Reservation

AARP Tax Prep

9:00am - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: East County Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (EC)
Brief Description of Event

Tax preparation for the public.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth to Preschool
Closed
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: South County Regional Library *Temporary Site *
Room: Meeting Room (SC)
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 7

Birth to 5 years and caregivers

This fun and engaging storytime promotes and reinforces early literacy skills and language development through stories, music, movement and activities.

Parents and 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.

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.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Baby Rhyme Time

10:00am - 10:45am
Birth to Preschool
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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 and caregivers

Bond with your baby and meet new friends during this special storytime that promotes:

  • social skills,
  • motor skills, and
  • early literacy skills.

Parents and caregivers wiggle and giggle with their babies to stories, music, activities and rhymes.

Each program offers literacy tips and strategies that encourage language skills and stimulate brain development, setting the foundation for later 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.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Baby Rhyme Time

10:00am - 11:00am
Birth to Preschool
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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 and caregivers

Bond with your baby and meet new friends during this special storytime that promotes:

  • social skills,
  • motor skills, and
  • early literacy skills.

Parents and caregivers wiggle and giggle with their babies to stories, music, activities and rhymes.

Each program offers literacy tips and strategies that encourage language skills and stimulate brain development, setting the foundation for later 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.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Birth to Preschool
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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 continue to build relationships with friends and develop school readiness skills during this fun and interactive storytime that 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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

Come and experience the latest trend in relaxation, adult coloring books!

Researchers and art therapists alike have touted the calming effects of coloring, and adults have found this childhood activity a refreshing way to release their creativity, relieve stress and meet other participants.

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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Camp 2 SUVCW

10:00am - 12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library
Room: Main Library Building, Conference Room C (FM)
Brief Description of Event

Administrative meeting of the officers of Camp 2

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Head Start Enrollment for West Zone

10:00am - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Conference Room B (NF)
Brief Description of Event

Head Start enrollment for coming school year in August 2020

Reservation

Census Bureau Training

10:00am - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Conference Room 2nd Floor (BN)
Brief Description of Event

Census Bureau training.

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Senator Marco Rubio's Mobile Office Hours

10:15am - 12:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Pine Island Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (PI)
Brief Description of Event

Office of Senator Rubio's to offer constituent services (Mobile Office Hours).

This is a non-political event.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth to Preschool
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (BN)
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Birth to 5 years and caregivers

This fun and engaging storytime promotes and reinforces early literacy skills and language development through stories, music, movement and activities.

Parents and 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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

​The 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 CafĂ©  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.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

10:45am - 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
Event Details:

For children, ages 3-5 years

Your preschooler will continue to build relationships with friends and develop school readiness skills during this fun and interactive storytime that 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.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.

Baby Rhyme Time

11:00am - 11:30am
Birth to Preschool
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (NF)
Age Group: Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

For children ages birth – 18 months and caregivers

Bond with your baby and meet new friends during this special storytime that promotes:

  • social skills,
  • motor skills, and
  • early literacy skills.

Parents and caregivers wiggle and giggle with their babies to stories, music, activities and rhymes.

Each program offers literacy tips and strategies that encourage language skills and stimulate brain development, setting the foundation for later 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.

Reservation

Community Mahjong

12:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (BN)
Brief Description of Event

Group Mahjong Games. No lessons provided.

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DFS Mediation

12:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library
Room: Conference Room (CC)
Brief Description of Event

State-sponsored mediation

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knitting Nook

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library
Room: Main Library Building, Conference Room C (FM)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Each first and third Thursday of the month, a casual self-guided group of knitters and crocheters meet to 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Discussion

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Pine Island Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (PI)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

The Indigo Girl by Boyd, Natasha

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (NF)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Dr. Trisha Raje is San Francisco's most acclaimed neurosurgeon.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Paint n' Shells

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Closed
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Lakes Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room A (LK)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Transform local seashells into beautiful treasures. Learn this easy step-by-step method of decorating seashells using a variety of paints, pens, glitter and more.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

TED Talk Thursday

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B (BN)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Authors & Writing, Community & Lifestyle, Performances
Event Details:

This month will feature the topic of Examining Love. Love: it’s what makes the world go round. And also: all you need. It's also that thing, in addition to war, in which all is fair.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: South County Regional Library *Temporary Site *
Room: Meeting Room (SC)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Part 2 : The Battle for the Factories

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.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Pine Island Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (PI)
Brief Description of Event

General Friends meeting for members. Usually starts promptly after the monthly book discussion.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Reading Has Gone to the Dogs

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Johann Fust Community Library
Room: Children's Library (BG)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Come read to therapy dog Smokie. She's a great listener.

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Thursday Book Exchange!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (DB)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Bring a book to gift to another and leave with one that is new-to-you. Join us as we share our favorite books, make book-themed crafts and enjoy snacks.

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.

This event is in the "Birth to Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

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 can earn a credit for every 15 minutes they read in the designated area for a total of $8 in one session.

Credit may be applied to cards issued to patrons age 18 and under only and applies only to charges on overdue materials.

Please bring your library card.

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Read to Sam, the Therapy Dog

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Improve your reading skills with Sam, the therapy dog.  Stop by the Kids Zone for your chance to read to Sam and his handler.

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.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Conference Room 2nd Floor (BN)
Brief Description of Event

We will be holding a Compliance Committee hearing for one of the residents.