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Library: Adult
Winter l Spring 09
Celtic Stories & Songs
Enjoy stories told by professional
storyteller, Maureen Belote. Tales
from the Celtic tradition are told
with a slideshow of photos, story
introductions and Irish tunes for
audience participation.
• Sat., Mar. 9
• 2-3 p.m.
BayCare Heart-Healthy Screening
Heart disease is the leading cause of
death for American men and women.
Knowing your risk factors could save
your life or that of someone you love.
BayCare is offering free heart-healthy
screenings. Get screened for blood
pressure, body mass index, cholesterol
and diabetes risk. Pre-registration is
required by calling (855) 546-6304.
• Thu., Mar. 14
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
An Afternoon of Poetry
Celebrate National Poetry Month
at the Countryside Library. Frances
Contreras will facilitate a poetry
reading session open to everyone. Bring
your favorite poems or share your own.
Bilingual poetry reading is welcomed.
• Mon., Apr. 29
• 1-2 p.m.
East Library
Citizenship Tutoring
Get help with studying for your U.S.
Citizenship test.
• Mon.
• 5-6 p.m.
ESOL Tutoring
Literacy tutors and students practice
conversational English.
• Mon.
• 6-7:30 p.m.
Tech Help
Reserve a half-hour with a librarian to
learn how to use computers, Microsoft
Word, library databases, e-readers,
tablets and email. Reservations are
limited to 30 minutes per person per
day.
• Tue.
• Noon-3 p.m.
Language Exchange Café
Practice a foreign language, and
experience real language and cultural
exchange. One-on-one conversation
is a great way to learn to speak a new
language. You'll spend half the time
teaching someone to speak your
language and the other half learning a
new one.
• Tue.
• 6-7:30 p.m.
ESOL Tutoring for Beginners
Literacy tutors and students practice
conversational English.
• Wed.
• 10-11:30 a.m.
Tampa Bay Ukulele Society
Workshops
The Tampa Bay Ukulele Society
will host workshops on how to play
the ukulele for beginners, advanced
beginners and for those who want to
jam. It’s a fun program for adults, teens
and families.
• Beginner: Wed., Jan. 16 & Feb. 20
• Advanced Beginner: Wed., Jan. 30
& Mar. 13
• Strum & Sing: Wed., Feb. 6 &
Mar. 27
• 6:30-7:45 p.m.
An Enchanting Evening of Music
with Folk Duo Vellamo
Join us for an evening of folk music
combining Scandinavian and Slavic
influences with Finnish folklore sung
in English and Finnish. Featuring
Vellamo, the folk duo of singer Pia
Leinonen and guitarist Joni Tiala, from
Kokkola, Finland.
• Tue., Jan. 22
• 7-8 p.m.
Every Life Is a Story: A Memoir
Writing Workshop
This eight-week class on modern
memoir writing will help you shape
personal experience into narrative
form, through writing exercises and
discussion of popular examples.
This program is appropriate for all
experience levels and is sponsored by
the Library Foundation. Registration is
required.
• Wed., Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20,
27, Mar. 6, 13
• 6:30-8:30 p.m.
AARP Driver Safety with Pat Long
This course is a refresher on driver
safety and is hosted by AARP. Cost
is $15 (AARP members) and $20
(non-AARP members). Instructional
materials will be provided on the day of
the class. To register, call 281-2017.
• Fri., Jan. 25
• 9:30-4 p.m.
Scam Busting for Seniors
Learn more about online scams and
how to protect yourself in today's
digital world.
• Mon., Feb. 4
• 6-7 p.m.
Culinary Spice Blending
Create your own seasoning blends by
exploring varying techniques. This
month's theme is American Fusion.
Materials will be provided; registration
is required.
• Sat., Feb. 16
• 2-4 p.m.
Main Library
Creation Studio Open Hours
Drop in to use a variety of different
arts and crafts supplies, sewing
machines, dremels and other tools.
An appointment is needed to use the
laser engraver and Silhouette Cameo
machines.
• Mon., 2-6 p.m.
• Fri. & Sun., noon-4 p.m.
Heritage Studio Open Hours
Stop by the Heritage Studio to convert
your old formats to digital: VHS,
Betamax, miniDv, Hi8, Super 8
and Regular 8 film, slides, negatives,
photographs, vinyl records, reel-to-reel
audio tape and more.
• Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Fri. & Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Maker Space Drop-In
Use the library's equipment to explore,
learn and create. The Studios@Main
have 3-D printers, micro-controllers,
Photoshop and design software.
• Tue. & Thu.
• Noon-4 p.m.
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