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Best Books of 2024
The Best Books of 2024 lists are coming out – and we have lots of those selections at the Library!
Upcoming Events
Dec
4
Wed
Dec 4 2024 – Jan 28 2025 all-day
Welcome to TVM’s student Winter 2024 Art Showcase! Treasure Village Montessori (TVM) is a public VPK through 8th grade charter school in Islamorada, that merges public and Montessori education in a student-centered learning environment. Treasure Village Montessori students VPK through 8th grade studied the works of Dean Russo, Paul Klee, Wyland, Charles Schulz and local artist Pasta Pantaleo.
During this unit students used oil pastels, watercolors, stamping, ink, pastels and mixed media. Each class studied a different artist and animal, learning the background and art style of the master artist. Students created work capturing our local animals in the Florida Keys from turtles, birds, coral, manatees, dolphins, keys deer, and our beloved local animal shelters.
Dec
21
Sat
Saturday, December 21
Cookies & Hot Chocolate will be provided. 10am and 11am movies will have a craft too!
10am Enchanted Tales: The Christmas Elves (Animated) Catch this whimsical holiday film bursting with comical elfin escapades! Based on the classic tale of the Shoemaker and the Elves, Hans the shoemaker is helped by a group of mismatched elves who want to work for Santa Claus. 1994. TV-G. 51 minutes. PPR.
11am Enchanted Tales: Night Before Christmas (Animated) A kind-hearted, young orphan boy and his loyal cat discover the true spirit of Christmas in this delightfully animated yuletide tale of musical, magical holiday cheer! 1994. NR. 48 minutes. PPR.
1pm Christmas with the Kranks: Tim Allen plays Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home for the holiday, he is forced to put Christmas back together. Based on the novel “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham. 2004. PG. 98 minutes. PPR.
3pm Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. The Pumpkin King’s decision to spread Christmas joy unwittingly puts Santa Claus in jeopardy. PG. 76 minutes.
Can’t make it? All movies except Nightmare Before Christmas are available through Kanopy, our streaming service. Nightmare Before Christmas is available on DVD.
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- 10am Christmas Elves
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- 11am Night Before Christmas
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- 1pm Christmas with the Kranks
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- 3pm Nightmare Before Christmas
Young readers are invited to select and borrow Board Books and/or Picture Books to read aloud to the birds and parrots at Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11am to 2pm.
Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden is located at 518 Elizabeth St, Key West, FL 33040.
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