PALMPALM BEACHBEACH COUNTYCOUNTY LIBRARYLIBRARY SYSTEM’SSYSTEM’S MAGAZINEMAGAZINE OCTOBEROCTOBER 20182018 HappeningsHappenings Explore Your Family History GENEALOGY & DNA TESTING Know the Issues Trick or Treat Cuéntame un cuento/ Tell Me a Story Happenings 1 • • Discover • the history of you ... ProQuest ◄ � Ancestry' Library --v-J Ed1t1on Ancestry® Library Edition, the largest online family history resource available, provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage ofindividuals from The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe,Australia and more. Distributed exclusively by ProQ!lestand powered by Ancestry.com, it brings the world's most popular consumer online familyhisto ry to you. Answers await you - whether you are a professional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealogist or historian - inside the thousands ofdatabases offamily information. User-friendly search tools and comprehensive indexing make it easy to start discovering your personal history. 2 Happenings Contents Cover Story Plaza Comunitaria Explore Your Family History Clases y eventos para ti ................................................................17 October Is Family History Month ................................................... 6 Tertulia literaria .............................................................................17 Discover Your Personal History ..................................................... 6 Clases de computadora en español ............................................17 Italian-American Heritage Month .................................................. 7 English Exchange ...........................................................................17 Hispanic Heritage Month ..............................................................12 Cultural Arcade Cuéntame un cuento/Tell Me a Story .....................................12 The Great Courses® DVD Lecture Series .....................................18 Know the Issues .............................................................................15 Book Discussion ............................................................................18 All Ages Music ............................................................................................... 18 Trick or Treat Book & Film Discussion ................................................................19 Story Times....................................................................................... 8 Movies .............................................................................................19 Games ............................................................................................... 8 Read Together Palm Beach County.............................................19 Crafts for Adults ............................................................................... 9 The Norton Museum of Art Presents Community Art Talks ....19 Crafts for Kids .................................................................................. 9 Creativity Corner Teen Terror Time ............................................................................. 9 Arts & Crafts ...................................................................................20 Costume Parties & Parades .........................................................10 Fall, Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice ........................................20 Movies .............................................................................................10 Knitting, Crochet & Needlework ..................................................21 Book & Film Discussion ................................................................10 Adult Coloring ................................................................................21 Let’s Play Games Scrapbooking .................................................................................21 Classic Games ................................................................................11 Learning Center Dungeons & Dragons ....................................................................11 Technology Training ......................................................................22 Video Games, Board Games & Card Games ..............................11 Mobile Classes ...............................................................................23 Oculus Rift ......................................................................................11 Online Resources ..........................................................................23 Adult Arena Writer’s Workshop .........................................................................24 Adult Activities ...............................................................................13 Book-A-Librarian ...........................................................................24 Gardening .......................................................................................15 Improve Your Small Business ......................................................25 Careers ...........................................................................................25 Health Hub Staff Recommends ........................................................................25 Medicare .........................................................................................16 Reduce Stress ................................................................................16 Teen Hangout Breast Cancer Awareness .............................................................16 Teen Activities ................................................................................26 Tai Chi .............................................................................................26 Colorful Craft From Panama ........................................................26 All Palm Beach County Library System Adulting 101 ...................................................................................27 Wizards, Witches & Muggles ........................................................27 locations will be closed on Community Service .......................................................................28 Mon, Oct 08, 2018 for Columbus Day. Teen Read Week™: “It’s Written in the Stars ... READ.” .............28 No materials will be due on that day. Children’s Clubhouse Kids Activities .................................................................................29 Reading Buddies ............................................................................29 Life Skills for Success ....................................................................30 Happenings Magazine Movies for Kids ..............................................................................31 Skype With Author & Illustrator Fred Koehler ...........................31 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CONTRIBUTORS Animal Visits ...................................................................................32 Nicole J. Hughes Stacy Alesi Animal Reading Friends (ARF) ......................................................32 JP Chua LEGO® Bricks & More ....................................................................32 EDITOR Michelle Corrales STEM Club ......................................................................................33 Nicole Hricik Marie Fleurimond Rachel Hammett Homework Help .............................................................................33 GRAPHIC DESIGN Adam Smet Kids Crafts ......................................................................................34 Randy Pytel Donna Marie Smith Mini Book + Art ..............................................................................34 Frances Theodore Pokémon Club ...............................................................................34 Ning hang Story Times.....................................................................................35 This publication is produced monthly and distributed Play ..................................................................................................35 free of charge by the Palm Beach County Library System Plus ... 3650 Summit Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33406-4198 From the Director ............................................................................ 4 Phone: 561-233-2600 Locations .......................................................................................... 4 South County and Glades Toll Free: Phone: 888-780-4962 ©2018 The Main Library is temporarily closed for renovations. Friends of the Library receive a copy of this publication in the mail. To join the Friends see page 36 or visit www.pbclibrary.orgfriends. Please visit www.pbclibrary.org for updates. Happenings 3 From the Locations 1. Main Library 6. Glades Road Branch 3650 Summit Blvd. 20701 95th Avenue South Director West Palm Beach 33406 Boca Raton 33434 Phone: 561-233-2600 Phone: 561-482-4554 In other parts of the Temporarily closed for Mon-Wed, 10:00 am- 8:00 pm country, October signals the renovations. Thu-Fri, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm Sat, 10:00 am- 5:00 pm transition from summer to 2. Acreage Branch winter and the days get 15801 Orange Blvd. 7. Greenacres Branch Loxahatchee 33470 3750 Jog Road, shorter and the temperatures start getting cooler. Phone: 561-681-4 100 Greenacres 33467 But we live in Florida, so we must romanticize the Mon-Thu, 10:00 am- 9:00 pm Phone: 561-641-9100 changing of the seasons with stories and crafts that Fri, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm Mon-Tue, 10:00 am- 8:00 pm feature leaves turning colors, pumpkin crafts, and Sat, 10:00 am- 5:00 pm Wed-Fri, 10:00 am-