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M artin C ounty L ibrary S ystem LIBRARY EVENTS library.martin.fl.us Stay Informed, Inspired, and Connected March 2017

Chautauqua South: Celebrating the Harvest of the Mind, Body, and Spirit Continuing through April, the Martin County Library System’s four-month arts and education series called Chautauqua South is an eclectic array of artists, authors, storytellers, dramatists, historians, educators and entertainers. Funding for Chautauqua South is provided by the Friends of the Martin County Library System, Inc. Find the Chautauqua icon in our monthly newsletters, or go to our event calendar to view the entire Chautauqua South calendar: http://martin.evanced.info/signup, or call 772.221.1403.

Pioneers, Dreamers, and Doers Series: The Women Who Shaped, and Continued to Make, Martin County History DON’T MISS IT! Blake Library, John F. and Rita M. Armstrong Wing Thursdays | 6–7pm March 2–Women in Politics March 9–Women in Medicine March 23–Black Women’s Significance in Martin County History March 30–Today’s Women This four-part series looks at March 4, 2017 women throughout Martin County history right up to the 9am–2pm present. Part I of this program Jensen Beach High School was presented last year in March. It focused on the featuring: pioneering women in Martin James Hamblin, If Our Bodies Could Talk: County’s history. This year, Conversational Anatomy Part II will highlight some Dr. Steven Masley, Smart Fat significant “firsts or near firsts” Rumaan Alam, Rich and Pretty for women both historically and in our current Martin County world. Jade Chang, The Wangs vs. the World Hirsh Sawhney, South Haven Jung Yun, Shelter Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why Paul Griffin,Burning Blue Irish Dancing & More James Haley, The Shores of Tripoli presented by Florida Arts & Dance Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls Thursday, March 16 | 6:30–7:30pm Andrew Malan Milward, I Was a Revolutionary Enjoy an evening of Irish dancing and Helen Simonson, The Summer Before the War more presented by Florida Arts & Dance Plus: Company teachers and high school dancers. Book Drive at BookMania! 2017 The Martin County School District will be collecting books for their K-12 book drive. Please bring new and gently used books with Barbara Rinella presents The Swans of Fifth Avenue you to BookMania! Monday, March 20 | 2–3pm Visit LibraryFoundationMC.org for schedule Barbara Rinella, longtime book dramatist, brings to life and sponsorship opportunities. the characters in Melanie Benjamin’s novel The Swans of

Sponsored by The Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. Fifth Avenue Produced by the Martin County Library System This event requires tickets. Tickets are available for Get your program at the door. pickup 3/6/17 in the John F. and Rita M. Armstrong Wing of the Blake Library from 5-7pm. Limit of 2 tickets per person. 2

B l a k e L i b r a r y explore this special highway in the sky, and the birds that use it. Audubon will also provide tips on how best to photograph some of the special birds found in Jane Miller Presents @ the blake Florida. Speaker John Nelson is a Florida Master Naturalist through the University of Florida; the voice of “The Audubon Moment” heard on Florida Public Radio; a Movie || Scent of a Woman wildlife videographer and president of Audubon of Martin County. Thursday, March 9 | 2pm 2hr40min | R | 1992 Al Pacino turns in an Oscar-winning performance as a bitter, blind, retired Italian Class for Beginners Trustees Room lieutenant colonel who enlists the help of a young prep school student Thursdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 | 6–7:30pm (Chris O’Donnell) to join him on a whirlwind journey to New York. A free language learning class offered byHispanics in Action, Inc. Space is limited. Please register by contacting Nelson Merchan-Cely at nelsonmerchancely1@ ovie rom ook he ight etween ceans M F B || T L B O gmail.com. Registration required. Tuesday, March 14 | 2pm 2hr | PG-13 | 2016 Lighthouse keeper (Michael Fassbender) and his wife (Alicia Vikander) Pioneers, Dreamers, and Doers Series: The Women Who Shaped, living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an and Continued to Make, Martin County History adrift rowboat. Based on the popular novel by M.L. Stedman, the movie Thursdays, March 2, 9, 23 & 30 | 6–7pm stays true to the novel which reads like a mystery story. Details on cover. Ticket Distribution: Barbara Rinella Movie || Finding Neverland Monday, March 6 | 5–7pm Thursday, March 23 | 2pm 1hr40min | PG | 2004 Barbara Rinella presents The Swans of Fifth Avenue on March 20 at 2-3pm, Blake Award winners Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie star in this magical tale about one of the world’s greatest Library. Tickets can be picked up in the John F. and Rita M. Armstrong Wing at the storytellers and the people who inspired his masterwork, Peter Pan. Well- Blake Library on March 6 from 5-7pm. A limit of two tickets per person. known playwright James M. Barrie (Depp) finds his career at a crossroads Writing Workshop Trustees Room when his latest play flops. Then by chance he meets a widow (Winslet) and Monday, March 6 | 5:30–7:30pm her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the We will focus on creative writing, explore writing prompts, and participate in imagination needed to produce Barrie’s greatest work. collaborative activities. Registration required.

Art & History Documentary || Paris–the Luminous Years: Discover Opera Series Toward the Making of the Modern Friday, March 10 | 2–3pm Helen Sagan, a retired music teacher and member of Boston’s renowned Chorus Tuesday, March 28 | 2pm 2hr | NR pro Musica, presents the second installment of her Discover Opera lecture series A storm of Modernism swept through the art worlds in the early twentieth that corresponds with the 2017 Palm Beach Opera season. century, uprooting centuries of traditionalism in the visual arts and in music, Rigoletto: Seduction and Retribution literature, dance, theater. The epicenter of this storm was Paris, France, from Rigoletto is the court jester to the lecherous Duke of Mantua. When the Duke 1905 to 1930. On-camera, historic moments are recalled by Marc Chagall, seduces his daughter Gilda, Rigoletto seeks revenge, only to find that his own Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, Aaron Copland, Marcel Duchamp, Sylvia, and daughter becomes the victim of his deadly plot. Verdi’s taut drama is filled with Janet Flanner. exciting music which has enthralled audiences for generations. Jane Miller Presents is sponsored by the Friends of the Martin County Library System, Book Swap Trustees Room Women Supporting the Arts, and the Arts Foundation of Martin County. Saturday, March 11 | 10:30–11:30am An informal opportunity to meet new friends, browse pre-publication books, Adult events @ the Blake are held within the hear what others are reading, and share books you have read. Janette Noé, John F. and Rita M. Armstrong Wing unless otherwise noted. Facilitator Florida Oceanographic Society 2017 Coastal Lecture Series: Changing Times WWII Film Series: The Pacific on Our Changing Coast Monday, March 13 | 6:30–8pm Part 8 – Wednesday, March 1 | 10–11:30am Learn about South Florida’s resilient “urban corals,” and their potential role Part 9 – Wednesday, March 8 | 10–11:30am in future coral reef restoration efforts.–Colin Foord, Marine Biologist, Coral Part 10 – Wednesday, March 15 | 10–11:30am Aquaculturist, Filmmaker, and Artist. Capt. Carl Keske, USNR (ret.), presents The Pacific, a ten-part World War II Monday, March 27 | 6:30–8pm miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and broadcast by HBO. See how Florida Oceanographic’s habitat restoration program is creating “living The series, which premiered in 2010, follows three known Marines and is based shorelines” to help improve the health of our fragile estuary–Vincent Encomio, on the memoirs With the Old Breed, Helmet for My Pillow, and Red Blood, Black Ph.D., Director of Scientific Research, Florida Oceanographic Society. Sand, as well as interviews with many veterans of the war. Irish Dancing & More presented by Florida Arts & Dance Women in Literature Book Club Thursday, March 16 | 6:30–7:30pm Wednesday, March 1 | 2:30–3:30pm Details on cover. Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey Sunday Matinee Film Series || Iris Wednesday, March 8 | 2:30–3:30pm Bring Your Own Favorite Title (BYOFT) Sunday, March 19 | 2–4pm Loretta Liljestrand, Facilitator Iris pairs the late documentarian Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter), then 87, with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style Audubon of Martin County: Connections - The Birds of Florida & Spring maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for Migration decades. This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent Thursday, March 2 | 2–3pm non-fiction film series on PBS www.pbs.org/pov. The Atlantic (or Eastern) Flyway is a major migratory pathway for fall and spring bird migrations. Florida is an important place on the Flyway and this talk will 3

Barbara Rinella presents The Swans of Fifth Avenue e t e r u l i e u mm i n g s i b r a r y Monday, March 20 | 2–3pm P & J C L Details on cover. Senior Wii Bowling Master Gardener Lecture Series Fridays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 | 1–2pm Monday, March 20 | 6–7:30pm It looks like a video game but feels like a bowling alley. Even if you’ve never Quarterly library educational lectures, focusing on horticultural topics. Hosted by played a video game, you’ll love Wii Bowling! the UF/IFAS Extension Martin County Master Gardener Program, in collaboration Focus on Foreign Film: 1hr46min | G | 2000 with the Martin County Library System. Lectures are free and open to the public. Not One Less / China Light refreshments are provided by the UF/IFAS Extension Martin County Master Friday, March 3 | 2–4pm Gardener Volunteers. If you are familiar with Chinese director Zhang Yimou, you know you are in for a treat. Set in rural China, where a young woman is a teacher in the elementary Hide and Seek Rock Painting: A Trend that Rocks! school, the film follows her adventures and some difficulties of being a new Wednesday, March 22 | 10:30am–12pm teacher. A classic Chinese film by a master! Facilitator, Nancy Rad Join us at the Blake Library for a new type of treasure hunt. Come and use your inner artist to paint a design on a rock and take a picture, but there is a twist! Use Write Club the back of the rock to write an inspiring quote or a hidden clue that you can Saturdays, March 4 & 18 | 10:30am–12:30pm share with your friends, Facebook page, or favorite community center to lead a A group for writers of any age, and any genre/purpose, to meet twice lucky person to the discovery of the hidden location of your rock. Supplies will monthly and read their work for others’ thoughts and critiques. Facilitator, be provided, but feel free to bring any items with you to personalize your rock. June O’Brien Registration required. Conversations about Jazz : New Perspectives Thursday, March 9 | 6–7:30pm Atlantic Classical Orchestra: Chamber Concert Series Pianist Robert Steinberg welcomes special guest, guitarist Jesse Ricca, to Saturday, March 25 | 11am–12:30pm Conversations about Jazz, a performance and freewheeling conversation. Jesse Program III–Trio: The Great Love Triangle of the Romantic Era–Brahms and the is a great young South Florida jazz guitarist who will share his perspective on Schumanns. Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor by Robert Schumann; “Andante” from the music scene. They’ll be playing some Duke, a little Miles, chatting with the Piano Trio in G Minor by Clara Wieck Schumann; Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major by audience and taking requests. Johannes Brahms. The exuberant passion and soaring lyricism that characterizes the three trios by Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series: Paraguayan Harpist Marcos Vega the two Schumanns and Brahms brings to life through music the story of the Saturday, March 11 | 2–3pm greatest love triangle in music. While three outstanding members of the Atlantic Internationally known Paraguayan harpist Marcos Vega will present an Classical Orchestra perform the music, Dr. Marie Jureit-Beamish, Professor enchanting afternoon of world music accompanied by jazz guitarist Clark Emerita of Music from Principia College, narrates and weaves together the most Hower. Underwritten by a grant from Elisabeth Lahti awarded to the Library famous love story of the Romantic era–that of renowned composer Robert Foundation of Martin County, Inc. Free tickets are required and available for Schumann (1810-1856) and his wife, virtuoso pianist and composer Clara Wieck pickup at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library beginning March 7. A limit of Schumann (1819-1896). Catherine Lan–Piano, Aleksandr Zhuk–Violin, Ashley two tickets per person, please. Garritson–Cello. Crafternoon @ Cummings: Adult Coloring Literature & Poetry Series presented by Prof. Roderick C. Hofer Wednesday, March 15 | 2–3:30pm Monday, March 27 | 2–4pm Join us for an afternoon of adult arts & crafts. This month we’ll explore adult Memorable Speech: The Place of Poetry in a Life Well Lived coloring as a fun way to relax, de-stress, and rediscover the joy of coloring. A By leading patrons through discussions of several works, IRSC Prof. Roderick variety of coloring pages, free printable pages from museums and libraries, Hofer will demonstrate some of the important methods and concerns of some really big pages, and some very small pages will be provided with an literature. Today’s discussion is “Rouse the Echoes of the Past: Poetry and assortment of colored pencils, gel pens, and markers. You are welcome to Tradition.” Poems include “Adam’s Curse” (W.B. Yeats) and The Tempest, IV, 1, 146- bring your own. 163 (William Shakespeare). The series continues April 17. Free Pro SE Bankruptcy Seminar Thursday, March 16 | 6–8pm Reminder: Sunday hours at Blake! In this free clinic, you will learn about the options available for you to file your own bankruptcy. Jon L. Martin, Esq., will present an informative video The Blake Library is now followed by a time for general questions and answers. Everyone attending will receive access to a free e-book What Everyone Needs to Know About Debt open from 10am–5:30pm Relief Today written by Mr. Martin. on Sundays. Alexander Hamilton: Sex, Slavery and Sensibility Thursday, March 23 | 6–7:30pm Michelle Carrigan, IRSC Professor of History, investigates the life and times of Martin County Genealogical Society Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate orphan from the West Indies, who became See details and the complete MCGS schedule of events at mcgensociety.org one of the most influential of our Founding Fathers. This lecture is part of the IRSC Living History series. Genealogy for Beginners Thursday, March 16 | 6pm The Current Situation with I.S.I.S. Genealogy Room of the Blake Library Thursday, March 30 | 6–7:30pm If you’ve ever wondered how to begin your family history search, come Alex Shelby, IRSC Professor of History, discusses the Mid-East terrorist, to this class with your paper and pen and we will get you started! fundamentalist “Islamic State,” its influence on American and Russian foreign Space is limited. Contact [email protected] to attend. policies, and how it disrupts the region’s political, economic, social and religious stability. This lecture is part of the IRSC Living History series. 4

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Spanish Language Classes by Hispanics in Action, Inc. Friday Film Series: U 571 1hr56min | PG-13 | 2001 Thursdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 | 6–7:30pm Friday, March 3 | 10:30am–1pm Hispanics in Action, Inc., offers free Spanish language classes at the Hoke In this World War II action thriller, American reconnaissance agents Library in the Middleton Conference Room. For more information on learn that a German submarine is sinking. The doomed ship carries an free language classes or to register visit www.hispanicsinaction.org or Enigma Machine, a special coding device that allows high-level Axis email [email protected]. forces to send messages that can’t be read without a similar encryp- Yoga tion mechanism. Friday, March 10 | 2–3:30pm Paint It! with Susi Parriott Join Kim Moir from Two Rivers Yoga for a free Friday afternoon yoga Wednesday, March 8 | 2–4pm session. Please bring your own mat. All levels of Vinyasa welcome. Yoga is Join us for an afternoon of painting fun with Susi Parriott from Art-N- offered monthly on the second Friday of the month.Registration required. Around. Art supplies will be provided. Registration required. Brown Bag History Lecture Series: Brendan Nolan Presents Irish Music Concert Henry Flagler and the Railroad in Florida Thursday, March 9 | 3–4pm Saturday, March 18 | 12–1pm Born just north of Dublin, Ireland, highly acclaimed Irish singer and Join IRSC's Professor Ronald Grenville Frazer as he discusses Henry songwriter Brendan Nolan grew up immersed in the Irish music of the Flagler and the Railroad in Florida. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the ‘60s and ‘70s. He will charm you with his outstanding songs, stories, and public. Because they usually take place over the lunch hour, guests are good humor, showcasing original tunes as well as traditional favorites encouraged to bring their lunch. while playing acoustic guitar and a heart-pounding Irish frame drum Tech Forum called the bodhrán. Saturday, March 25 | 10:30–11:30am Stitches of Kindness The Tech Forum at the Hoke Library introduces you to various mobile Wednesday, March 15 | 2–4pm technologies. This includes all types of smart phones, tablets, e-readers, Residents come together for an afternoon of knitting or crocheting and new mobile tech devices. We invite you to bring your devices and items to be donated to area support groups. New members welcome! questions. Friday Film Series: Memphis Belle 1hr21min | PG-13 | 1991 Friday, March 17 | 10:30am–12pm Join the crew of the World War II B-17 bomber “Memphis Belle,” as they E l i s a b e t h L a h t i L i b r a r y anticipate their 25th and last mission before they will be able to go home. Having won fame with their exemplary war record and amazing Classic Film Fridays lack of casualties, they expect their final assignment to be a cakewalk, Are you a fan of movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood? Then join us for but instead they are ordered to bomb Bremen, a heavily defended free matinee presentations. Don’t forget the popcorn! German city that will mean almost certain loss of life. Friday, March 3 | 10:30am–12:30pm Casablanca (1942) starring Lectures on Photography presented by Terryl Best Lawrence Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Saturday, March 18 | 2–3pm Friday, March 17 | 10:30am–12:30pm The Quiet Man (1952) starring John Join Terryl Best Lawrence as she presents this third part in the series, Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, and Barry Fitzgerald. “Paparazzi: The Art of Public Exposure.” Terryl Lawrence is a professor at Master Gardener Help Desk Digital Media Arts College, Boca Raton. Tuesday, March 7 | 12–4pm Tuesday, March 21 | 12–2pm Martin County Master Gardeners, in conjunction with the Martin County R o b e r t M o r g a d e L i b r a r y Library System, will provide gardening advice, answer questions, and offer recommendations. Knitting for Beginners and Beyond! Guitar Club Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 | 2–4pm Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21 & 28 | 4–5:30pm We will have introductory lessons for those who are interested in learning Learn to play the guitar with Patrick Dennis. Guitars are available, if needed. how to knit, or learn more about knitting. All levels of knitters are welcome. All ages. This is a weekly class through March. For new knitters, it is recommended that you bring one ball of yarn and a set of size 6 needles no longer than 9 Introduction to Zumba Tuesdays, March 7, 14 & 21 | 6:45–7:45pm inches in length to the first class. Get on up and dance! Join us for a free Zumba class with our instructor, Ana. Games for All @ Your Library All ages welcome. Saturday, March 18 | 3–5pm Are you a fan of board games, card games, or party games? Come and join us for an afternoon of fun. Bring your friends and family or your favorite games. Cards, dominoes, and a variety of board games will be provided. Monday Matinee @ Your Library || Queen of Katwe Monday, March 20 | 3–5pm 2hr4min | PG | 2016 A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. Based on the ESPN Magazine article and book written by Tim Crothers. 5 MCLS Kids Events @ YOUR MARTIN COUNTY LIBRARY W Th s M T F S

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am usic and otion S R o b e r t 10:30 : M M : M o r g a d e L i b r a r y 0-3 yrs. 10:30am: 0-5 yrs. Story Time at the Robert Morgade Library is cancelled on Tuesday, March 14. EVENTS @ MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Paws To Read Family Place Don’t forget to register for March’s Paws to Read sessions, see dates below. This 5-week program encourages parents/caregivers to play with Registration required. Registration forms are available at the Children’s section of their child in a fun, educational setting. A local resource professional each participating library location. is available at each session to discuss parenting topics. After an hour of free play, gather for a short circle time with Miss Lisa, our Family Place Thursdays, March 2, 9, 23 & 30 | 6:15–7:30pm Blake coordinator, and sing your child’s favorite songs. Ages infant to 5 years. Lahti Saturdays, March 4, 11, 18 & 25 | 10:30–11:30am Morgade–Monday, March 6 | 10:30–11:45am Cummings–Fridays, March 3 & 10 | 10:30–11:45am Homework Helper Program! Hobe Sound–Saturdays, March 4, 11, 18 & 25 | 11am–12:15pm The Martin County Library System offers a free Homework Helper program. ™ Get face-to-face tutoring in a safe and welcoming environment. Students LEGO Clubs @ MCLS have access to all library resources and online tools to make learning and Do you like to build? Come join our group and see and show what you completing homework successful. To receive homework help, set up an appointment by contacting Donna Michalak at [email protected] or can build with LEGO™ bricks. LEGO™ bricks provided but donations always 463.2805. Open to students in grades K–12. accepted. Blake Hobe Sound Sunday, March 5 | 2–3pm Saturday, March 11 | 3:30–4:30pm Elliott Museum Passes are Lahti Morgade available for checkout at Blake Thursday, March 9 | 3:30-4:30pm Friday, March 17 | 4–5pm and Hoke Libraries. Passes are Hoke Cummings sponsored by The Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. Saturday, March 11 | 2–3pm Saturday, March 25 | 3–4pm 6 Blake Kids Hobe Sound Kids

We-Do Wednesday Dr. Seuss Rocks! Wednesday, March 1 | 3:30–4:30pm Wednesday, March 1 | 12–7:30pm Using LEGO® WeDo materials and software, children will work together Who’s written books that are so fun to read? Why, Dr. Seuss has–it’s in small groups to build and program working models. Explore the certain, indeed! Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday with crafts, a scavenger basics of robotics engineering with these fun, easy-to-use kits. Take hunt, and more Seussical fun! Drop in anytime and make the Lorax building to a new level! Recommended ages 8 and UP. Sponsored by proud by painting a rock for the Martin County Rocks project! the Clare & Molly Tyler STEM endowment. Registration required. Paint It! with Susi Parriott Sign Language with Marion Ross Tuesday, March 14 | 3–5pm Thursday, March 2 | 10:30–11:30am Join us for an afternoon of painting fun with Susi Parriott from Art- Sign Along with Me teaches parents how to sign successfully with their N-Around. Children will enjoy step-by-step instruction to create a little ones. Play, read books, and do activities. This class is set to music. beautiful painting of a dreamcatcher. Ages 6-12. Registration required. Join us as we learn our food signs, getting dressed, park, pets, bath time, Movies @ Your Library: Darby O’Gill and the Little People and bedtime. Ages birth to 4 years. Registration required. Friday, March 17 | 3:30–5pm 1hr33min | G | 1959 Family Yoga Come join us to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and enjoy this classic Disney film. Sunday, March 5 | 4–5pm A wily old fellow matches wits with the king of the leprechauns and helps Join Kim Moir from Two Rivers Yoga for a free playful Sunday afternoon play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced yoga session for the whole family. Please bring your own mat. Yoga him as caretaker. Enjoy some magically delicious snacks and Irish-themed is offered monthly on the 1st Sunday of the month through May. crafts! Registration required. Chess Club Peter & Julie Cummings Kids Monday, March 13 | 5:30–7pm Practice your chess skills with other players to learn and improve your Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss Celebration! game. Chess Club will meet the 2nd Monday of the month in the Blake Saturday, March 4 | 2–3pm Library Exploration Lab. A limited number of chess sets will be available Come celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday with a movie, crafts, and cupcakes! for use and no formal instruction will be provided. Preschool FUNdamentals Code and Go Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21 & 28 | 10:30–11:30am Wednesday, March 15 | 2:30–3:30pm Every Tuesday we will use manipulative toys to develop fine motor skills, Boost brains into high gear and design a solution for the Robot Mouse which will promote literacy skills and kindergarten readiness. Ages 3-5. to catch its cheese by finding its way through a maze. This learning Movie Matinee @ Your Library: The Sword in the Stone resource activity is limited to 10 players. Ages 5 and up! Registration Thursday, March 16 | 2–3:30pm 1hr19min | G | 2008 required. A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge, Incredible Edible Insects: Entomology and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become Thursday, March 16 | 3–4pm one of the most beloved kings in England history. Popcorn will be served. Insects have been eaten by many cultures for hundreds of years. Hobe St. Patrick’s Day Fun! Sound Nature Center discusses the nutritional value of insects, insects Friday, March 17 | 2–3pm in your food, and lets you sample some for yourself. This Spring Break Join us at the library to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Make some crafts and special is geared for the elementary age group and space is limited to enjoy cookies and juice. 40 kids. Registration required. Music Fun For Everyone! Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes Saturday, March 18 | 11–11:30am Saturday, March 25 | 10:30–11:30am & 2:30–3:30pm It’s a fact that children love music and movement. Join us for some Explore nature by building a home for Martin County’s more enchanted musical activities that provide exercise, motor development and FUN!!! residents. Natural materials will be used such as sea shells, moss, and All ages welcome. feathers. Take your completed creation home and find a secluded outdoor area for these magical creatures to take up residence. Materials will be provided but donations accepted! For ages 4 and up. Registration Hoke Kids required. Duck in the Truck Puppets: There’s a Dinosaur in My Fun With Music! Fridays, March 3 & 17 | 3–3:30pm Mailbox! Come enjoy some music and movement with Mr. Brian of Mr. Brian and the Sunday, March 26 | 2–3pm Boppets. Music helps build what Mr. Brian calls “The Three C’s”: confidence, When Speaker the Wonder Dog brings back a dinosaur egg instead coordination, and concentration. Children ages 2-5 will be able to try of a ball during a game of fetch with Professor O, that’s when the various instruments and learn basic musical concepts and rhythms. adventure begins. This rollicking romp from Duck in the Truck Puppets is interactive, educational, and full of surprises—wait for the ending! Puppet Factory: Duck in the Truck Puppet Workshop Recommended for ages 3 and up. Thursday, March 23 | 4–6pm Puppet Factory workers needed! Your job is to have fun making delightful puppets in this free family workshop. Sound easy? It is! All supplies provided as well as the use of stages to express yourself with your new creation. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Registration required. 7 Robert Morgade Kids Lahti Kids

Special Story Time with Lois McGuire Robots and Technology is cancelled for March. Thursday, March 9 | 3:30–4:30pm Movies @ Your Library: Storks 1hr29min | PG | 2016 Come enjoy a fun story time and book signing event with Lois Wednesday, March 1 | 12:30–2pm McGuire, author of Don’t Be That KID! At School. Hear the story, meet Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. When an order the author, and enjoy a fun activity. Don’t miss this event! for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to fix the error by Kids’ Yoga delivering the baby. Saturday, March 18 | 10:30–11:30am We Live on a Water Planet Kidding Around Yoga offers age-appropriate stretching and Friday, March 3 | 2:30–4pm strengthening poses with relaxation and breathing techniques, all in a It’s true. The surface of planet Earth is mostly water. How much of that fun environment with music and a craft by a certified and passionate water is available for us to use? Where on Earth does the most water instructor, Mariann Primus. Please bring a yoga mat or towel. Ages fall? The least? Can polluted water be cleaned? Make a rain stick, then 5-12. Registration required. go outside to follow a drop of water on its epic journey. This program is Games for All @ Your Library for school-aged children. Saturday, March 18 | 3–5pm Fun and Games Are you a fan of board games, card games, or party games? Come and Tuesday, March 7 | 2:30–3:30pm join us for an afternoon of fun. Bring your friends and family or your Join Ms. Marybeth for fun and games to improve your child’s physical favorite games. Cards, dominoes, and a variety of board games will be fitness. Children will learn the importance of practicing the 5-2-1-0 provided. method for a healthy body. This program is for school-aged children. Mommy and Me Yoga Snakes: Friends or Foe? Monday, March 20 | 10:30–11:15am Wednesday, March 15 | 2–3pm Kidding Around Yoga offers age-appropriate stretching and Join the Hobe Sound Nature Center for a presentation on the role of strengthening poses with relaxation and breathing techniques in a snakes in the environment and their identification of venomous species Mommy and Me yoga class, all in a fun environment with music by a and non-venomous in South Florida. Live animals, skins, sheds, and certified and passionate instructor,Mariann Primus. Please bring a skeletons are used for a better understanding of these reptiles. yoga mat or towel. Ages 2-5. Registration required. Makerspace Crafternoon Discover Science @ Your Library: Manatees in Peril Friday, March 17 | 3:30–4:30pm Thursday, March 23 | 3:30–4:30pm Show your creative side! Ready, set, create! What can you make with our Join us as Hobe Sound Nature Center presents Manatees in Peril. A makerspace cart? Let your imagination go with our crafting supplies. presentation through the Save the Manatee Club describes the ecology This program is for school-aged children. and the endangered status of the Florida Manatee. Skulls, bones, and other props are used for a hands-on experience. Ages 5-12. Kids’ Yoga Saturday, March 25 | 11am–12pm Come relax with us! Kidding Around Yoga offers age-appropriate T een E vents stretching and strengthening poses with relaxation and breathing techniques, all in a fun environment with music and games by a certified and passionate instructor. Please bring your yoga mat or towel. Ages H o b e T e e n s 5 and up. SAT Prep Kids' Food Culture and Health Wednesday, March 8 | 3:30–5:30pm Tuesday, March 28 | 2:30–3:30pm Drop-in practice lab. There’s a space at the library created with your It’s a small world after all! Learn about the life of children in other future in mind. This self-paced program utilizes Khan Academy, who has countries through storytelling, story swapping, and cooking. Explore partnered with the SAT, to offer online practice exams and helpful tools the cultures of our community and travel the globe right here in to increase your scores. A Homework Helper tutor will be there to assist in Indiantown! This program is for school-aged children. your endeavors. Papermaking Teen Gaming Night Friday, March 31 | 2:30–4pm Wednesday, March 15 | 5–7pm You know that paper is made from trees. But did you know that new Stop in for a night of entertainment with games like Fifa ‘17 and Need paper can also be made from … paper? Make your own “designer” for Speed on PlayStation 4, MarioKart and Super Smash Bros. on Wii, and paper using recyclable office paper, colorful envelopes, and small Roblox on PC–plus play around with our Sphero, an app-enabled robotic nature items. This program is for school-aged children. ball. Snacks and drinks provided! B l a k e T e e n s Get all the details about Library events on our new Sunday Art Session for Teens Event Schedule Calendar on the Web at Wake up your creative side with a Sunday teen art workshop. http://martin.evanced.info/signup/Calendar Joan Bauman Display by week, month or just a straight list. Filter by Sunday, March 12 | 11:30am–1:30pm location, age group, and even date range. FUN with JULIA KELLY Designs and Collages It’s all there! Check it out today. Sunday, March 19 | 11:30am–1:30pm The Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc., presents: Book Clubs Save the Date

BookMania! Book Club B l a k e 2017 Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series Wednesday, March 1 | 12–1pm Peter & Julie Cummings Library Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson Saturday, April 8 | 2–3pm Robin Feiner, Facilitator Terry Barber and Lorrianna Colozzo

Underwritten by a grant from Elisabeth Lahti awarded to the Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. Sampler Book Club B l a k e Monday, March 13 | 2–3:30pm Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Sandy Withers, Facilitator Chautauqua South Non-Fiction Book Club B l a k e for April Monday, March 27 | 6:30–8pm I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Chautauqua South is funded by the Friends of the Martin County Library System, Inc. Jackie Williams, Facilitator Discover Opera Series presented by Helen Sagan Blake Library Friday, April 7 | 2–3pm I Love a Mystery Book Discussion Group C u mm i n g s Earth Day: Eating Locally and Sustainably Blake Library Tuesday, March 14 | 2–3:30pm Saturday, April 15 | 2–3:30pm The Works of Anne Perry Harold Marr, Facilitator Lecture on Photography presented by Terryl Lawrence Hobe Sound Public Library Saturday, April 15 | 2–3pm

ABC Book Discussion Group C u mm i n g s Literature & Poetry Series presented by Prof. Roderick C. Hofer Blake Library Thursday, March 9 | 6–7:30pm Monday, April 17 | 2–4pm The Dinner by Herman Koch Harold Marr, Facilitator

Annie’s Book Club L a h t i Thursday, March 2 | 10:30am–12pm I Was a Revolutionary by Andrew Malan Milward Betty Windecker, Facilitator

Hobe Sound Public Library Book Club H o b e S o u n d Tuesday, March 7 | 1–2pm Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani Theresa Boucher and Diane Howland, Facilitators

Hoke Library Book Discussion Group Hoke Thursday, March 16 | 2–3:30pm Dead Wake by Erik Larson Connie Fitzsimmons, Facilitator Women in Literature XIV Thursday, March 9 | 2–3:15pm Circling the Sun by Paula McLain Gail Thursday, March 23 | 2–3:15pm The Door by Magda Szabό Gail Johnson, Facilitator

Robert Morgade Library Book Club M o r g a d e Tuesday, March 7 | 1–2:30pm Euphoria by Lily King Lois Raska, Facilitator For a complete list of tech classes offered, speak to a Customer Service Specialist or visit our Library event We Teach Tech! calendar on our website at www.library.martin.fl.us t h e C u mm i n g s i d e a l a b 772.288.2551 t h e L a h t i i d e a l a b 772.221.4650 Advanced iPhone Android Basics Thursday, March 2 | 2–3:30pm Wednesday, March 8 | 10:30am–12pm Become an iPhone Ninja! Learn secret tips and useful tricks you won’t learn Learn the typical features on Android tablets and cell phones, how to anywhere else! Completion of iPhone 201 or permission of instructor is navigate on your device through gestures, as well as what apps are and how highly recommended before taking this class. Registration required. to download and use them. Registration required. Google Social Media Email Basics Thursday, March 2 | 5–7:30pm Wednesday, March 29 | 10:30am–12pm The Google suite of offerings includes several in the “social media” category. Are you unsure of how to set up and use email on your computer or Find out about Google+, Hangouts, Blogger, and Spaces -- what they are, device? This class will show you how to do both with a free Gmail account. what they can do, and how you can use them to make your life easier and Registration required. more enjoyable. Registration required. Appy Hour: Gadgets for Life Wednesday, March 8 | 4–5pm Gadgets for Life--Devices to make life easier--Entertainment, Smart H o b e S o u n d i d e a l a b 772.546.2257 Homes, Watches and Electronic Assistants. Come to hear about the Stop Windows Spying many new devices on the market and how they might, or might not, Tuesday, March 7 | 11am–12:30pm fit your needs. This lecture-formatted tech class will feature new and Learn how to turn off over 30 settings that will send information popular apps. Each month, we will discuss a new topic. Come discover back to Microsoft or let Microsoft use your computer to update other what new things you can do on your smart phone or computer. computers. Registration required. iPad Basics t h e o r g a d e i d e a l a b 772.463.3245 Tuesday, March 7 | 3–4pm M Learn your way around the iPad by picking up some basic skills and Learn and Share: Tech Time apps for your device. Registration required. Fridays, March 10 & 24 | 2–3pm Pinhole Photography Come ready with an “I know and I want to learn” attitude for Learn and Saturday, March 11 | 2–3pm Share: Tech Time where you can share and learn about technology Come experience camera-less photography! Learn about pinhole with your peers. This informal tech help meet-up will enable you to get cameras and the art of making pinhole photography from students group help and give you the opportunity to share what you know! All from South Fork High School. skills and devices welcome! Bring your device charged and ready to go. Removing Targeted Ads iPhone 101 Tuesday, March 14 | 11am–12:30pm Saturday, March 11 | 2–3:30pm Ads are a way of life in the computing world. However, they do not Learn the basics of iPhone operation including the different parts of the have to be overwhelming. We will look at ways to cut them way down. phone, apps, web browsing, and more. Registration required. Registration required. How to @ Your Library: Fitbit Intro to the World of Google Saturday, March 25 | 3–4:30pm Thursday, March 16 | 2:30–3:30pm Get to know your Fitbit. Learn the various features, the data you can Sure, you’ve Googled it before, but come and learn about some of the track with your Fitbit, how to use the app, and more! Registration required. other features that Google has to offer. Featuring Google Images, Maps, iPad for Beginners Translate, and more. Registration required. Thursday, March 30 | 3–4:30pm Learn the various features on your iPad, how to navigate on the iPad through gestures, and what apps are and how to use and download them. Registration required.

Learn Online! Tutor.com is an online tutoring service that empowers students to connect to a tutor through the MCLS website. For students who use an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad, we offer the Tutor.com To Go™ mobile app. Live tutors are available from 2–11pm daily for a variety of subjects. Non Profit Org

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Chautauqua South: Celebrating the Harvest of the Mind, Body, and Spirit Concluding in April, the Martin County Library System’s four-month arts and education series called Chautauqua South is an eclectic array of artists, authors, storytellers, dramatists, historians, educators and entertainers. Funding for Chautauqua South is provided by the Friends of the Martin County Library System, Inc. Find the Chautauqua icon in our monthly newsletters, or go to our event calendar to view the entire Chautauqua South calendar: http://martin.evanced.info/signup, or call 772.221.1403.

April's Chautauqua South Spotlight Celebrate National Library Week! Discover Opera Lecture Series: Today’s libraries are transforming. From education, The Pirates of Penzance: A Misplaced Shipmate jobs, to lifelong learning, the resources at your library Friday, April 7 | 2–3pm can transform your life. Visit any Martin County Blake Library–Details page 2 Library System location April 9-15 during National Library Week and watch for special activities at all our Lectures on Photography locations! For more information, visit ILoveLibraries. presented by Terryl Best Lawrence org. You can also share your love for libraries by liking Saturday, April 15 | 2–3pm us on Facebook or Instagram and share with us why Hobe Sound Public Library–Details page 4 you love your library! Literature & Poetry Series presented by Prof. Roderick C. Hofer Monday, April 17 | 2–4pm Earth Day 2017 Blake Library–Details page 2. ADULTS: Earth Day: Coastal Lecture Series Monday, April 3 | 6:30–8pm Blake Library–Details page 2 A Brief History of the Indian River Lagoon Thursday, April 13 | 6–7:30pm Blake Library–Details page 2 Eating Locally and Sustainably Saturday, April 15 | 2–3:30pm Blake Library–Details page 2 Sunday Matinee Film Series: Up the Yangtze Sunday, April 16 | 2–4pm Blake Library–Details page 2 TEENS: ADULTS: Haiku for Earth Day Where There's a Will: Saturday, April 22 | 10:30am–12pm Cummings Library–Details page 7 here hould lso e everal ther ocuments T S A B S O D KIDS: Wednesday, April 26 | 12–1pm Blake Library–Details page 2 Earth Day Story Time with Jenn Cochran Financial Self-Defense Thursday, April 20 | 3:30–4:30pm Morgade Library–Details page 7 Thursday, April 27 | 2–3pm Cummings Library–Details page 3 One Earth to Share Retirement: Making Your Money Last Friday, April 21 | 4–5:15pm Hoke Library–Details page 6 Saturday, April 29 | 1–2pm Morgade Library–Details page 4 Putting Energy to Work: Windmills TEENS: Saturday, April 22 | 3:30–4:30pm Blake Library–Details page 6 Dress for Success 360° Recycled Art Wednesday, April 26 | 6–7:30pm Morgade Library–Details page 7 Thursday, April 13 | 3:30–4:30pm Morgade Library–Details page 7 Makerspace Crafternoon Friday, April 21 | 3:30–4:30pm Lahti Library–Details page 7

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Discover Opera Lecture Series: The Pirates of Penzance: A Misplaced Shipmate B l a k e L i b r a r y Friday, April 7 | 2–3pm Jane Miller Presents @ the blake Helen Sagan, a retired music teacher and member of Boston's renowned Chorus pro Musica, presents the third installment of her Discover Movie: Classic: All About Eve Opera lecture series that corresponds with the 2017 Palm Beach Opera season. Tuesday, April 4 | 2–4:30pm 2hr20min||NR||1950 Perhaps the most popular operetta of the brilliant team of Gilbert and Sullivan, Director Joseph Mankiewicz presents the brilliantly sophisticated and The Pirates of Penzance is a comical satire on the military as well as British society cynical look at life in and around the theater. Bette Davis is absolutely in general. Frederic has been mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates. He falls perfect as an aging star who takes in an adoring fan (Anne Baxter) and soon in love with Mabel, the daughter of the Major General. Through a test of wills, tug discovers the young woman is taking over her life. Winner of six Oscars that of war, and bending of rules, all is forgiven and the two lovers are free to marry. include Best Director, Screenplay, and Supporting Actor (George Sanders). Book Swap Movie: Chocolat Saturday, April 8 | 10:30–11:30am Thursday, April 13 | 2–4:30pm 2hr||PG-13||2000 An informal opportunity to meet new friends, browse pre-publication books, Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress hear what others are reading and share books you have read. Janette Noé, (Juliette Binoche), and Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), this film is Facilitator a beautiful and captivating comedy about a striking young woman who Florida Highwaymen opens a very unusual chocolate shop in a tranquil, old-fashioned French Saturday, April 8 | 2–4pm town. Magic begins to happen, especially after another stranger (Johnny R.L. Lewis, noted artist and Florida Artist Hall of Fame inductee, will Depp) arrives. Treat yourself to this offbeat film. "live paint" while his son Rob tells us of his father's life story as a "living legend." Movie: Shakespeare in Love Curtis Arnett, another Highwayman, will be on hand with his artwork for sale Thursday, April 20 | 2–4:30pm 2hr||R||1998 too. This lecture is part of the IRSC Living History Series. Spirited, entertaining speculation about a love affair that inspired Will DIY Candle Art Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) to write Romeo and Juliet. Witty, sensual, Wednesday, April 12 | 11am–12:30pm and peopled with colorful characters, and best of all, the film is a vivid re- Join us at the Blake Library for DIY Candle Art. Let your imagination light up as creation of theater-going in Shakespeare's time. Gwyneth Paltrow shines as you design, draw, and transfer your masterpiece onto your own pillar candle. the love interest. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture, Screenplay, Supplies will be provided. Registration required. Actress (Paltrow), Supporting Actress (Dench), Costumes, and Score. A Brief History of the Indian River Lagoon by Nathaniel Osborn Movie–Comedy: Tootsie Thursday, April 13 | 6–7:30pm Tuesday, April 25 | 2–4:30pm 2hr||PG||1982 Mr. Osborn is an educator at The Pine School in Hobe Sound and director Dustin Hoffman stars with Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, of its Florida Environment Initiative. He has a master's degree in environmental Charles Durning, Bill Murray, and Geena Davis in director Sydney Pollack's history, is a member of the Martin County Historic Preservation Board, and has heartfelt classic that set a new standard for unpredictable laugh-out-loud presented many local lectures about the environmental history of the Indian River comedy. Lagoon. He has recently published Indian River Lagoon: An Environmental History. Jane Miller Presents is sponsored by the Friends of the Martin County Library System, Eating Locally and Sustainably Women Supporting the Arts, and the Arts Foundation of Martin County. Saturday, April 15 | 2–3:30pm Yvette Goodiel, Interim County Extension Director and Sustainability Adult events @ the Blake are held within the and Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent II from University of Florida IFAS John F. and Rita M. Armstrong Wing unless otherwise noted. Extension Martin County, will discuss local farming and sustainability. Learn how to access local foods and how to support local farming. Raffle prizes will be Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society Orchestra available to participants! Saturday, April 1 | 3–4:30pm Sunday Matinee Film Series: Up the Yangtze The Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society is Martin County's home for classical Sunday, April 16 | 2–4pm guitar enthusiasts which formed in 2010. The TCCGS Guitar Orchestra is their Movie Documentary: largest performance ensemble, and they play pieces from classical and popular Yung Chang's Up the Yangtze, is an Official Selection of the 2008 Sundance Film music from the Baroque through Modern eras. If you've not heard a dozen or Festival. Nearing completion, China's massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the more classical guitarists all playing together, you won't want to miss this! landscape and the lives of people living along the fabled Yangtze River. Countless Writing Workshop ancient villages and historic locales will be submerged, and 2 million people Monday, April 3 | 5:30–7:30pm will lose their homes and livelihoods. This event is a collaboration with POV, the We will focus on creative writing, explore writing prompts, and participate in award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS www.pbs.org/pov. collaborative activities. Registration required. Literature & Poetry Series presented by Prof. Roderick C. Hofer Earth Day: Coastal Lecture Series Monday, April 17 | 2–4pm Monday, April 3 | 6:30–8pm Memorable Speech: The Place of Poetry in a Life Well Lived Discover the delicate connection between stingrays, shellfish, and the Session 4: To Thine Own Self Be True: Poetry and Uniqueness health of our estuaries. Lecture by Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., Assistant Research Poems: Song of Myself, Section 24 (Walt Whitman); My Belly (Marissa McLargin) Professor, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. By leading patrons through discussions of several works, IRSC Prof. Roderick Italian Class for Beginners Trustees Room Hofer will demonstrate some of the important methods and concerns of Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27 | 6–7:30pm literature. A free language learning class offered by Hispanics in Action, Inc. Space is limited. Where There's a Will: There Should Also Be Several Other Documents Please register by contacting Nelson Merchan-Cely at nelsonmerchancely1@ Wednesday, April 26 | 12–1pm gmail.com. Registration required. A local attorney speaks to the most important issues and explains the four basic documents. This presentation is part of Money Smart Week. Lunch will be provided. Registration required. 3

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Write Club Guitar Club Saturdays, April 1 & 15 | 10:30am–12:30pm Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18 & 25 | 4–5:30pm A group for writers of any age, and any genre/purpose, to meet twice Learn to play the guitar with Patrick Dennis. Guitars are available, if needed. monthly and read their work for others’ thoughts and critiques. Facilitator, Introduction to Zumba June O’Brien Tuesdays, April 4, 11 & 18 | 6:45–7:45pm Senior Wii Bowling Get on up and dance! Join us for a free Zumba class with our instructor, Fridays, April 7, 14, 21 & 28 | 1–2pm Ana. All ages welcome! It looks like a video game, but feels like a bowling alley. Even if you've never Senior Wii Bowling played a video game, you'll love Wii Bowling! Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26 | 10:30–11:30am Focus on Foreign Film 2hr10min|PG-13|2015 It looks like a video game, but feels like a bowling alley. Even if you've never Friday, April 7 | 2–4:30pm played a video game, you'll love Wii Bowling! Testament of Youth / England Resume Building Story of love, war, and remembrance during the First World War. Beautifully Wednesday, April 5 | 2–3:30pm done with a touching performance by Academy Award-winning actress Do you need help building your resume? The library offers a free resource Alicia Vikander. Facilitator, Nancy Rad that is quick and easy to use. Just bring along your library card and we'll get Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series: Terry Barber and Lorrianna Colozzo you on the road to a great resume. Saturday, April 8 | 2–3pm Classic Film Friday: The Mating Game 1hr36min||NR||1959 Terry Barber and Lorrianna Colozzo present "Some Enchanted Afternoon” Friday, April 7 | 10:30am–12:30pm Acclaimed vocalists Terry Barber and Lorrianna Colozzo share the stage at the This classic stars Tony Randall as Lorenzo Charlton, an uptight IRS agent request of fans in a program of solos and duets that includes your favorite ordered to investigate a rural rancher (played by Paul Douglas), who is classic musicals, well-known operas, and even a few modern popular tunes. significantly in debt to the government. He arrives in the country and is Come hear "We Kiss in a Shadow," "I Have Dreamed," "The Flower Duet," shocked to discover that the rancher and his family are so oblivious to "Imagine," and of course "Some Enchanted Evening." Underwritten by a grant financial concerns they haven't ever bothered to do their taxes. Some from Elisabeth Lahti awarded to the Library Foundation of Martin County. Free moonshine, however, and the rancher's lovely daughter (played by Debbie tickets are required and available for pickup at the Peter & Julie Cummings Reynolds), help him learn to relax, and he decides to help the family find a Library beginning April 4. A limit of two tickets per person, please. legal loophole. Crafternoon @ Cummings: Playing with Poetry Adult Painting Class Wednesday, April 19 | 2–3:30pm Thursday, April 20 | 2–4pm Join us for an afternoon of adult arts and crafts. To celebrate National Poetry Join us with Susi Parriott from Art-N-Around to celebrate spring with a Month, find a poem hidden on a book page or inscribe a short poem you love hibiscus landscape painting. Supplies will be provided. Registration required. on a smooth rock. Decorate and embellish your poems with markers, colored pencils or paints. Adult coloring materials always available at Crafternoons. Classic Film Friday: Rear Window 1hr52min||NR||1954 Basic supplies provided, just bring your imagination and perhaps some Friday, April 21 | 10:30am–12:30pm poems. Crafternoon @ Cummings happens on the 3rd Wednesday of most This Alfred Hitchcock classic stars Jimmy Stewart as a wheelchair-bound months at 2 pm with a mix of new and some recurring activities. photographer spying on his neighbors from his apartment window, who becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Genealogy as a Hobby Thursday, April 20 | 2–3:30pm Master Gardener Help Desk Genealogy as a Hobby--Introduction to genealogy, how to get started and Tuesday, April 4, | 12-4pm have fun with it. Researching your family history can be fun! This encore of Tuesday, April 18, | 12-2pm last year's very popular discussion about the second most popular hobby in Martin County Master Gardeners, in conjunction with the Martin County America is for those who want to start, or are just getting into the hobby and Library System, will provide gardening advice, answer questions, and offer want to find out more about it. recommendations. Free Pro SE Bankruptcy Seminar DiTerlizzi Conference Room Thursday, April 20 | 6–8pm In this free clinic, you will learn about the options available for you to file your own bankruptcy. Jon L. Martin, Esq., will present a 45-minute informative Get all the details about Library events on our new video produced by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern Event Schedule Calendar on the Web at District of Florida followed by time for general questions and answers. Everyone attending will receive access to a free e-book What Everyone Needs http://martin.evanced.info/signup/Calendar to Know About Debt Relief Today written by Mr. Martin. Display by week, month or just a straight list. Filter by Financial Self-Defense location, age group, and even date range. Thursday, April 27 | 2–3pm It’s all there! Check it out today. Learn the steps to protect yourself from a wide variety of scams prevalent today. The session will cover National Council on Aging top scams, phony emails, common financial fraud and scams. In addition, the FINRA broker check will be highlighted enabling participants to learn how to investigate a broker and brokerage firm's regulatory profile. This presentation is part of Money Smart Week. 4

R o b e r t M o r g a d e L i b r a r y Yoga Friday, April 14 | 2–3:30pm Let's Get Crafty: Coloring Join Kim Moir from Two Rivers Yoga for a free Friday afternoon yoga Mondays, April 3 & 17 | 3–5pm session. Please bring your own mat. All levels of Vinyasa welcome. Yoga is Let out your inner creative side and join us for an adult coloring session! offered monthly on the second Friday of the month.Registration required. Adult coloring helps you relax, reduce stress, and achieve mental Zen. No Brown Bag History Lecture Series: The Military on the Treasure experience or supplies? No worries! Bring your own coloring to work on or Coast use our supplies that will be provided. Saturday, April 15 | 12–1pm Sit-n-Knit Join IRSC's Professor Ronald Grenville Frazer as he discusses the military Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26 | 2–4pm on the Treasure Coast. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the public. Because Sit-n-Knit knitting group welcomes knitters of all levels to join them for they usually take place over the lunch hour, guests are encouraged to bring weekly knitting sessions at the library. Come share your newest pattern, their lunch. ask for advice from other knitters, and just have a good time meeting new Treasure Coast Beekeepers Association people while working on your latest project. Sit-n-Knit is purely a social group Wednesday, April 19 | 2–3pm created by the library for people interested in knitting and sharing ideas. Learn about all things bees from the Treasure Coast Beekeepers Mosquito Control 101 Association. Wednesday, April 5 | 6–7pm Tech Forum A Mosquito Control Resource Specialist shares Mosquito Control efforts here Saturday, April 29 | 10:30–11:30pm in Martin County. Learn how you can help fight mosquitoes in your own The Tech Forum at the Hoke Library introduces you to various mobile backyard. technologies. This includes all types of smart phones, tablets, e-readers, Citizenship and new mobile tech devices. We invite you to bring your devices and Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26 | 6–8pm Conference Room 2 questions. Get help with the citizenship application and prepare for the citizenship test. Games for All @ Your Library H o b e S o u n d P u b l i c L i b r a r y Saturday, April 15 | 3–5pm Grown-Up Drop-In Craft Are you a fan of board games, card games, or party games? Come and join us Thursday, April 13 | 2–4pm for an afternoon of fun. Bring your friends and family or your favorite games. Want a fish, but not the mess? Come make your own mason jar aquarium. Cards, dominoes, and a variety of board games will be provided. All the beauty of a coral reef and none of the hassle! SCORE Lectures on Photography presented by Terryl Best Lawrence Wednesday, April 19 | 5:30–7:30pm Conference Room 1 Saturday, April 15 | 2–3pm Understanding Florida Sales and Use Taxes Join Terryl Best Lawrence as she presents this four-part Monday Matinee @ Your Library: Arrival 1hr56min||PG-13||2016 lecture series on photography. The fourth part in the series is "Fashion Monday, April 24 | 3–5pm Photography." The fashion business made celebrities of designers, When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, linguist professor models, and photographers: Giorgio Armani, Richard Avedon, Hiro, Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is tasked with interpreting the language of the Helmut Newton, Deborah Turbeville, and Sarah Moon. Terryl Lawrence is apparent aliens. Directed by Denis Villeneuve and also starring Jeremy a professor at Digital Media Arts College, Boca Raton. Renner and Forest Whitaker. Stitches of Kindness Yoga Wednesday, April 19 | 2–4pm Friday, April 28 | 2–3:30pm Residents come together for an afternoon of knitting or crocheting items Join Kim Moir from Two Rivers Yoga for a free Friday afternoon yoga session. to be donated to area support groups. New members welcome! Please bring your own mat. All levels of Vinyasa welcome. Project Parenthood: 10 Things Every Parent Should Know Retirement: Making Your Money Last Saturday, April 22 & 29 | 1–3pm Saturday, April 29 | 1–2pm At times, every parent struggles with their child's behavior. It can be Designed for people who are thinking about retiring or have retired overwhelming to raise a family when you consider job responsibilities, recently. The workshop discusses ideas to build a reasonable and sustainable extracurricular activities, and overbooked schedules. This interactive series strategy for managing income and expenses during retirement. This program is provided by the Garden Samaritan Center and will focus on parenting is a Money Smart Week program. Registration required. success with tools designed to work, exploring how to use your tools more effectively, introduce new strategies and tactics, and practicing skills. H o k e L i b r a r y Registration required. Feel Good Fridays: Healthy Tips for Life Spanish Language Classes by Hispanics in Action, Inc. Friday, April 28 | 2–3pm Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27 | 6–7:30pm Nature's Way of Giving A free language learning class offered by Hispanics in Action, Inc. Learn ideas for using essential oils in nutrition, exercise, recipes, and much Space is limited. Please register by contacting Nelson Merchan-Cely at more. [email protected]. Windows Q & A Wednesday, April 12 | 2:30–3:30pm Martin County Genealogical Society Bring your own PC laptop and learn about Windows 10 from Dr. Jim at his See details and the complete MCGS schedule Windows 10 Q & A session. 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am usic and otion S R o b e r t 10:30 : M M : M o r g a d e L i b r a r y 0-3 yrs. 10:30am: 0-5 yrs. Music and Motion at the Robert Morgade Library is cancelled on Friday, April 7 & 28. EVENTS @ MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Paws To Read Family Place Don’t forget to register for the Paws to Read sessions below. Registration This 5-week program encourages parents/caregivers to play with required. Registration opens the 15th of the month prior. their child in a fun, educational setting. A local resource professional Blake Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27 | 6:15–7:30pm is available at each session to discuss parenting topics. After an hour of Lahti Saturdays, April 1, 8, 15 & 22 | 10:30–11:30am free play, gather for a short circle time with Miss Lisa, our Family Place coordinator, and sing your child’s favorite songs. Ages infant to 5 years. Lahti–Saturdays, April 15, 22, 29, May 6 & 13 | 11am–12:15pm Homework Helper Program! Blake–Sundays, April 23, 30, May 7, 14 & 21 | 1–2:15pm

The Martin County Library System offers a free Homework Helper program. ™ Get face-to-face tutoring in a safe and welcoming environment. Students LEGO Clubs @ MCLS have access to all library resources and online tools to make learning and Do you like to build? Come join our group and see and show what you completing homework successful. To receive homework help, set up an appointment by contacting Donna Michalak at [email protected] or can build with LEGO™ bricks. LEGO™ bricks provided but donations always 463.2805. Open to students in grades K–12. accepted. Blake Hobe Sound Sunday, April 2 | 2–3pm Saturday, April 8 | 3:30–4:30pm Elliott Museum Passes are Lahti Morgade available for checkout at Blake Thursday, April 13 | 3:30-4:30pm Friday, April 21 | 4–5pm and Hoke Libraries. Passes are Hoke Cummings sponsored by The Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. Saturday, April 8 | 2–3pm Saturday, April 22 | 3–4pm 6 Blake Kids Hobe Sound Kids

Family Yoga Discover Science @ Your Library: Sunday, April 2 | 4–5pm Incredible Edible Bugs - Entomophagy Join Kim Moir from Two Rivers Yoga for a free playful Sunday afternoon Friday, April 14 | 3–4pm yoga session for the whole family. Please bring your own mat. Yoga is Insects have been eaten by many cultures for hundreds of years. This offered monthly on the 1st Sunday of the month from January through program discusses the nutritional value of insects, insects in your food, and May 2017. lets you sample some for yourself! Registration required. Sign Language with Marion Ross Movies @ Your Library: Hoot 1hr56min||PG||2006 Thursday, April 6 | 10:30–11:30am Friday, April 21 | 3:30–5pm Sign Language: Sign Along with Me teaches parents how to sign A young man moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's successfully with their little ones. This class is set to music, play, books, and compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered activities. Using research proven methods, you will see how sign language owls. Movie will be followed by a special Earth Day-themed craft! Snacks can ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities for your child. and drinks provided. Ages birth to 4 years. Registration required. Chess Club Monday, April 10 | 5:30–7pm Practice your chess skills with other players to learn and improve your Peter & Julie Cummings Kids game. Chess Club will meet the 2nd Monday of the month in the Blake Library Exploration Lab. A limited number of chess sets will be available for Discover Science @ Your Library: Habitat for Bears use and no formal instruction will be provided. Saturday, April 1 | 11:30am–12:30pm Hobe Sound Nature Center will do a presentation on bear biology and Tampa Taiko Japanese Drumming how you can help one of Florida's rare species, the Florida Black Bear. The Friday, April 14 | 10:30–11:30am Habitat for Bears Campaign is sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife and the Experience Japanese history and tradition through a taiko drum Sierra Club. There is special emphasis on tracks and signs. Participants will performance that brings a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial also see a black bear skin and skull. art form. Learn about drum building and design, listen and participate in a modern drumming performance, and discover the history of Samurai Preschool FUNdamentals Ages 3-5 warriors. All ages. Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18 & 25 | 10:30–11:30am Did you know that playtime can make your preschooler smarter? It's true. Hobe Sound Nature Center presents Alligators and Crocodiles Alive Come to Preschool FUNdamentals, every Tuesday, where we will use Friday, April 14 | 3–4pm manipulative toys to develop fine motor skills, which will promote literacy This presentation of the Hobe Sound Nature Center is about our native skills and kindergarten readiness. We will also be reading from the list of crocodilians and offers insight into their ecology and habitats, with special 101 wonderful books every child should hear before kindergarten. For emphasis on the important role in the South Florida environment and ages 3-5. human/alligator interactions of today. Follow-up craft activity for the children. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Registration required. Discover Science @ Your Library: Herb Garden Friday, April 7 | 4–5pm Join us today and have fun planting an edible herb garden! Ages 7 and up. Earth Day: Putting Energy to Work: Windmills Registration required. Saturday, April 22 | 3:30–4:30pm Let's learn about one of the Earth's renewable energy source, the wind! Kids’ Movies @ Your Library: Sing 1hr48min||PG||2016 Join us as we learn about wind energy and how this renewable energy can Thursday, April 13 | 6–7:30pm help the environment. Through games and hands-on experiments we will When a koala is in danger of losing his grand theater, he hatches a plan to learn how to harness the wind using simple materials. Recommended stage a gala singing competition to save the day. The contest attracts the ages 1st-7th grades. Registration required. attention of a number of singing animals, including a harried pig mom, a teenage gorilla, a shy elephant, and a punk porcupine. School’s Out! Drop-in Bunny Craft Friday, April 14 | 11am–12:45pm Hoke Kids Drop into the children's area anytime between 11am and 12:45pm and make a fun BUNNY craft! Fun with Music! With Mr. Brian Dance Me a Story: Aladdin Fridays, April 7 & 28 | 3–3:30pm Saturday, April 29 | 1:30¬–2pm Come enjoy some music and movement with Mr. Brian of Mr. Brian and the Dance Me a Story is special combination of literature and dance which Boppets. Music helps build what Mr. Brian calls "The Three C's": confidence, features dancers from Florida Arts and Dance Company. It is designed coordination, and concentration. Children ages 2-5 will be able to try a to bring children’s favorite books to life. Dance Me a Story was originally bunch of different instruments and learn basic musical concepts and envisioned by FADC director Mina Hamilton and the Martin County Library rhythms. System to encourage young readers to read and also to expose them to various forms of dance. One Earth to Share Friday, April 21 | 4–5:15pm Learn about taking care of the earth through an interactive program including interactive games, stories, and planting. Paint a planter and plant a seed that will grow into food for your table. Registration required. 7 Robert Morgade Kids Lahti Kids

Sign Language with Marion Ross: Creatures in My Backyard Kids' Painting Class Mondays, April 10 & 17 | 10:30–11:30am Saturday, April 8 | 2–3:30pm Sign Language: Creatures in My Backyard teaches parents, grandparents, Join Ms. Susi Parriott from Art-N-Around to make a beautiful masterpiece and caregivers how to sign successfully with their little ones. This class is set with step-by-step instruction by painting on canvas. For school-aged to music, play, books, and activities. Look up in the trees. Now see what's children and teens. Registration required. down on the ground. Creatures in My Backyard is full of songs, signs, finger- Interactive Puppet Play plays, nursery rhymes, stories, and dances that will inspire toddlers and Tuesday, April 11 | 2:30–3:30pm parents to explore, wonder, and discover the wonders of the natural world. Join Ms. Marybeth for some interactive play with puppets while learning Ages birth to 4 years. Registration recommended. about health and nutrition. For school-aged children. Recycled Art Movies @ Your Library: Disney's Moana 1hr47min||PG||2016 Thursday, April 13 | 3:30–4:30pm Friday, April 14 | 2–4pm Need some fun crafting time? Join Marion Ross as parents and children work Moana teams up with Maui in search of a precious artifact needed to save together to create a recycled art project. Ages 3 and up. Registration required. her people on a Polynesian island. Together they explore fantastical lands Earth Day Story Time with Jenn Cochran and encounter incredible sea creatures. Thursday, April 20 | 3:30–4:30pm Earth Day Makerspace Crafternoon Come enjoy a special Earth Day story time and book signing event with Friday, April 21 | 3:30–4:30pm the author of Fletch Adventures, Jennifer Cochran. Hear the story, meet the Earth Day Crafts–Ready, set, create! What can you make with our author, and enjoy a fun sea turtle craft. Don't miss this great event! makerspace cart? Let your imagination go with our crafting supplies. For Movies @ Your Library: Disney's Moana school-aged children. Earth Day theme. Meet in the children's area. 1hr47min||PG||2016 Spring into Good Nutrition Saturday, April 22 | 3–5pm Tuesday, April 25 | 2:30–3:30pm Bring a blanket, pillow, snack, and/or drink and enjoy an afternoon movie at After-School Program–This month you will have the opportunity to learn the library. A sweeping adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on the difference between nutrition fact and fiction. Join Ms. Marybeth to a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors' learn how media can influence our decisions about food choices. TheKids unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi- in the Community Kitchen will then make a healthy breakfast. god Maui, and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds. T een E vents

B l a k e L i b r a r y H o b e S o u n d P u b l i c L i b r a r y ACT Prep Course Poetry Blast for Teens Thursday, April 6 | 5:30–7:30pm Wednesday, April 12 | 6–7:30pm This is a free 2017 ACT prep course. Instructor Beth Treadway is a Hobe Please come out for the 2nd Annual Poetry Blast. Creative writing stations Sound resident and retired art history professor at Pace University, NY, set up around the Community Room spark teens to invent their own work. NY, who was trained to teach SAT/ACT prep courses by Let's Get Ready, Refreshments will be served. a non-profit NYC prep company. Beth has 4 years' experience teaching 2nd Annual Open Mic Night for Teens SAT/ACT prep courses, including 3 years (2014-2016) at Martin County Wednesday, April 19 | 6–7:30pm Library System. This course will occur every Thursday evening from 5:30- Celebrate National Poetry Month. Teens are invited to read their personal 7:30pm from January 5-April 6, 2017, including 2 full-length practice exams creation or their favorite poem. Emceed by Howl at the Moon. Refreshments occurring on January 12 and March 30 from 3:30-7:30pm. Registration will be served. Funded by The Library Foundation of Martin County. required. To register contact Donna Michalak at [email protected] or 463-2805. R o b e r t M o r g a d e L i b r a r y Stress Management for Tweens and Teens Exploration Lab Dress for Success 360° Mondays, April 17 & 24 | 5:30–7:30pm Wednesday, April 26 | 6–7:30pm This 2-part stress management series for middle and high school students A Money Smart Week workshop for teens. This workshop focuses is provided by Tykes & Teens. Registration required. on more than just physical appearance. Public speaker, Mushtaq Maxwell, gives comprehensive, insightful tips on how to prepare yourself for success. Dress for Success 360° offers practical points that are useful right now and P e t e r & J u l i e C u mm i n g s L i b r a r y into the future. Funded by The Library Foundation of Martin County. Haiku for Earth Day Saturday, April 22 | 10:30am–12pm o k e i b r a r y This creative writing workshop for teens explores the beauty of H L Haiku. Learn about this ancient Japanese poetic form and write your own-- Young Adult Book Club with your own unique flair. Then create a visual art piece to take home and Thursday, April 20 | 4–5pm display. Facilitator, Tammy Kaiser, M.S.J.E. Registration required. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Book Clubs Share Your Opinions Sampler Book Club B l a k e through the MCLS Annual Monday, April 10 | 2–3:30pm Satisfaction Survey starting April 9 The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Sandy Withers, Facilitator Here at the Martin County Library System, we care deeply about our Non-Fiction Book Club B l a k e patrons and the community we serve. Monday, April 24 | 6:30–8pm We strive for excellent customer Finding Florida by T.D. Allman service, a high-quality collection, Jackie Williams, Facilitator relevant classes and events, and accommodating facilities in which I Love a Mystery Book Discussion Group C u mm i n g s Tuesday, April 11 | 2–3:30pm these services and resources can exist. The Works of Alexander McCall Smith However, without your feedback, it can be difficult to find ways to improve Harold Marr, Facilitator our impact on the community. These goals can be accomplished only with a ABC Book Discussion Group clear understanding of what our community wants and needs. Thursday, April 13 | 6–7:30pm We would like to encourage all of our community members to complete our Orphan #8 by Kim van Alkemade Annual Satisfaction Survey, which is provided in both print and digital form. Harold Marr, Facilitator Print copies will be available at all Martin County Library locations. The digital survey will be accessible through the Library website, allowing patrons to Annie’s Book Club L a h t i complete the survey from home or from any of our library computer stations. Thursday, April 6 | 10:30am–12pm Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult We value your participation and your desire to help the Martin County Library Betty Windecker, Facilitator System progress into the future.

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Hoke Library Book Discussion Group Hoke Thursday, April 13 | 2–3:30pm Save the Date! Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo Summer Reading kicks off Saturday, May 27 at all Library locations. Connie Fitzsimmons, Facilitator Young Adult Book Club Thursday, April 20 | 4–5pm Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Robert Morgade Library Book Club M o r g a d e Tuesday, April 4 | 1–2:30pm MCLS is excited to once again offer materials, activities and The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown events for elementary-aged children and young adults Lois Raska, Facilitator geared towards preventing the dreaded “summer slide”. Stay sharp and have fun with MCLS all summer long. This year’s theme for Plus! It’s not just for kids! Adult Summer Reading Children’s Summer Teen Summer Reading theme: Reading is: theme:

Passes for the Florida Oceanographic Society are available for checkout at Blake and Hoke Fill out a Tic–Tac–Toe card Libraries! for a chance to win a gift Fill out book reviews card to Barnes & Noble! Sponsored by the Friends of the Martin for volunteer hours County Library System, Inc. and a chance to win an Amazon gift card! For a complete list of tech classes offered, speak to a Customer Service Specialist or visit our Library event We Teach Tech! calendar on our website at www.library.martin.fl.us t h e C u mm i n g s i d e a l a b 772.288.2551 t h e L a h t i i d e a l a b 772.221.4650 iPhone 101 Google Basics Thursday, April 6 | 2–3:30pm DiTerlizzi Conference Room Wednesday, April 26 | 1–2:30pm Learn the basics of iPhone operation with this introductory course. Topics Sure, you can Google things, but can you use some of the other features? include different parts of the phone, apps, web browsing, and more! We'll take a look at Google Maps, Translate, and Google Flights, as well as Registration required. much more. Registration required. Appy Hour: Moving On... Wednesday, April 12 | 4–5pm Moving On--Apps to make life easier when you are driving, need a lift, t h e H o b e S o u n d i d e a l a b 772.546.2257 taking a boat ride, or just taking a walk. Maps, directions and traffic, Uber and Lyft, channels, marinas and slips, and walking trails near and far. Join Open Lab Techie in Residence @ Hobe Sound idea lab us on the 2nd Wednesday of every month for Appy Hour. This lecture- Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26 | 6–7:30pm formatted tech class will feature new and popular apps. Each month, we Come visit Hobe Sound's idea lab! While the lab is open all hours the library will discuss a new topic. Come discover what new things you can do on is open, some hours offer the assistance of an idea lab specialist. Come visit your smart phone or computer. on Wednesday evenings to get expert assistance with your tech projects. Help will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and we will even take the opportunity to get you scheduled for an additional one-on-one help t h e M o r g a d e i d e a l a b 772.463.3245 appointment if needed. 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer iPad for Beginners Tuesday, April 11 | 11am–12:30pm Thursday, April 6 | 3–4:30pm Tired of waiting for your computer to start and websites to load? Learn Learn the various features on your iPad, how to navigate on the iPad things you can do to speed up your computer. Registration required. through gestures, what apps are, and how to use and download them. Introduction to Microsoft Word Registration required. Tuesday, April 18 | 2:30–3:30pm Learn and Share: Tech Time This class will provide an introduction to the word processing program, Fridays, April 7 & 21 | 2–3pm Microsoft Word. Learn how to create a simple document, edit and format Come ready with an "I know and I want to learn" attitude for Learn and text, page layout, and how to adjust the margins. Class will also cover how Share: Tech Time where you can share and learn about technology with to save, print, and open files.Registration required. your peers. This informal tech help meet-up will enable you to get group What Is New in Creators Update help and give you the opportunity to share what you know! All skills and Tuesday, April 25 | 11am–12:30pm devices welcome! Bring your device charged and ready to go Microsoft will be releasing a major update to Windows 10 in April called iPhone 101 Creators Update. This class will cover the new features introduced by Saturday, April 22 | 2–3:30pm this update to Windows 10. Registration required. Learn the basics of iPhone operation including the different parts of the phone, apps, web browsing, and more. Registration required. Learn Online! Take your tech to the next level. Want a class in Photoshop, ACT test preparation, Google Drive essentials, Facebook for Business, and more? Check out Lynda.com, an on-demand, online learning platform available through the Martin County Library System’s website. Lynda offers thousands of courses in software, creative, and business skills. Achieve your goals today! Non Profit Org

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