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Sunday Matinee Music Series: 33 Years
Sunday, October 1, 3:00-4:00pm
Downtown Library
33 Years is an American roots-rock band from South Florida led by Paula and Kevin Tolly with Anthony Vomero on drums. Sometimes, they play acoustic, sometimes rock. In either case, they guarantee that you will enjoy some great music you haven’t ever heard before. Sponsored by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library. No registration required.
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Celebrating the Freedom to Read: A Lecture in Conjunction with Banned Books Week
Thursday, October 5, 6:00-7:30pm
Downtown Library
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It brings together the entire book community -- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types -- in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Join attorney Jeffrey F. Gordon for a lecture on this annual event. Registration recommended but drop-ins are welcome.
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Medicare Fundamentals & Updates
Tuesday, October 10, 11:00am-12:30pm
Spanish River Library
Learn about the Medicare Options, eligibility requirements and when to enroll. Explore how to choose the right option for you. Medicare Advantage, Supplemental (Medi-Gap) Insurance, Part D Drugs, deductibles, and 2023 updates will be explained by Mindy Stern, a licensed insurance agent. Don’t miss the enrollment dates for Medicare coverage! Register to receive a reminder but drop-ins are welcome.
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Scan and Organize Your Family Photos
Friday, October 13, 1:30-3:00pm
Downtown Library
Learn best practices for sorting, capturing, tagging, storing, backing up, and sharing your precious memories. Registration required.
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Learn Digital Marketing
Friday, October 20, 1:30-3:00pm
Spanish River Library
Do you know how to help people find your business online? Learn how to set your goals for social media, create content for an online audience, and determine long-term digital marketing strategies for your business. Registration required.
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Story Central - Love Rules: A Musical Celebration of Inner Peace
Saturday, October 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Downtown Library
It takes peaceful people to create a peaceful world. Thanks to her melodious voice and highly skilled guitar-playing, Cecilia St. King's delightful performances combine heartfelt and humorous original stories and songs -- many of which have appeared on her CD "Your Word Is Magic" -- on the theme of inner peace. You are sure to leave this performance with a song in your heart! Open seating; registration not required.
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Story Central Storytelling Slam
Sunday, October 22, 4:00-5:30pm
Downtown Library
It's a community storytelling concert. It's a friendly competition. It's a chance to make new connections and renew old ones. Come for the delightful cafe atmosphere, coffee and tea, and 5-7-minute personal stories (not read or memorized) from the audience. First prize: $50. Maximum storytellers: 10. Registration not required to attend but for more information or to sign up as a storyteller, email cneile@fau.edu.
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Create a Spooky Ringtone for Android with Freegal
Monday, October 23, 11:00-11:30am
Spanish River Library
Learn how to make the most of your Boca Raton Public Library card with Freegal. This class will teach you how to sign up using your library card, stream music, and download spooky songs to use as your ringtone. A library card and Android device are required for registration.
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Monday Movies - Feature Film: The Wicker Man
Monday, October 23, 5:30-8:00pm
Downtown Library
A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, whom the pagan locals claim never existed. (R; 1973) Open seating; registration not required.
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Dowsing: Witchcraft, Science, or a Bit of Both?
Thursday, October 26, 6:00-7:30pm
Downtown Library
Join Dr. Sandra Norman from Florida Atlantic University to learn about and discuss the history and practical modern use of the art of dowsing. Sponsored by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library. Registration recommended but drop-ins are welcome.
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Book Talks - Historical Fictionados: Hester, by Laurie Lico Albanese
Tuesday, October 10, 6:00-7:00pm
Downtown Library
A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England's witchcraft trials. Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, this timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down. Click here to reserve a copy of this book. Registration not required.
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Book Talks - Non-Fiction/Biographies: Cinema Speculation, by Quentin Tarantino
Tuesday, October 17, 6:00-7:00pm
Downtown Library
Join in a discussion about Tarantino’s look into key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time. This book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. Click here to reserve this book with your library card. Registration not required.
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Book Talks - Staff Picks: The Witches of New York, by Ami McKay
Tuesday, October 24, 6:00-7:00pm
Downtown Library
It's Halloween, so let's talk witches! The witches of New York are not your stereotypical crones from fairy tale, but strong, independent, magical women who flourish together against a big-city backdrop in the 1800s. So put your cauldrons on the back burner and join us at the library for a wicked good time. Click here to reserve a copy of this book. Registration not required.
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Friends Book Club: The Maid, by Nita Prose
Thursday, October 26, 6:30-7:30pm
Virtual discussion
Molly Gray, a hotel maid, struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black dead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening, her unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. Email dtlbookclub@bocalibraryfriends.org for Zoom link. Log on as early as 6:00pm for troubleshooting. Click here to reserve a copy of this book with your library card
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Save the Date - Indie Author Day - November 4 |
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10:00-10:30amSo You Want to Publish! Let Me Tell You About ItBarry Chesler, Publisher, Trimark Press 11:00-11:30am My Experience Writing, Publishing and Selling Three Novels Dick Schmidt, Author and President of Schmidt Family Foundation 12:00-12:30pm The Legal Consequences of Not Protecting Your Intellectual Property Lorri Lomnitzer, Copyright Attorney, Lomnitzer Law Firm 1:00-1:30pm The Journey from Manuscript to Bound Book Carol and Gary Rosenberg, The Book Couple .
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1:30-2:00pmDrawing Inspiration from Life Experience Jane Hansen, Children's Author and Founder of Healing Kids' Hearts 2:00-2:30pm Hickory Dickory TikTok: Book Promotion for Today's Indie Author R.G. Taylor, Children's Author and President of Spike Media Group 3:00-3:30pm Juggling a Writer's Life: Being a Journalist and a Creative Writer Gregg Shapiro, Entertainment Journalist, Poet and Short Story Writer 3:30-4:00pm Writing a Business Series with a Twist Robert S. Curry, CEO Results Coaching and Business Author .
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What's New for Children, Tweens and Teens |
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Read for the Record Story Time: With Lots of Love, by Jenny Torres Sanchez (ages 2-5)
Thursday, October 26, 10:00-10:30am
Downtown Library
The Boca Raton Public Library and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County join Jumpstart's national Read for the Record, which brings together millions of adults and children around the world each year to read the same book on the same day to raise awareness about early literacy. Special guest Mayor Scott Singer will read this year's book, a beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United States, and everything she leaves behind and longs for -- especially her abuela -- as she makes a new life. Registration required.
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Falloween Spooktacular with Magician Ian Michael (ages 3-8)
Friday, October 27, 3:00-4:00pm
Spanish River Library
Ian Michael, magician extraordinaire, will delight with fun and engaging magic tricks for all! Children and families come in your best Falloween costume! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library. Library card required for registration.
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Falloween Spooktacular with Pumpkin Patty (ages 3-10)
Friday, October 27, 3:00-4:00pm
Downtown Library
Suzy Hammer as Pumpkin Patty plants a love of reading and promotes good nutrition in a show filled with charming fall tales, magic, comedy, and lots about pumpkins! Children and families, come in your best Falloween costume! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Library card required for registration.
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New StoryWalk Book in Pondhawk Natural Area: The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung, by Samantha R. Vamos
October, November, December, Pondhawk Natural Area
Adjacent to Spanish River Library
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Gather the family together to walk the nature trail and read The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung, by Samantha R. Vamos. In this bilingual story, a farm maiden and her cadre of animals craft a festive piñata for a surprise birthday party. Sponsored by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library.
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Booktastic Book Talk: Stink and the Shark Sleepover, by Megan McDonald (ages 6-8)
Tuesday, October 24, 3:30-4:15pm
Downtown Library
Shark-tastic! Stink gets to sleep with the fishes after his parents win an aquarium sleepover. But wait -- what’s that lurking beyond the KEEP OUT sign? Child attends independently. Pick up a free copy of the book at the Downtown Library's Youth Services desk once registered (while supplies last). Books are funded by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library.
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Tween Book Jam: Front Desk, by Kelly Yang (ages 9-12)
Tuesday, October 3, 6:00-7:00pm
Downtown Library
In Front Desk, ten-year-old Mia Tang and her family are hired to manage a motel. This book was awarded the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in the Children's Literature category. Pick up a free copy at the Downtown Library Youth Services Desk once registered (while supplies last). Books are funded by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library.
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Teen Graphic Novel Talks: Garlic and the Vampire, by Bree Paulsen (ages 13-17)
Tuesday, October 17, 6:00-7:00pm
Downtown Library
When her village of vegetable folk learns that a bloodthirsty vampire has moved into the nearby castle, they all agree that Garlic is the obvious choice to confront him. And with everyone counting on her, Garlic reluctantly agrees to face the mysterious vampire, hoping she has what it takes. After all, garlic drives away vampires…right? Pick up a free copy of the book at the Downtown Library Youth Services Desk once registered (while supplies last). Books are funded by Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library.
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Recycle Your Candy Wrappers Through the Unwrap the Waves Program
October 16 - November 10, during regular library hours
Downtown Library and Spanish River Library
The Boca Raton Public Library is pleased to be a Community Partner this year in the Unwrap the Waves program sponsored by Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the City of Boca Raton Office of Sustainability. This initiative enables community members to get into the "spirit" of conservation by collecting candy wrappers from Halloween and recycling them. This also helps raise awareness of the large amount of single-use waste produced from a single holiday. Look for collection boxes at both libraries, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, and the Children's Science Explorium at Sugar Sand Park!
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Plant Portraits - Weeds to Wildflowers: Watercolor Exhibit by Kim Heise
October 23 - December 31, during regular library hours
Downtown Library
The artist's goal in these beautiful renderings of Florida native plants that are culturally known as weeds is to increase understanding and appreciation of these native species, make native plants accessible to a wider audience, and encourage people to stop indiscriminate pesticide use and include these plants in landscaping.
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