A Universe of Stories
Marion County Reads
Visit any library location, check out library materials and get a chance to win a gift certificate from Barnes & Noble. Prize drawing will be held on Friday, July 26 at the Headquarters-Ocala location. One entry per library card per visit is allowed. Prize winners will be notified. All ages, all library locations.
 
Out of This World Fun all Summer Long
Programs for your whole family. See all programs on our online calendar.
Native American Astronomy: Window to the Universe
Sunday, June 30, 2 p.m.
Headquarters-Ocala
Librarian Taylor Benson leads a discussion of archaeoastronomy, the study of how people of the past understood the stars and the sky.
 
Senior Support Education Series
Thursdays, noon
Dunnellon Public Library
June 6  
Senior Living Facilities with Mark Croft
July 18
Savvy Caregiver Training with Rene Home
August 1
Ins and Outs of Adult Living Facilities
 
Educational information for seniors, caregivers or family members who want to know more about available resources.
Stranger Things: Waffles
and Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m.
Headquarters-Ocala
Celebrate the return of “Stranger Things” and enjoy Eleven’s favorite snack and paint free D&D mini-figures (while supplies last).
Ages 13-adult.
Co-sponsored by Geek Out.
 
 
Beekeeping 101
Saturday, June 1, 1 p.m.
Forest Public Library
 
Master Beekeeper Chappie McChesney provides a fun and factual look into what bees do for the community, what beekeepers do for bees and what we can all do to help them both.
 
 Cheryl Floyd, Storyteller
Thursday, June 20,
10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Belleview Public Library
 
Take a trip to Cajun country as Floyd reaches into her southern Louisiana roots to weave stories that will please your ear and ignite your imagination. Laissez les bons temps (et les bonnes histoires) rouler!
 Community Conversations
Topic: It's All About Space
Tuesday, June 25, 11 a.m.
Marion Oaks Public Library
 
Where were you on July 20, 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon? Where were you on Jan. 28, 1986, during the Challenger disaster? All are welcome to share thoughts in this open environment. Adults
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