Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Candy Science 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Latin Cooking Demo With Dr. Capó (Food Pharmacy) 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tech Tutors (by appointment only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Preschool STEM Storytime: Bugs 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Drop in DIY (ages 18+) Recycled Book Jewelry 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Limited to the first 20 people Kids Krew: Board Games 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Teen Craft Night: Stained Glass With Sharpies 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sip ‘N Chat Book (ages 18+): Daniel Brown’s Boys in The Boat 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Crochet Club 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tween STEAM Club: Makey Music 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Dragons and Tacos 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Preschool STEM Storytime: Outer Space 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Kids Krew: Squids and Octopus 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Streaming TV for Cable Cutters 18+ 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Master Gardener 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Marble Painting Fun 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Preschool STEM Storytime: Frogs and Turtles 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Drop in DIY (ages 18+): Owl Wreath (limit of 20) 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Cinderella Around the World 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. *Escape Room: Arkham Asylum 2 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Minute-to-Win-It 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Spooky Storytime: Costume contest & trick or treating 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Preschool STEM Storytime: Reptiles 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tai Chi With Sherry (ages 18+) 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Kids Krew: Dance Party with Bubbles 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Celebrate the reopening of the Friends’ Bookstore 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Friends’ Membership Drive (chili cookoff and live music by Ted Halloran) Knitting Club 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Arkham Asylum (ages 12-18) 2 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lego Club With FUNducation 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Out of this World Fun 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Preschool STEM Storytime: Monsters (costumes/parade) 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Preschool Storytime “Stinky, Smelly Stories” 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Musical Motion (Spanish; ages 0-5) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Financial Aid & College Prep Seminar 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Knitting Club 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Read 2 Dogs 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Identity Theft Workshop 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime “Pumpkin Party” 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Musical Motion (Spanish; ages 0-5) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friends Book Discussion: Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Windows 10 Class 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tech Help by Appt.; call 941-722-3333 to register 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Self-Defense for Teens/Adults (Jurassic Martial Arts) 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Zombie Apocalypse 2 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Family Fun Night (ages 6+): STEM toys, board games, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. puzzles & more. Pizza & refreshments while supplies last 3 Preschool Storytime: “Monster Mash” 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Musical Motion (Spanish; ages 0-5) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. BattleBots With FUNducation (ages 10+) 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Limited to 18 spots; Registration required. Call 941-722-3333 to register. Tech Help 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Early Voting at Palmetto: October 24 to November 3 Area 52 SciClub (ages 8-12): Zany Zoetropes 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Library Apps (eBooks/eAudio, Movies, TV & Music 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Early Literacy 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+) 2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Creative Aging: Line Dancing Classes Begin (ages 55+) 2,3 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Watch Book of Life & design a calavera skull (ages 10+) 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Area 52 AV Club (ages 8-12): Animate Zoetropes 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Romance Writing Class With Madelaine Ginsberg 2 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Early Literacy 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+) 2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Read to the Dogs (Readers 5+) 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Latin Rendezvous Concert With Refreshments 3 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nurturing Touch Massage for Babies 2 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Area 52 SciClub (ages 8-12): Cardboard Automata 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Area 52 Art Class: Weave a Cellphone Case 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Short Fiction Workshop Begins (must preregister) 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime: Hispanic Heritage Fiesta Craft 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. STEM Before Preschool: Hispanic Heritage Fiesta Craft 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+) 2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tween Crafts (ages 6-12) 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 10 Meals in 10 Minutes With Chef Warren 3 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Best Smartphone Apps for Seniors (Health & More) 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Star Wars Reads Day Movie Marathon (Youth Area) 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Streaming TV Info for Cable Cutters 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Area 52 Art Class: Cool Collage 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Medical Marijuana Awareness Seminar 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Area 52 AV Club (ages 8-12): Animate Your Atomata 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+) 2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Windows 10 Basics 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Nurturing Touch Massage for Babies 2 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Area 52 SciClub (ages 8-12): Rubber Band Cars 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Area 52 Art Class: Make a Book 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. *Escape Room: Vampire Cats 2 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime: Boxes 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Gulf Coast Writers Club 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Veteran Services Information 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Sunshine Stitchers Knit & Crochet 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime: Birds 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. iPhone & iPad Basics 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Coloring Club 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Survive the Island Library 2 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Master Gardener: Growing Herbs in Florida 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Origami Club 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Star Wars Lego Club 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Preschool Storytime: Moon 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Medicare and Prescription Part D Plans (SHINE) 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Kayaking the Ohio River (Lifelong Learning Academy) 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. TIFF: To Inform Families First 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Veteran Services Information 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Book Club: America’s First Daughter 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Sunshine Stitchers Knit & Crochet 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime: Fall 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Master Gardener: Harvesting, Storing & Using Herbs 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Coloring Club 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Veteran Services Information 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Seaside Quilters 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CPR Training 2 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime: Not-So-Spooky 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 01 02 03 04 05 06 09 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 02 03 04 05 09 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 30 02 03 04 05 06 09 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 20 23 24 25 27 30 31 02 03 04 06 09 10 13 16 17 20 25 Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Wed Thurs Fri Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Wed Tue Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Downtown Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1) 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2) 1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lego Family Fun 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Teen Advisory Board (TAB) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Literacy Info in Lobby 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Book Discussion Group: Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. by Phaedra Patrick Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Mahjong Club 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Murder by the Book: The Dry by Jane Harper 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1) 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2) 1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Knitting Clinic 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Teen Tech Lab 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. SHINE Medicare Program 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tween Art Club: Create Picasso-Inspired Art 2 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1) 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2) 1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. iPhone/iPad Beyond the Basics 2 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Memoirs Writing 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Classics Up Close: Special DVD 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Willa Cather’s The Road is All Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Fall Carnival: Coco Fiesta Theme 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1) 1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2) 1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mexican Shrine Art (ages 18+) 2 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. *Escape Room: Harry Potter 2 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Color Therapy 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Teen Game Night 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tech Help 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Family Movie: Coco 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. RKB Book Club: S. 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Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. L3: Lunch, Listen & Learn: David Munoz, Latin Guitar 3 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Color Therapy 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Trivia 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Master Gardener 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Crochet Hour 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Department of Elder Affairs 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wind Down Wednesday Film: Oceans 8 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Color Therapy 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Swamp Thing 2 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners in Play 1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Medicare Open Enrollment 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tech Help 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lego Club 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Early Voting at Rocky Bluff: October 24 to November 3 03 04 05 06 09 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 27 31 02 04 05 06 09 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 Notes: 1 Forty Carrots Partners in Play is for mobile babies to age 5/space limited to first 12 families; 2 Preregistration required; 3 Friends Sponsored; 4 All ages & skills. Disclaimer: Manatee County Public Library System does not endorse any of the organizations or products/services that may be affiliated with any program. Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Sat Mon Tue Wed Thurs Sat Mon Tue Thurs Sat Mon Tue Tue Wed Thurs Fri Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue South Manatee Island Rocky Bluff At Island, Mahjong Club 3 Meets Tuesdays 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM; Second Fridays, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM; & All Other Fridays 1 to 3 PM Palmetto At Palmetto on Fridays, Mahjong Club Meets 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM (except OCT 24-NOV 3); Tuesdays & Thursdays, reading tutoring for kids in Grades 1 to 5, 3:30 to 4:30 PM (registration required. Call 722-3333 for more information). Braden River At Rocky Bluff on Tuesdays . . . Mahjong Club Meets 11:30 AM to 1 PM AND Scrabble/Chess/Board Games Club Meets 3 to 5 PM (except OCT 24-NOV 3) At Downtown . . . Chess Club Meets Saturdays 2 to 5 PM At South Manatee . . . Scrabble Club Meets Thursdays 12 to 2:30 PM AND Chess Club Meets First & Third Fridays 2 to 4:30 PM Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Tue Wed Thurs Sat Tue Wed Thurs Sat Tue Wed Tue Wed Thurs Sat Tue Wed Sat Tue Wed Sat Thurs At Braden River, get tech help Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 2 to 4 PM; Thursdays, 1 to 4 PM; & Fridays, 12 to 2 PM *Escape Rooms: Please note that the appropriate age for each escape room is 12 to 18. Spots are limited. Please call the library location to register (phone numbers are listed on P. 2 of this brochure).