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Habitat for Humanity

9:00am–12:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library

Room: South Building, Meeting Room AB

Brief Description of Event

Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Come and learn how to apply for decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, p

Baby Rhyme Time

10:00am–10:30am

Birth to Preschool

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Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library

Room: Main Library Building, Youth Programming Room (FM)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

For children ages birth-18 months with caregiver.

Wiggle and giggle to bond with your baby through books, rhymes and songs in this lap-sit program that introduces early literacy skills and encourages language, motor and social skills.

Each program offers literacy tips and strategies to stimulate your baby’s brain development and enhance future reading success.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Family Storytime

10:00am–10:30am

Birth to Preschool

Closed

Registration Required

Closed

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Library Branch: South County Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (SC)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Registration Required

For children ages birth-5 years with caregiver.

Enjoy books, rhymes, songs and activities! This fun and engaging program offers kids a chance to make friends and build skills through stories, music and movement.

Caregivers participate with their children while learning helpful early literacy strategies and tips to continue at home.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Baby Rhyme Time

10:00am–11:00am

Birth to Preschool

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Library Branch: Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library

Room: Storytime Room (CC)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For children ages birth-18 months with caregiver.

Wiggle and giggle to bond with your baby through books, rhymes and songs in this lap-sit program that introduces early literacy skills and encourages language, motor and social skills.

Each program offers literacy tips and strategies to stimulate your baby’s brain development and enhance future reading success.

First come, first served. Please pick up a Storytime ticket at the Youth Services desk the morning of the program.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Storytime

10:00am–11:00am

Birth to Preschool

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Library Branch: East County Regional Library

Room: Storytime Room (EC)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

For children ages 3-5 years.

Your preschooler will build relationships, meet new friends and develop school readiness skills. This fun and interactive storytime fosters independent thinking and a lifelong love of learning through reading, talking, singing, writing and playing.

Children attend this program independently while parents and caregivers wait nearby.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

Coloring for Grown-ups

10:00am–11:45am

Adults

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Library Branch: Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library

Room: Conference Room (CC)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Gone are the days when coloring was just for kids.

Adult coloring is a fun way to relax, spark your creativity and meet new people. Join us for a laid-back session where you can unwind and bring a picture to life with color. No need to be an artist. All skill levels welcome!

Coloring pages designed especially for adults, as well as colored pencils, will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

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Friends of the North Fort Myers Library

10:00am–12:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library

Room: Do Not Use - Program Area (NF)

Brief Description of Event

Monthly meeting of the Friends of the North Fort Myers Library.

Preschool Storytime

10:15am–10:45am

Birth to Preschool

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Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library

Room: Storytime Room (NW)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For children ages 3-5 years.

Your preschooler will build relationships, meet new friends and develop school readiness skills. This fun and interactive storytime fosters independent thinking and a lifelong love of learning through reading, talking, singing, writing and playing.

Children attend this program independently while parents and caregivers wait nearby.

Please pick up a Storytime Ticket at the Youth Services desk the morning of the program. Space is limited.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:30am

Birth to Preschool

Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.

Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library

Room: Youth Services Area (BN)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

For children ages birth-5 years with caregiver.

Enjoy books, rhymes, songs and activities! This fun and engaging program offers kids a chance to make friends and build skills through stories, music and movement.

Caregivers participate with their children while learning helpful early literacy strategies and tips to continue at home.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

English Café

10:30am–12:00pm

Adults

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Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room BC (NW)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Literacy & ESL

These interactive, 90-minute sessions provide adult learners an opportunity to practice speaking English with native speakers. Topics include everyday situations, current events and cultural areas.

English Café is offered several times each week at locations throughout Lee County.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Preschool Storytime

11:15am–11:45am

Birth to Preschool

Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.

Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library

Room: Storytime Room (NW)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool

Program Type: Storytime

For children ages 3-5 years.

Your preschooler will build relationships, meet new friends and develop school readiness skills. This fun and interactive storytime fosters independent thinking and a lifelong love of learning through reading, talking, singing, writing and playing.

Children attend this program independently while parents and caregivers wait nearby.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

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Friends of the Riverdale Library Elections

12:30pm–3:30pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Riverdale Public Library

Room: Meeting Room (RL)

Brief Description of Event

Friends of the Library Elections

Knitting Nook

1:00pm–3:00pm

Adults

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Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library

Room: South Building, Meeting Room CD

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

A casual self-guided group of knitters and crocheters share ideas, techniques, and patterns. Attendees should bring their own projects. Basic supplies available for newcomers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Photography During Programs

While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

Book Discussion: Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner

2:00pm–3:00pm

Adults

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Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library

Room: Do Not Use - Program Area (NF)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

In her debut, "southern-fried" novel about love, Lead Belly, and liberation, Tammy Lynne Stoner presents the reader with Miss Dara, who in 1923 "small-town" Midland, Texas, falls in love with her best friend who also happens to be a girl.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Foreign Film Series: Bad Lucky Goat

2:00pm–4:00pm

Adults

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Library Branch: South County Regional Library

Room: Meeting Room (SC)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Movies

Event Details:

After accidentally killing a bearded goat with their father's truck, two incompatible teenage siblings embark on a journey of reconciliation.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Beat the Clock and Open the Locks - High School Edition

2:30pm–3:30pm

Teens

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Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library

Room: Teen Zone (NW)

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games & Activities

Event Details:

Uh Oh! Those crazy librarians did it again they locked the door and can’t find the key. It’s up to you to work as a team to beat the clock and open the lock. Can’t escape you’ll be locked in overnight and who knows what those librarians will do.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Kids Read Down Fines

4:00pm–5:00pm

Birth to Preschool, Children, Teens

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Library Branch: East County Regional Library

Room: Youth Services Area (EC)

Age Group: Birth to Preschool, Children, Teens

Program Type: Read Away Fines

Children and teens with overdue fines on their account, can reduce their fine by $2 for every 15 minutes they read during this program. Earn up to a maximum of $8 in one session.

Credit will be applied to cards issued to patrons age 18 and under and can be used only for overdue fines.

Please bring your library card and check in at youth desk.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.

Beat the Clock and Open the Locks - Middle School Edition

4:30pm–5:30pm

Teens

Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.

Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library

Room: Teen Zone (NW)

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games & Activities

Event Details:

Uh Oh! Those crazy librarians did it again they locked the door and can’t find the key. It’s up to you to work as a team to beat the clock and open the lock. Can’t escape you’ll be locked in overnight and who knows what those librarians will do.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Special services like sign language interpretation and assistive listening can be provided at events to patrons upon request. Please give at least up to five business days notice to library staff in order to schedule services at events. Call 239-479-4636 or stop by the reference desk at your local library.