Upcoming Family Events!
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Boca Grande Reference Room
131 First Street West, Boca Grande
(239) 410-5193 or (941) 964-2564
No programs are currently
scheduled.
Bonita Springs Public Library
26876 Pine Avenue, Bonita Springs
(239) 992-0101
MARCH/APRIL
R.E.A.D. Program
4 p.m. Thursdays,
March 8 and April 5
Independent readers can
practice reading in a fun way! The Reading Education Assistance Dogs
will be on hand to listen to you read. They’re great listeners!
Children of all ages are
welcome (first come, first served).
El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
2 p.m.
Saturday, April 28/2 p.m. sábado 28 de abril
Enjoy a special storytime in English and Spanish with Payaso
Galacctin in observance of this internationally celebrated day honoring
children, books and bilingual literacy. Every family will receive a
Growing Up With Books packet to take home. Registration is requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español junto con el Payaso Galacctin en este dia en el que se celebran
internacionalmente la niñez, los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se
prefiere inscripción previa.
Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library
921 SW 39th Terrace, Cape Coral
((239) 542-3953
MARCH/APRIL
Baby/Parent Rhyme Time
10 a.m. Saturdays, March 3 and 31
and April 7, 21 and 28
Be prepared to tickle, jump and fly
with your baby! These rhymes and songs are for infants, up to 24 months,
accompanied by an adult. This 20-minute program is filled with songs
designed to introduce rhyming and movement to infants. Registration is
requested.
Spring Story and Craft
4:30 p.m. Friday, March 30
Come and hear a
spring story
and make a craft. Parents are welcome! Registration is requested.
El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21/1
p.m. – 3 p.m. sábado 21 de abril
Sit back and enjoy a reading
of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and related crafts in observance of
this internationally celebrated day honoring children, books and
bilingual literacy. Registration is requested.
Celebre El día
de los Niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) durante este
evento especial en donde leeremos "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (La
oruga muy hambrienta) y haremos una artesanía.
Se prefiere inscripción previa. *
Earth Day Celebration
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28
Celebrate Earth Day! Show your
gratitude to Mother Earth through arts and crafts. Nature presentations,
book sales, face painting and more will be on hand. Contact the library
at (239) 542-3953 for more details.
*Translation
provided by LetSpeak, Inc.
Captiva Memorial Library
11560 Chapin Lane, Captiva
(239) 472-2133
No family programs are currently
scheduled.
Dunbar Jupiter Hammon Public Library
3095 Blount Street, Fort Myers
(239) 334-3602
MARCH/APRIL
Kites, Kites and More
Kites (Cometas, Cometas y más Cometas)
1 p.m.
Saturday, March 24/1 p.m. sábado 24 de marzo
Listen to stories in
English and Spanish and make a kite. Registration is requested.
Disfrute
con su familia una narración de cuentos en ingles y español y haga una
cometa.
Se
prefiere inscripción previa.
English-Spanish Family
Storytime/Cuentos
para la Familia
1 p.m.
Saturday, March 24/Sábado, 24 de marzo a las 1:00 p.m.
1 p.m.
Saturday, April 21/Sábado, 21 de abril a las 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy a special
storytime, in English and in Spanish, with family and friends.
Disfrute con su
familia y sus amiguitos una narración de cuentos en ingles y español.
Poetry Reading
2 p.m. Saturday, April 14
Local author Jada Ross
will read poems from her poetry book,
“SOULETRY.” Registration is requested.
Springtime Bingo (Bingo
de Primavera)
1 p.m.
Saturday, April 21/1 p.m. sábado 21 de
abril
Enjoy stories and songs in Spanish and
a board game about spring. Registration is requested.
Disfrute
con su familia de historias y canciones en español y de un juego sobre la
primavera. Se
prefiere inscripción previa.
El día de los niños/El día de
los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
1 p.m.
Saturday, April 28/1
p.m. sábado 28 de abril
Have fun with stories, songs
and a puppet play in observance of this internationally celebrated day
honoring children, books and bilingual literacy. Registration is
requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmente la niñez,
los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se prefiere inscripción previa.
East County Regional Library
881 Gunnery Road, Lehigh Acres
(239) 461-7300
MARCH/APRIL
Baby/Parent Rhyme Time
10 a.m. Monday,
March 12
10 a.m. Saturday, April 14
Be prepared to tickle, jump and fly
with your baby! These rhymes and songs are for infants, up to 24 months,
accompanied by an adult. This 20-minute program is filled with songs
designed to introduce rhyming and movement to infants. Registration is
requested.
Clever, Strong and
Dangerous: Folktales About Women
11 a.m. Saturday,
March 24
Women in
folktales from around the world are often depicted as smart, powerful
and able to solve problems in ingenious ways. Performer Katie Adams
tells these lively, family-oriented stories to set the record straight.
Registration is requested.
El día de los niños: Cuadros de
Familia (Children’s Day: Family Pictures)
11 a.m. Saturday, April 28/11 a.m. sábado 28 de abril
Celebrate family in story, song and
craft at this program, presented in English and Spanish. Registration is
requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmente la niñez,
los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se prefiere inscripción previa.
Fort Myers-Lee County Public Library
2050 Lee Street, Fort Myers
(239) 479-4635
FEBRUARY
Baby/Parent Rhyme Time
10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mondays, January 22-February 26
Be prepared to tickle, jump
and fly with your baby! These rhymes and songs are for infants, up to 24
months, accompanied by an adult. This 20-minute program is filled with
songs designed to introduce rhyming and movement to infants.
Registration is
requested.
MARCH/APRIL
Baby/Parent Rhyme Time
10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, March 28 and
April 4, 18 and 25
Be prepared to tickle, jump and fly
with your baby! These rhymes and songs are for infants, up to 24 months,
accompanied by an adult. This 20-minute program is filled with songs
designed to introduce rhyming and movement to infants.
Registration is requested.
El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, April
26/10 a.m. – 11 a.m. jueves 26 de abril
Enjoy a special storytime in
English and Spanish in observance of this internationally celebrated day
honoring children, books and bilingual literacy. Registration is
requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmente la niñez,
los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se prefiere inscripción previa.
Lakes Regional Library
15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers
(239) 533-4000
MARCH/APRIL
Baby Animals
Presented by the Calusa
Nature Center
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 20
Find out what animals looked like when
they were young, and learn about growing up in the animal world. This
program (for age 5 and up) includes a story, craft and a live animal
(sponsored by the Friends of Lakes Regional Library). Registration is
requested.
English-Spanish Family
Storytime/Cuentos
para la Familia
7 p.m. Tuesday,
March 20/Martes, 20 de marzo a las 7:00 p.m.
7 p.m. Tuesday,
April 17/Martes, 17 de abril a las 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy a special
storytime, in English and in Spanish, with family and friends.
Disfrute con su
familia y sus amiguitos una narración de cuentos en ingles y español.
Baby/Parent Rhyme Time
10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mondays, March 26
and April 2, 16, 23 and 30
Be prepared to tickle, jump and fly
with your baby! These rhymes and songs are for infants, up to 24 months,
accompanied by an adult. This 20-minute program is filled with songs
designed to introduce rhyming and movement to infants.
Registration is
requested.
Growing Up With Books
11 a.m. Saturday, March
31
Families with young children are
invited to drop in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for stories, make-and-take
projects and more. Vision/hearing screenings for children and
Spanish-language stories will be available, too. Each family will get a
book and more to keep. This program is sponsored by the Early Learning
Coalition of Southwest Florida, Child Care of South Florida and the
School District of Lee County's Early Childhood Learning Services.
Pretend and Play
10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10
Puppet characters old and new will
entertain you. Following the performance, make your own puppet to take
home for new adventures (for children age 2 and up). Registration is
requested.
El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
11
a.m. Saturday, April 28/11 a.m. sábado 28 de abril
Enjoy a special storytime in English and Spanish and learn a nursery
rhyme in German in observance of this internationally celebrated day
honoring children, books and bilingual literacy. Every family will
receive a Growing Up With Books packet to take home. Registration is
requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmente la niñez,
los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se prefiere inscripción previa.
Chess Anyone?
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
Rise to the chess
challenge and join the fun. Everyone is welcome. Bring a personal chess
set, if preferred. Registration is requested.
North Fort Myers Public Library
2001 North Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers
(239) 997-0320
MARCH/APRIL
El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
10:30
a.m. Wednesday, April 25/10:30 a.m. miércoles 25 de abril
Learn rhymes and stories in English and Spanish and share the fun in
observance of this internationally celebrated day honoring children,
books and bilingual literacy. Every family will receive a Growing Up
With Books packet to take home. Registration is requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmente la niñez,
los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se prefiere inscripción previa.
Pine Island Public Library
10700 Russell Road, Bokeelia
(239) 461-3188
MARCH/APRIL
Second-Annual Seusselation
Celebration
3 p.m. Friday, March 2
Everybody loves "Green Eggs and Ham"
and the other Dr. Seuss books. Come and help celebrate the whimsical
world of Seuss with great stories, games and fun! Registration is
requested.
Riverdale Branch Library
14561 State Road 80, Fort Myers
(239) 461-3130
MARCH/APRIL
El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)
2 p.m. Saturday, April 28/2 p.m.
sábado 28 de abril
Get an earful of
stories in English and Spanish and share the fun in observance of this
internationally celebrated day honoring children, books and bilingual
literacy. Registration is requested.
Disfrute de un programa especial de narración de cuentos en ingles y
español en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmente la niñez,
los libros y la alfabetización bilingüe. Se prefiere inscripción previa.
South County Regional Library
21100 Three Oaks Parkway, Estero
(239) 390-3200
FEBRUARY
Growing Up With Books
11
a.m. Saturday, February 24
Families with young children
are invited to drop in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for stories,
make-and-take projects and more. Vision/hearing screenings for children
and Spanish-language stories will be available, too. Each family will
get a book and more to keep. This program is sponsored by the Early
Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida, Child Care of South Florida and
the School District of Lee County's Early Childhood Learning Services.
Tales From Africa
3 p.m. Saturday, February 24
Let popular
storyteller Katie Adams enchant you with her own special brand of
interactive folktales from Africa (sponsored by the Friends of the South
County Regional Library). Registration is requested.
MARCH/APRIL
Baby/Parent Rhyme Time
10 a.m. Mondays, March 5 and 12 and
April 2 and 16
Be prepared to tickle, jump and fly
with your baby! These rhymes and songs are for infants, up to 24 months,
accompanied by an adult. This 20-minute program is filled with songs
designed to introduce rhyming and movement to infants. Registration is
requested.
Chess Anyone?
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays, March 10
and April 14
Rise to the chess
challenge and join the fun. Everyone is welcome. Bring a personal chess
set, if preferred.
There's a Mouse in the House! (¡Aquí
hay un Ratón!)
10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28/Sábado,
28 de abril a las 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate El día de los niños/El día de
los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) during this special event and meet
the mouse character from the popular children's book, "If You Give a
Mouse a Cookie." A craft will follow. Registration is required.
Celebre El día de los
Niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) durante este evento
especial y conozca al personaje del ratón en el popular cuento de niños,
"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" (Si le das una galletita a un ratón).
Luego le seguirá una artesanía.
Se require inscripción previa.
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*Translation
provided by LetSpeak, Inc.
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