continues to provide plenty of stories for children on Facebook. Whether you're winding down for a good night's sleep or need some relaxation time during the day, we've got you covered!
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