Please note: All branches of the Library will be closed on Friday, March 29, for Good Friday. The Library will be open during its regular hours on Saturday, March 30.

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Mar
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………………………………………………………………………………………..Passport to Spring Break!……………………………………………………………………………………….. @ Monroe County Public Library Marathon
Mar 18 @ 9:00 am – Mar 23 @ 5:00 pm

Grab your passport to Spring Break this week!  Get your passport stamped for every program you participate in for a chance to win prizes while having fun.

Each day we will have a craft station set up for you to come in during regular Library hours to create on your own time.

Monday:

  • 1PM Robots & Games
  • 3PM Teen Resin Jewelry Making
  • Craft Station: Jewelry Making

 

Tuesday:

  • Noon Board Games
  • 3:30PM Kids Dungeons & Dragons
  • Craft Station: Origami

 

Wednesday:

  • 10:30AM Story Time!
  • 1PM Kids Art
  • Craft Station: Paper Lanterns

 

Thursday:

  • 10AM 3yo-Kindergarten Homeschool (Everyone welcome, even if you don’t homeschool)
  • 11:30AM 1st grade & Up (Everyone welcome, even if you don’t homeschool)
  • 4PM Legos
  • Craft Station: Foam Rainbows!

 

Friday:

  • 1PM SLIME TIME!
  • 4PM Movie & Craft: Watch Moana and make Kakamoras!
  • Craft Station: Slithering Caterpillars

 

Saturday:

  • 10:30AM Special Story Time on Space!
  • 3:30PM Learn about the Solar Eclipse that is happening on April 8th
  • Craft Station: Macaroni Jewelry

 

 

Mar
19
Tue
Art Class @ Monroe County Public Library Marathon
Mar 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Self-expression through art is an important part of human nature. You don’t have to be in art school, or create marble sculptures, or create realistic paintings to be an artist. Whatever you create is an extension of you, and it is beautiful in that regard.

Join us on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 AM to let your creativity shine!  In this class we will explore different mediums such as sketch, paint, multimedia and more!

Café con Libros – Rosalind Brackenbury @ Key West Library
Mar 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Author Rosalind Brackenbury will speak about her book Bone Whispers.

Café con Libros is a weekly event featuring local and independent authors accompanied by coffee in the Key West Library’s beautiful Palm Garden. All presentations begin at 10am.

Computer Class – Basic Microsoft Word @ Key West Library
Mar 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Stop by the front desk at the Key West Library or call 305-292-3595 to register for a computer class. Classes are limited to 6 people, so reserve your spot early!

Computer classes in March 2024 at the Key West Library.

Mahjong @ Monroe County Public Library Marathon
Mar 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mahjong is played at the library on Tuesdays from 10AM until noon in the community room on the first floor. The group welcomes all skill levels! 
Playing Mahjong has several benefits such as:
  • Keeps dementia at bay.
  • Decreases possibility of depression.
  • Improves hand-eye coordination.
  • Trains concentration and pattern recognition.
  • Helps benefit short-term memory

 

Tech Tutoring at the Key West Library, One on One session for 45 minutes. @ Key West Library
Mar 19 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Story Time @ Key Largo Library
Mar 19 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Story Time @ Key Largo Library

Tuesdays & Thursdays

10:30 a.m.

Join us in the Library’s Community Room for stories & songs to enrich children’s pre-literacy skills. Ages 0-5.

Adult Crafts @ Monroe County Public Library Marathon
Mar 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Adult Crafts is moving to Tuesdays!  Every other Tuesday at 1 PM join in on the crazy crafty fun!

Creative Tuesdays! @ Key Largo Branch
Mar 19 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Creative Tuesdays! @ Key Largo Branch

Tuesdays

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Calling all Artists, new and experienced! Bring in items you are working on and help each other during this fun afternoon program. Sometimes a guest artist will have a fun project everyone can participate in.  Check the Key Largo Library’s Facebook page for weekly projects during season. It’s a great way to meet other artists and receive help. All library programs are free and open to the public. Except February 27, 2024.

Let’s Learn Libby! @ Islamorada Branch Library
Mar 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

The Libby App allows you to borrow ebooks and audiobooks using your library card from the Monroe County Public Library System. Stop by the Islamorada Library on Tuesday, May 23 between 2:00 and 4:30 pm with your library card, smartphone, laptop or e-reading device to learn more.

 

text reads read and listen to books FREE Get the Libby App App with logos for app store and Google Play. Images of two phone screens.

Kids Dungeons & Dragons @ Monroe County Public Library Marathon
Mar 19 @ 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm

Kid’s D&D is moving to Tuesdays, 3:30 PM, after school!

Level up your gaming experience by taking on the role of a mighty hero in the world’s most popular fantasy role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons

 

 

 

Big Pine Teen Dungeons and Dragons @ Big Pine Library
Mar 19 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Big Pine Teen Dungeons and Dragons @ Big Pine Library

Dungeons and Dragons at the Library! Collaborative storytelling! We have the dice, dungeon maps, and DM – all we need are imaginative teens ages 12 to 17. Join the group on a thrilling adventure: create a character, solve puzzles, improvise solutions, work together, find treasure, and save the day!

Beginner and experienced players welcome to join the table!

Lego Club @ Key Largo Branch
Mar 19 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Lego Club @ Key Largo Branch

Calling all builders! Be creative and build with LOTS of LEGOs provided by the library. Work on your own creation or build as a team and test your skills with building challenges! This month’s challenges: March 5 – Celebrate Reading and March 19 – St. Patrick’s Day

Ages 6-11. All supplies provided

STEM Stuff @ Islamorada Library Branch
Mar 19 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Text reads inspiring children to hink creatively, collaborate and solve problmes. Image of a bulldozer dropping the T insto the word STEM and graphics of gears.

 

Drop in and participate in unstructured STEM activities designed to inspire children to think creatively, collaborate and solve problems.

Spring Break – Magician! @ Big Pine Library
Mar 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Spring Break - Magician! @ Big Pine Library

Spring Break at Big Pine Library just got more enchanting! Join us for an afternoon display of magic and humor with Magician Rich Lessig!

Mar
20
Wed
Adult Crafting Corner @ Key West Library
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

All materials are provided. To see what crafts we’re making, click here.

image of yarn, buttons, beads with text that reads Adult Crafting Corner, join us every wednesday from ten a m to twelve p m for a new craft every week. All tools will be provided. This program is for eighteen plus.

 

Mahjong @ Big Pine Library
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mahjong @ Big Pine Library

Join us every Wednesday at 10:00 am for a round or two of Mahjong. Experienced and beginners are invited to play. If you have your own tiles, please bring them. Sponsored by the Friends of the Big Pine Key Library.

Story Time For Toddlers & Preschool Ages @ Monroe County Public Library Marathon
Mar 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Join us for stories, songs and activities for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers.

Wednesdays at 10:30 AM Children’s Area

2nd Floor

Story Time with Ms Chris @ Islamorada Branch Library
Mar 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Ms. Chris shares stories, songs and activities for children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers.

Cornerstone Resource Alliance @ Key West Library
Mar 20 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Cornerstone Resource Alliance offers help getting a birth certificate and Florida ID, applying for disability benefits, relocating and reunifying with family, assistance with Medicaid and Medicare, health care, mental health and addiction referrals. The group also offers job, housing, shelter and educational assistance, cell phone and mail services, rental assistance, food stamp assistance and clothing and basic needs supplies.

For more information, contact Cornerstone at 305-393-2972, by email at keyscra@gmail.com or check out their website at https://www.keyscra.org.

 

Big Pine Crochet Club
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Big Pine Crochet Club

Whether you have an ongoing crochet project or would like to learn how to start, join us Wednesdays at 1pm! Knitters welcome!

QUIT YOUR WAY – TOBACCO FREE FLORIDA PROGRAM @ Key Largo Library
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
QUIT YOUR WAY - TOBACCO FREE FLORIDA PROGRAM @ Key Largo Library

Wednesdays

1:00 p.m.

Tools to Quit is a group designed to address all aspects of nicotine addiction, in addition to helping people develop a quit plan and identify a quit date. This group addressed psychological and behavioral dependence. Free nicotine replacement is available/provided to address a person’s physical dependence to tobacco. Studies show that group counseling combined with nicotine replacement can more than double a person’s chances of quitting and staying quit. Hosted by AHEC RN Beth Dunlap.

Tech Tutor @ Key Largo Branch
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tech Tutor @ Key Largo Branch

Wednesdays

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Stop in for help downloading library apps to your smart phone or tablet. Learn how to download ebooks and audiobooks, and learn how to stream movies from Kanopy too. Basic computer help is also available. Bring your device and questions. Instruction may be one-on-one or group depending on the number of participants.

 

Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library
Mar 20 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library

Drop in every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm to participate in Library Scouts craft, skill, DIY, and art activities! Typically ages 6+ but early readers are more than welcome. A great time to collect your badges!