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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 meeting link will be emailed upon enrollment.
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Intermediate Language Learning Classes
May-August, 1:30-3:00pm
16 virtual weekly classes
Building upon concepts from the Beginner's class or if you have equivalent experience, we will expand your vocabulary and syntax to cover a wide range of situations. New tenses and forms of speech will be introduced with the goal to take your language skills to an Intermediate level. Intermediate Italian, Tuesdays, Enroll here Intermediate Spanish, Thursdays, Enroll here
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Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam
Sunday, May 16, 5:00-6:30pm
Virtual program
Have you been to one of our virtual storytelling slams yet? Don't miss out on the fun! Join us for this friendly competition for adults to share true, first-person stories of 5-7 minutes in length. Sign up to tell a story or just listen and enjoy! Judges in the audience select the winner, who will be awarded a prize. No poems or essays. 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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Unbound World Book Club: The City We Became, by N.K. Jemisin
Thursday, May 13, 7:00-8:00pm
Virtual discussion
Every city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She's got five. But every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together and stop it once and for all. Click here to reserve your copy of the book.
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An Hour to Kill Mystery Book Club: The Chestnut Man, by Soren Sveistrup
Friday, May 14, 10:30-11:30am
Virtual discussion
A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a "chestnut man" -- a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts -- which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery -- a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A tragic coincidence -- or something more twisted? Click here to place a hold on this book.
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Friends Speaker Series: Don Perlis, A Narrative Painter for Our Troubled Times
Sunday, May 23, 3:00-4:30pm
Virtual program
Watch a powerful short film on NYC's famous contemporary representational painter, Don Perlis, narrated by Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, followed by a live discussion with Mr. Perlis about his life's work and passion for telling narrative stories. See his astonishing art that documents history, particularly the troubled, racially charged times in which we continue to live.
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Pathway to Sustainability |
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From Prada to Nada: Sustainable Fashion
Tuesday, May 25, 4:00-5:00pm
Virtual discussion
Join Neil Schulhoff to discuss how even the most avant-garde, high-end fashion conglomerates are reducing their carbon footprint with wearable and covetable options.
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What's New for Children, Tweens and Teens |
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New Book at StoryWalk at Pondhawk Natural Area: It's a Tiger!
May 1-June 30, Pondhawk Natural Area
Adjacent to Spanish River Library
Check out It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle at our Pondhawk StoryWalk! Kids and parents alike will rejoice in this lively read-aloud picture book, as the main character runs into (and away from) a tiger over and over again as the plot gets sillier and sillier. Perfect for acting out while reading and enjoying a stroll through nature.
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Rising Rooks: Intermediate Instructional Chess for Families
Wednesday, May 26, 5:00-6:15pm
Virtual class
Already know the basics but want to learn more about how to play chess? Families are invited to sign up for a 6-week virtual class session with professional chess instructor and international competitor, Bob Holliman. Learn about centralizing chess pieces, opposition, pins, double attack, queen vs. pawn endings, and more. Each instructional class is 45 minutes long followed by an optional post-class virtual, 30-minute, open-play period through chess.com.
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Teen Book Club: Holding Up the Universe, by Jennifer Niven
Thursday, May 20, 6:30-7:30pm
Virtual discussion
Everyone thinks they know Libby, once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to get to know who she really is. Everyone thinks they know Jack, too. He’s mastered the art of fitting in, but no one knows that Jack has a secret: He can’t recognize faces. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high-school game, they find that the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. After enrolling, pick up a free copy of the book at the Youth Services desk at Downtown Library.
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COMING SOON: Teen Summer Service Program
Tuesday, June 1 through Tuesday, August 31,
Virtual program
Teens, earn community service hours through our new Teen Summer Service Program! Assist with teen book clubs, create book recommendation videos and more to earn those valuable hours you need. Contact Morgan, our Teen Librarian, for details at mmessenh@myboca.us.
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What's New in the Digital Library |
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Friends Bookstore at Downtown Library Now Open for Limited Hours
Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00am-2:00pm
Downtown Library
The Friends of the Library bookstore is now open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm, with no more than 4 people in the store at a time. Masks are required. Donations are accepted through the outside door by appointment only, and online orders will be filled Monday-Thursday. Donation items are quarantined for 3 days. Schedule a Friends bookstore donations appointment by email: bookstore@BocaLibraryFriends.org.
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Beauty in the Ordinary: Photography Exhibit by Giada Robinson
Month of May, Monday-Saturday, 9:00am-5:00pm
Downtown Library Lobby
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts high-school student, Giada Robinson, demonstrates the contrast between human-made items and the nature that surrounds us every day.
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Library Team Member Spotlight |
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