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Magic the Gathering
Saturdays 9am- Noon
MTG is a tabletop card game. Join us every Saturday morning as we host a MTG for adults. Newcomers and veterans are welcome! We have premade decks that new players can use to learn how to play. Magic-themed giveaways and tournaments throughout the year!
3D Printing is back after a short break!
Mondays from 10AM until Noon come in to learn about 3D printing.
- Meaningful social interaction
- Strengthening communication and teamwork skills
- Maintaining mental sharpness
- Boosting immunity to ward off illness
- Improving test scores
- Delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia
- Being an inexpensive form of entertainment
- Being a career path
- Being good clean fun
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.
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!
- Keeps dementia at bay.
- Decreases possibility of depression.
- Improves hand-eye coordination.
- Trains concentration and pattern recognition.
- Helps benefit short-term memory
Adult Crafts is moving to Tuesdays! Every other Tuesday at 1 PM join in on the crazy crafty fun! This month one of our craft days will be a Bridgerton Tea Party!
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. During season, Jackie Campa 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 network with other artists in a supportive environment. All library programs are free and open to the public.
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.
The last Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 PM is your opportunity to create RPG characters with the help of our resident GM! Use these new characters in one of our ongoing games or use them in one of your own campaigns.
1st Wednesday of the Month
UF/IFAS, Monroe County Extension Service offers free plant clinics. Master Gardener Volunteers will be onsite the first Wednesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to help assist with plant identification, disease diagnosis, insect identifications/problems, and other services related to diagnosing gardening and/or landscape problems.
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.
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.
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
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.
The Small Business Development Center at FIU offers no-cost consulting
Wednesdays 2-5 pm at the Key Largo Library and Tuesdays 9-1 pm at the Islamorada Library
Email bbarnes@fiu.edu to make a reservation.
https://business.fiu.edu/faculty-and-research/centers-institutes/sbdc/
Grab your characters and join us for our new Dungeons and Dragons campaign on Wednesdays at 5 PM!
Stop in for the Key West Library Game Night every Wednesday! Pick up any of our board games, or bring your own and sit at any of the tables in the library’s lounge. 
A registered nurse from Keys AHEC visits the Islamorada Library every Thursday from noon until 1 pm offering FREE tools to help you quit tobacco. She can provide free products and plans to help you quit any kind of tobacco. Call (305) 743-7111 ext 205 for more information or to learn about Zoom meeting options.
