Book Discussion-The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: Riverdale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (RL)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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This month, we'll discuss James McBride's The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.

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English Cafe

10:30am - 12:00pm
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Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Conference Room B (NF)
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 Café  is offered several times each week at locations throughout Lee County.

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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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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: King Hancock by Brooke Barbier

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Lakes Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room A (LK)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

An insightful study of leadership in the revolutionary era, King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father by Brooke Barbier traces a moment when passion was on the side of compromise and accommodation proved

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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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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.

Post-Modern Pop Culture and the Perpetual Art Hustle

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: South County Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room (SC)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Genealogy & History
Required
Seats Remaining: 57
Event Details:

The time was ripe for Commercial artists to get rich by basically “delivering an audience to a product.”   With the right brand, anyone can be a star.  Pop artist Andy Warhol painted groceries and celebrities as interchangeable comm

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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.

Public Libraries and Genealogical Research

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room BC (NW)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy & History
Required
Seats Remaining: 94
Event Details:

Libraries are not all the same.

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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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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.

Chess!

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (BN)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Checkmate! Sharpen your mind by playing a competitive game of Chess. We supply the board, and all we ask you to bring is witty skills! This program is for adults and teens.

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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.

Public Speaking Workshop

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library
Room: South Building, Meeting Room ABCD
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Business & Career, Community & Lifestyle
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Anxious about speaking in public?  Many people are. This 90-minute workshop will offer techniques, hints, and practical handouts so that you will be more comfortable as a public speaker.

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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.