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All Branches Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Bonita Springs Public Library, Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library, Captiva Memorial Library, Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library, East County Regional Library, Fort Myers Regional Library, Johann Fust Community Library, Lakes Regional Library, North Fort Myers Public Library, Northwest Regional Library, Pine Island Public Library, Riverdale Public Library, South County Regional Library *Temporary Site *, Virtual Online Programming, System Wide Events
Description:

All Lee County Library System branches will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

VITA Tax Assistance

12:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (NF)
Brief Description of Event

VITA to offer tax assistance for Lee County patrons by appointments only. Please call 211 or 239-433-3900.

Book online at https://unitedwaylee.org/freetaxprep/

Friends of Pine Island Library

1:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Pine Island Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (PI)
Brief Description of Event

Monthly membership meeting

Chess!

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
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.

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.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth to Preschool
Cancelled
Library Branch: Riverdale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (RL)
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.

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.

AARP Tax-Aide Training

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (BN)
Brief Description of Event

Training for AARP Tax Aide

VITA Tax Assistance

9:00am - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (NF)
Brief Description of Event

VITA to offer tax assistance for Lee County patrons by appointments only. Please call 211 or 239-433-3900.

Book online at https://unitedwaylee.org/freetaxprep/

Florida Department of Transportation - A Public Hearing

2:00pm - 9:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Northwest Regional Library
Room: Meeting Room A (NW)
Brief Description of Event

A public hearing for the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study along Burnt Store Road from Van Buren Parkway to the Charlotte County Line in Lee County.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth to Preschool
Cancelled
Library Branch: Riverdale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (RL)
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.

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.

VITA Tax Assistance

9:00am - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (NF)
Brief Description of Event

VITA to offer tax assistance for Lee County patrons by appointments only. Please call 211 or 239-433-3900.

Book online at https://unitedwaylee.org/freetaxprep/

Download Drop-In

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Cancelled
Library Branch: East County Regional Library
Room: Study Room C (EC)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology & STEAM

Receive personalized help downloading eBooks, eAudioBooks, movies, music, and more from Libby/OverDrive and hoopla, two of Lee County Library System's largest online content providers.  

Support also will be available to registered users of the National Library Service's Braille and Audio Reading Download service (BARD) which is provided through Home Borrower Services and Lee County Talking Books.

Note: Attendees should bring their preferred, charged device (tablet, phone, e-reader, etc) along with any passwords needed to download apps. Kindle users also must have an Amazon account and password.

Patrons interested in BARD should contact Talking Books at 239-533-4780 prior to attending to ensure they have an active account or find out how to set one up.

 

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.

VITA Tax Assistance

12:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (NF)
Brief Description of Event

VITA to offer tax assistance for Lee County patrons by appointments only. Please call 211 or 239-433-3900.

Book online at https://unitedwaylee.org/freetaxprep/

Friends of the Bonita Springs Library Meeting

2:30pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Conference Room 2nd Floor (BN)
Brief Description of Event

Monthly board meeting...

AARP Tax-Aide

1:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B (BN)
Brief Description of Event

AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers prepare taxes by appointment.  Patrons must visit the Bonita Springs Public Library in person to make an appointment.

Chess!

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
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.

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.

Online Beginner Spanish

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Online Programming
Room: Live Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy & ESL, Community & Lifestyle, Live Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome! Are you ready to learn Spanish? This online course is designed for those new to the Spanish language.  Learn fundamental vocabulary, essential phrases, and basic grammar in a fun, informal, and interactive environment.

AARP Tax-Aide

9:00am - 4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (BN)
Brief Description of Event

AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers prepare taxes by appointment.  Patrons must visit the Bonita Springs Public Library in person to make an appointment.

Friends of PI Library Board Meeting

9:30am - 12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Pine Island Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (PI)
Brief Description of Event

Monthly board meeting

VITA Tax Assistance

9:00am - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (NF)
Brief Description of Event

VITA to offer tax assistance for Lee County patrons by appointments only. Please call 211 or 239-433-3900.

Book online at https://unitedwaylee.org/freetaxprep/

AARP Tax-Aide

9:00am - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (BN)
Brief Description of Event

AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers prepare taxes by appointment.  Patrons must visit the Bonita Springs Public Library in person to make an appointment.

VITA Tax Assistance

12:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: North Fort Myers Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A (NF)
Brief Description of Event

VITA to offer tax assistance for Lee County patrons by appointments only. Please call 211 or 239-433-3900.

Book online at https://unitedwaylee.org/freetaxprep/

ACMA Songwriters on the Plaza

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Fort Myers Regional Library
Room: Cornog Plaza, Amphitheater (FM)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performances, Community & Lifestyle
Event Details:

Join us at the amphitheater for an outdoor concert performed by artists of the Americana Music Association (ACMA). Attendees are invited to bring their own chairs and blankets to fully enjoy the experience.

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: The Mango Tree by Annabelle Tometich

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: South County Regional Library *Temporary Site *
Room: Estero Recreation Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

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.

AARP Tax-Aide

1:00pm - 5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bonita Springs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB (BN)
Brief Description of Event

AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers prepare taxes by appointment.  Patrons must visit the Bonita Springs Public Library in person to make an appointment.