What's New at Boca Raton Public Library
We Have Many Reasons to Be Thankful in November!

This month, we have a variety of engaging virtual programs for everyone. For fans of young adult fiction, we are hosting our first virtual YA author chat with bestselling author Nina LaCour, sponsored by the Friends of Boca Raton Public Library. If you want to connect with people, we highly recommend our virtual storytelling slam since it’s an opportunity to share or listen to stories from people in all walks of life. We are also partnering for the first time with Nova Southeastern University to bring two great educational programs during National Diabetes Awareness Month. Lastly, we hope you'll join us in reading the Read Together Palm Beach County title, The Nickel Boys, because we cannot wait to discuss this powerful story with others.
 
~Oyuki De Santiago Poletz, Program Services Librarian III
 
  
Your Library Account Log-in Is Changing!
Starting Monday, November 2nd, you will no longer use your library card barcode to log in to your account on our website. Instead, you will use a 4-digit PIN number. You probably set up a PIN number when you opened your library account. This is the number you want to enter after your name. Don’t have a PIN? Can’t remember your PIN? No worries! Click here to reset your PIN. Just follow the prompts and enter the 4-digit PIN of your choice. You will need your library barcode number to reset or add a new PIN.
 
If you have any problems switching over to the PIN system, please contact us at 561-393-7852, or email us at BRPL@myboca.us.
 
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.
 
What's New for Adults
Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam
Sunday, November 8, 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.
Goal Setting for Diabetes Presented by NSU
Saturday, November 14, 10:00-11:00am
Virtual Presentation
This presentation provides an overview of important factors related to diabetes, including diet, exercise, medications, and social and emotional influences. Learn to prevent or manage diabetes by setting Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely (S.M.A.R.T.) goals. Presented by the Interprofessional Diabetes Education and Awareness (IDEA) Initiative at Nova Southeastern University.
Diabetes and Medication Management Presented by NSU
Saturday, November 21, 2:30-3:30pm
Virtual Presentation
This class is designed to help people who have diabetes or who care for those with diabetes understand medication options. Some people can manage it with healthy eating and exercise, or with oral medications, while others may also need to use insulin. The important thing is to feel your best! Presented by the Interprofessional Diabetes Education and Awareness (IDEA) Initiative at Nova Southeastern University.
Friends Speaker Series: Rose Feinberg, "Three Singing Women: Bette Midler, Carole King and Barbra Streisand"
Sunday, November 22, 3:00-4:30pm
Virtual presentation
Each woman is famous in the music world. Find out about their early years, marriages, and struggles to reach stardom. Learn what fame has meant to each in the past and currently. Dr. Rose Feinberg's prior careers in education and business, as well as her theater training, have enabled her to create a variety of dynamic, informative and entertaining programs.
On-Demand Virtual Classes for Adults
Available now, on demand
Virtual programs
Our Instructional Services team has been busy creating more free on-demand virtual classes for adults. New classes include:
• Using the Census for Your Genealogy Research
• Florida State Parks Showcase
• Spanish Language Quick Series
• Five Apps to Destress
• A Voter's Guide to Data Privacy
and more...!
Book and Film Discussions
Read Together Palm Beach County Book Club
Thursday, November 12, 6:30-7:30pm
Virtual discussion
The Boca Raton Public Library joins The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County for the 12th Read Together Palm Beach County program in which adults throughout the county read the same book at the same time. The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead, is this year's pick. Whitehead won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for this book of fiction -- his second Pulitzer Prize in four years. The discussion will be led by Marcella Trevino, who currently teaches Multiculturalism in Florida’s History at Barry University. She holds a B.A. in History and an M.A. in American Studies, as well as a PhD. in American Culture Studies. Click here to reserve a copy of this book with your library card.
The Perfect Line: Plays by Martin McDonagh
Tuesday, November 17, 4:00-5:00pm
Virtual discussion
Explore the work of Martin McDonagh, an English-Irish playwright, screenwriter, and film director. First achieving success as a writer for the live stage, McDonagh has gone on to write and direct several motion pictures. His 2017 film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Click here to reserve McDonagh's plays and movies with your Boca Raton Public Library card.
An Hour to Kill Mystery Book Club: All the Colors of Darkness, by Peter Robinson
Friday, November 20, 10:30-11:30am
Virtual discussion
A beautiful June day in the Yorkshire Dales, and a group of children is spending the last of their half-term freedom swimming in the river near Hipswell Woods. But the idyll is shattered by their discovery of a man's body, hanging from a tree. Click here to reserve this book with your Boca Raton Public Library card.
What's New in the Digital Library
Financial Literacy: How to Become an Investor
Designed for anyone who wants to know more about investing but isn’t sure where to start, these WeissRatings guides break through the financial jargon to provide you with real-world information to help you learn about investing, determine how aggressive or conservative your investments should be, and find out which investments are right for your situation. Written in an easy-to-follow, informative style, these guides walk you through the various types of investment options.
 
RB Digital Content Is Moving to OverDrive
OverDrive has acquired RB Digital, and all of RB Digital's eBooks and eAudiobooks will be moving to OverDrive in November. RB Digital magazines will be moving to OverDrive at a later date.
Get the OverDrive app from iTunes or Google Play.
Get the Libby app from iTunes or Google Play.
 
Peterson's Career Prep
This new resource will help guide you through the career-seeking process, from searching for jobs to preparing resumes and cover letters to negotiating job conditions. Learn how to find a new career, land the job, and thrive in your new position. Click on "Register" before logging in for the first time.
 
What's New for Children, Tweens and Teens
Virtual Chat with YA Author Nina LaCour
Tuesday, November 10, 5:30-6:30pm
Virtual discussion
Chat with bestselling and Printz Award winning YA author Nina LaCour about her love of writing, her bestseller, We Are Okay, and her new release, Watch over Me. To read books by Nina LaCour, click here to reserve her titles with your BRPL card. This program was generously sponsored by the Friends of Boca Raton Public Library.
NaNoWriMo Young Writers
November 1-30, any time
Virtual program
Join us for National Novel Writing Month any time in November to work toward writing your own novel or novella. Aspiring writers will get inspiration from writing prompts and writing help from our instructors. There are two classes: 9-12-year-olds and 13-18-year-olds. To register, send an email to ysstaff@myboca.us with your name and age. We will send the website and classroom code for your class.
Virtual Story Time on Facebook
Our Youth Services team has plenty of tales to tell your children on Facebook! Join us for lots of fun stories for children, as well as puppet shows and not-so-scary stories on The Graveyard Shift.Whether you're looking for a little bedtime "reading" or just want a story break during the day, your kids will love these videos that will take them on many adventures!
 
More to Enjoy
New Book at StoryWalk
Have you visited StoryWalk at the Pondhawk Natural Area next to the Spanish River Library yet? Thanks to the Friends of Boca Raton Public Library, the City of Boca Raton Recreation Services Department and Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management, you can read a children's story while enjoying a hike through the beautiful natural area. Even if you've been there before, you'll want to visit again to read our new book: The Bugliest Bug, by Carol Diggory Shields!
 
Puzzles Are Available for Checkout
Love jigsaw puzzles? Visit the Downtown Library or Spanish River Library to view our puzzle displays or browse online and borrow one with your library card. We also need your help to build our collection! If you have any "like-new" puzzles around the house, please bring them to the checkout desk at either library or the Friends bookstore at Downtown Library. You can also give them to us at curbside holds pick-up. All puzzles should be 300 pieces or more; no children's puzzles. To maintain quality control, we cannot guarantee that all puzzles will be added to the collection, but any we can't use will be donated to the bookstore.

 
Holiday Closures
The libraries will be closed and curbside holds pick-up service will be unavailable on:
Wednesday, November 11, Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26, Thanksgiving Day
 
New Express Library Hours
Monday - Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Express Service includes new library cards and renewals, checkouts, and browsing for up to 30 minutes, 50-person capacity. Facial coverings are required.
 
Curbside Holds Pick-up Hours
Monday - Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday: Closed
 


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