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Oct
3
Tue
Big Pine Teen Dungeons and Dragons @ Big Pine Library
Oct 3 @ 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!

Oct
4
Wed
Mahjong @ Big Pine Library
Oct 4 @ 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.

Miss Teresa’s Book Report @ Big Pine Library
Oct 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Miss Teresa's Book Report @ Big Pine Library

Join Miss Teresa every week for songs, dance-alongs, activities, and reading recommendations. It’s the Book Report!

Oct
7
Sat
Eclipse Safety Prep @ Big Pine Library
Oct 7 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Eclipse Safety Prep @ Big Pine Library

Let’s get serious – seriously prepared for the partial solar eclipse on October 14th! We’re going to talk about solar safety best practices and decorate extended-coverage face shields. Protect your eyes and look snazzy doing so!

Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library
Oct 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library

Drop in every Saturday 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!

Oct
9
Mon
Columbus Day – Library branches are closed
Oct 9 all-day

All branches of the Monroe County Public Library are closed on Monday, Oct 9, for Columbus Day.

With a Monroe County Public Library card, you can get eBooks and eAudiobooks any time at www.keyslibraries.overdrive.com.

More online offerings, like movies, online courses and more, are available at our website, www.keyslibraries.org.

You can also get books and DVDs from our Library Lending Machines 24/7 at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo or from 7 a..m. to 10 p.m. daily at Bernstein Park, 6751 Fifth St., Stock Island.

If you have questions about library services, please visit or call your local branch or email info@keyslibraries.org.

 

Oct
10
Tue
Big Pine Teen Dungeons and Dragons @ Big Pine Library
Oct 10 @ 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!

Oct
11
Wed
Mahjong @ Big Pine Library
Oct 11 @ 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.

Miss Teresa’s Book Report @ Big Pine Library
Oct 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Miss Teresa's Book Report @ Big Pine Library

Join Miss Teresa every week for songs, dance-alongs, activities, and reading recommendations. It’s the Book Report!

Oct
14
Sat
Computer Club @ Big Pine Library
Oct 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Join this peer-led group the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. They work through technology questions together, focusing on cell phones and laptops.

Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing @ Big Pine Library
Oct 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing @ Big Pine Library

Let’s get together and enjoy the eclipse! You bring the peepers, we have the eclipse glasses! The best view of the partial eclipse will be right around 1:30pm. Stop on by!

Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library
Oct 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library

Drop in every Saturday 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!

Oct
17
Tue
Big Pine Teen Dungeons and Dragons @ Big Pine Library
Oct 17 @ 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!

Oct
18
Wed
Mahjong @ Big Pine Library
Oct 18 @ 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.

Miss Teresa’s Book Report @ Big Pine Library
Oct 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Miss Teresa's Book Report @ Big Pine Library

Join Miss Teresa every week for songs, dance-alongs, activities, and reading recommendations. It’s the Book Report!

Oct
20
Fri
All library branches closed for staff training
Oct 20 all-day

All branches of the Monroe County Public Library are closed on Friday, Oct. 20, for staff training. There will be no programs or events at the Library that day.

Libraries will be open on Saturday, Oct. 21, for their regular hours.

With a Monroe County Public Library card, you can get eBooks and eAudiobooks any time at www.keyslibraries.overdrive.com.

More online offerings, like movies, online courses and more, are available at our website, www.keyslibraries.org.

You can also get books and DVDs from our Library Lending Machines 24/7 at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo or from 7 a..m. to 10 p.m. daily at Bernstein Park, 6751 Fifth St., Stock Island.

If you have questions about library services, please visit or call your local branch or email info@keyslibraries.org.

 

Oct
21
Sat
Big Pine Library Book Club @ Big Pine Library
Oct 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Big Pine Library Book Club @ Big Pine Library

The Big Pine Book Lovers Book Club invites you to their next monthly meeting on Saturday, October 21st to discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Tova Sullivan works the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. She has kept busy since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound. Tova forms a remarkable friendship with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.

All are welcome to attend the discussion. For more information please contact, BPKLibraryfriends@gmail.com

Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library
Oct 21 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library

Drop in every Saturday 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!

Halloween Upcycling with Melody @ Big Pine Library
Oct 21 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Halloween Upcycling with Melody @ Big Pine Library

Join us for an educational and creative afternoon with Melody Tuschel, Recycling Coordinator and Outreach for Monroe County Solid Waste Management! Melody is going to present the not-so-spooky tale of Monroe County Recycling Programs. Okay, it’s a little spooky, but we’re going to repurpose jugs into reusable Halloween decorations! Come get in the holiday spirit with us and hear about all the great initiatives Melody has been working on!

Oct
24
Tue
Big Pine Teen Dungeons and Dragons @ Big Pine Library
Oct 24 @ 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!

Oct
25
Wed
Mahjong @ Big Pine Library
Oct 25 @ 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.

Miss Teresa’s Book Report @ Big Pine Library
Oct 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Miss Teresa's Book Report @ Big Pine Library

Join Miss Teresa every week for songs, dance-alongs, activities, and reading recommendations. It’s the Book Report!

Oct
28
Sat
Computer Club @ Big Pine Library
Oct 28 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Join this peer-led group the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. They work through technology questions together, focusing on cell phones and laptops.

Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library
Oct 28 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Big Pine Library Scouts @ Big Pine Library

Drop in every Saturday 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!