Downtown South Manatee Sat Braden River Mon 01 Area 52 SciClub (ages 8-12): Zany Zoetropes 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tu e 02 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Wed 03 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 02 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Kids Krew: Candy Science 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thurs 04 Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wed 03 Library Apps (eBooks/eAudio, Movies, TV & Music 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Latin Cooking Demo With Dr. Capó (Food Pharmacy) 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Fri 05 Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1)1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Thurs 04 Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Tech Tutors (by appointment only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2)1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wed 03 Preschool STEM Storytime: Bugs 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Sat 06 Lego Family Fun 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Early Literacy 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Drop in DIY (ages 18+) Recycled Book Jewelry 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Teen Advisory Board (TAB) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+)2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Limited to the first 20 people Tu e 09 Literacy Info in Lobby 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fri 05 Creative Aging: Line Dancing Classes Begin (ages 55+)2,3 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Thurs 04 Kids Krew: Board Games 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Book Discussion Group: Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sat 06 Watch Book of Life & design a calavera skull (ages 10+) 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Teen Craft Night: Stained Glass With Sharpies 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. by Phaedra Patrick Tu e 09 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Fri 05 Sip ‘N Chat Book (ages 18+): Daniel Brown’s Boys in The Boat 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wed 10 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Area 52 AV Club (ages 8-12): Animate Zoetropes 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat 06 Crochet Club 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Mahjong Club 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wed 10 Romance Writing Class With Madelaine Ginsberg2 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tween STEAM Club: Makey Music 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Thurs 11 Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thurs 11 Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Murder by the Book: The Dry by Jane Harper 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mother Goose on the Loose 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 09 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fri 12 Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1)1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Early Literacy 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Kids Krew: Dragons and Tacos 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2)1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+)2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sat 13 Knitting Clinic 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sat 13 Read to the Dogs (Readers 5+) 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Wed 10 Preschool STEM Storytime: Outer Space 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Teen Tech Lab 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Latin Rendezvous Concert With Refreshments3 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thurs 11 Kids Krew: Squids and Octopus 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wed 17 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Mon 15 Nurturing Touch Massage for Babies2 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Fri 12 Streaming TV for Cable Cutters 18+ 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. SHINE Medicare Program 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Area 52 SciClub (ages 8-12): Cardboard Automata 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat 13 Master Gardener 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thurs 18 Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Area 52 Art Class: Weave a Cellphone Case 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tween Art Club: Create Picasso-Inspired Art2 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Tu e 16 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Tu e 16 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fri 19 Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1)1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wed 17 Short Fiction Workshop Begins (must preregister) 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Kids Krew: Marble Painting Fun 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2)1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Thurs 18 Preschool Storytime: Hispanic Heritage Fiesta Craft 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. iPhone/iPad Beyond the Basics2 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. STEM Before Preschool: Hispanic Heritage Fiesta Craft 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Wed 17 Preschool STEM Storytime: Frogs and Turtles 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 23 Memoirs Writing 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Ukulele Class (ages 18+)2 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Drop in DIY (ages 18+): Owl Wreath (limit of 20) 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Classics Up Close: Special DVD 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat 20 Tween Crafts (ages 6-12) 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Thurs 18 Kids Krew: Cinderella Around the World 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Willa Cather’s The Road is All 10 Meals in 10 Minutes With Chef Warren3 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sat 20 *Escape Room: Arkham Asylum2 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wed 24 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Best Smartphone Apps for Seniors (Health & More) 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thurs 25 Tree Tops Storytime 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Star Wars Reads Day Movie Marathon (Youth Area) 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tu e 23 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fall Carnival: Coco Fiesta Theme 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Mon 22 Streaming TV Info for Cable Cutters 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Kids Krew: Minute-to-Win-It 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Fri 26 Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 1)1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Area 52 Art Class: Cool Collage 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Forty Carrots: Partners at Play (Session 2)1 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tu e 23 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Spooky Storytime: Costume contest & trick or treating 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sat 27 Mexican Shrine Art (ages 18+)2 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Medical Marijuana Awareness Seminar 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wed 24 Preschool STEM Storytime: Reptiles 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. *Escape Room: Harry Potter2 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Area 52 AV Club (ages 8-12): Animate Your Atomata 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tai Chi With Sherry (ages 18+) 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wed 31 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 2 Thurs 25 Ukulele Class (ages 18+) 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Thurs 25 Kids Krew: Dance Party with Bubbles 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. At Braden River, get tech help Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 2 to 4 PM; Sat 27 Windows 10 Basics 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Celebrate the reopening of the Friends’ Bookstore 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 1 to 4 PM; & Fridays, 12 to 2 PM Mon 29 Nurturing Touch Massage for Babies2 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friends’ Membership Drive (chili cookoff and live music by Ted Halloran) Area 52 SciClub (ages 8-12): Rubber Band Cars 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat 27 Knitting Club 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Rocky Bluff Area 52 Art Class: Make a Book 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Arkham Asylum (ages 12-18)2 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tu e 02 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 30 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Lego Club With FUNducation 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Thurs 04 Color Therapy 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Vampire Cats2 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Teen Game Night 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tu e 30 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fri 05 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. At Downtown . . . Chess Club Meets Saturdays 2 to 5 PM Kids Krew: Out of this World Fun 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sat 06 Tech Help 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Island Tech Tutors (By Appointment Only) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Family Movie: Coco 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wed 31 Preschool STEM Storytime: Monsters (costumes/parade) 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 09 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 02 Preschool Storytime: Boxes 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. At South Manatee . . . Scrabble Club Meets Thursdays 12 to 2:30 PM AND Wed 10 RKB Book Club: S. J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wed 03 Gulf Coast Writers Club 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Chess Club Meets First & Third Fridays 2 to 4:30 PM Thurs 11 L3: Lunch, Listen & Learn: David Munoz, Latin Guitar3 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Thurs 04 Veteran Services Information 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Color Therapy 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sunshine Stitchers Knit & Crochet 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Palmetto Trivia 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Fri 05 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 02 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Fri 12 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tu e 09 Preschool Storytime: Birds 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wed 03 Preschool Storytime “Stinky, Smelly Stories” 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Sat 13 Master Gardener 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. iPhone & iPad Basics 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Musical Motion (Spanish; ages 0-5) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Crochet Hour 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Wed 10 Coloring Club 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thurs 04 Financial Aid & College Prep Seminar 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Tu e 16 Preschool Storytime 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. *Escape Room: Survive the Island Library2 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Knitting Club 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Wed 17 Department of Elder Affairs 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Thurs 11 Master Gardener: Growing Herbs in Florida 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sat 06 Read 2 Dogs 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wind Down Wednesday Film: Oceans 8 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Fri 12 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tu e 09 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Thurs 18 Color Therapy 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sat 13 Origami Club 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Identity Theft Workshop 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. *Escape Room: Swamp Thing2 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Star Wars Lego Club 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Wed 10 Preschool Storytime “Pumpkin Party” 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fri 19 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tu e 16 Preschool Storytime: Moon 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Musical Motion (Spanish; ages 0-5) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Medicare Open Enrollment 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Medicare and Prescription Part D Plans (SHINE) 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Friends Book Discussion: Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sat 20 Tech Help 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Wed 17 Kayaking the Ohio River (Lifelong Learning Academy) 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Windows 10 Class 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lego Club 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. TIFF: To Inform Families First 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat 13 Tech Help by Appt.; call 941-722-3333 to register 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Early Voting at Rocky Bluff: October 24 to November 3 Thurs 18 Veteran Services Information 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Self-Defense for Teens/Adults (Jurassic Martial Arts) 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. At Rocky Bluff on Tuesdays . . . Mahjong Club Meets 11:30 AM to 1 PM AND Book Club: America’s First Daughter 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. *Escape Room: Zombie Apocalypse2 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Scrabble/Chess/Board Games Club Meets 3 to 5 PM (except OCT 24-NOV 3) Sunshine Stitchers Knit & Crochet 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tu e 16 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tu e 23 Preschool Storytime: Fall 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Family Fun Night (ages 6+): STEM toys, board games, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Master Gardener: Harvesting, Storing & Using Herbs 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. puzzles & more. Pizza & refreshments while supplies last3 Wed 24 Coloring Club 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wed 17 Preschool Storytime: “Monster Mash” 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Thurs 25 Veteran Services Information 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Musical Motion (Spanish; ages 0-5) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Seaside Quilters 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sat 20 BattleBots With FUNducation (ages 10+) 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fri 26 Forty Carrots: Partners in Play1 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Limited to 18 spots; Registration required. Call 941-722-3333 to register. Sat 27 CPR Training2 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Thurs 25 Tech Help 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tu e 30 Preschool Storytime: Not-So-Spooky 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Early Voting at Palmetto: October 24 to November 3 At Palmetto on Fridays, Mahjong Club Meets 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM (except OCT 24-NOV 3); *Escape Rooms: Please note that the appropriate age for each escape room 3 Tuesdays & Thursdays, reading tutoring for kids in Grades 1 to 5, 3:30 to 4:30 PM is 12 to 18. Spots are limited. Please call the library location to register At Island, Mahjong Club Meets Tuesdays 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM; (registration required. Call 722-3333 for more information). Second Fridays, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM; & All Other Fridays 1 to 3 PM (phone numbers are listed on P. 2 of this brochure). Notes: 1Forty Carrots Partners in Play is for mobile babies to age 5/space limited to first 12 families; 2Preregistration required; 3Friends Sponsored; 4All ages & skills. Disclaimer: Manatee County Public Library System does not endorse any of the organizations or products/services that may be affiliated with any program. August Highlights Journeys to Space & Back NASA engineer, Marion Riley, visited Rocky Bluff on August 10 where she provided firsthand knowledge of the Hubble Telescope spacecraft and its nearly 30 years of missions. As an engineer for Lockheed Martin for 20 years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Riley served as the Hubble Space Telescope Observatory Development Manager where she oversaw the building and testing of equipment. Interested in stargazing? Manatee Libraries has telescopes to checkout!

Former NASA engineer, Marion Riley, addresses crowd at Rocky Bluff OCT 2018 Events Teen Volunteers Work Connect With Us . . . Their Magic mymanatee.org/library Text Alerts: [email protected] Send one or more of the following to 81010: Teen volunteers from Braden River and Lakewood Text: 941-234-0394 General Events: @MCPLS Ranch high schools worked with Youth Librarian Kids Events: @libkids Chris Culp to put on Braden River Library’s annual Facebook,Twitter, Instagram & Flickr: puppet show. This year’s Aladdin was Culp’s eighth manalibraries Email Alerts: [email protected] summer coordinating puppet theatre, an idea she got after watching Monsterpiece Theatre on Downtown Palmetto Sesame Street. The productions, which incorporate 941-748-5555 941-722-3333 music and special effects, always draw a large 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W. 923 6th Street West crowd. “I love doing puppet shows,” said Culp. “I Bradenton, FL 34205 Palmetto, FL 34221 Audience member meets Aladdin puppets think it teaches kids to use their imagination, and Mon: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon: Closed after the show they really become invested in the story.” Tue: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tue: Noon - 8 p.m. Wed: Noon - 8 p.m. Wed: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs: Noon - 8 p.m. Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun: Closed Sun: Closed Braden River Rocky Bluff 941-727-6079 941-723-4821 4915 53rd Avenue East 6750 US Highway 301 North Bradenton, FL 34203 Ellenton, FL 34222 Mon: Closed Mon: Closed Tue: Noon - 8 p.m. Tue: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wed: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wed: Noon - 8 p.m. Thurs: Noon - 8 p.m. Thurs: Noon - 8 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun: Closed Sun: Closed Island South Manatee 941-778-6341 941-755-3892 5701 Marina Drive 6081 26th Street West Holmes Beach, FL 34217 Bradenton, FL 34207 Mon: Closed Mon: Closed Tue: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tue: Noon - 8 p.m. Wed: Noon - 8 p.m. Wed: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs: Noon - 8 p.m. Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun: Closed Sun: Closed Manatee Libraries will be closed MON, OCT 8, for In-Service Training.

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