Library
Library: Teen
Winter l Spring 21
Community Cross-stitch
Come cross-stitch with us. Pattern
and materials are provided.
Registration is required. Unable
to attend? Reserved kits will be
available for pickup at the service
desk and drive-through for one week
past the program date. Share your
completed project by messaging
us via the library Facebook page or
show a librarian. Needles are not
included. Unclaimed kits will be
offered to patrons on the waitlist.
Instrucciones en Español.
• Wed., Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 30,
Apr. 27
• 4-5:30 p.m.
Valentine's Day Creation Station
Join us to make Valentine cards
and mailboxes of love for your
family, friends, classmates and
any other sweethearts in your life.
Recommended for families with
children ages 6 and up.
• Sat., Feb. 12
• 1:30-3 p.m.
Pig Out on Reading with Farmer
Minor and Daisy
Join Farmer Minor, two adorable
pugs and Daisy the Reading Pig.
Share stories, pig noises, give Daisy
a treat, and talk about how Daisy I
and II became such famous pigs.
• Sat., Mar. 19
• 2-3 p.m.
Main Library
Robotics Coding & STEAM Team
(Grades 4-12)
Build and code Lego Mindstorm
Robot engineering projects in
preparation for our annual Robofest
robotics competition.
• Tue., except Mar. 29
• 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Game On!
Build community with fellow
teens while playing board games,
tabletop games and video games.
Gaming consoles and board games
provided. Registration is not
required, but space is limited and
offered on a first-come, first-served
basis. For ages 13-18.
• Thu., Jan. 13, 27, Feb. 10, 24,
Mar. 10, 24, Apr. 14, 28
• 4-5 p.m.
Tampa Bay History Center
Presents
• Thu., 2-3 p.m.
• Jan. 13: The History of Gasparilla
- The story of Jose Gaspar
and the legend of Gasparilla
(celebrated in Tampa for more
than 100 years), intertwine with
facts, fallacies and fantasy. Tales
of buried treasure and pirate
ships continue to capture our
imagination. Arrrgggh.
• Feb. 10: History of African
Americans in Tampa
- Join us on a journey that traces
the history of Tampa’s Black
community. This story begins
with the first documented Moor
(a Muslim of Berber or Arab
descent from northwest Africa)
in Florida, through the Civil
War, as well as 100 years of Jim
Crow laws that enforced racial
segregation in the southern U.S.
Bear witness to the resilience and
entrepreneurship of the city’s
dynamic Black community and
the significant Central Avenue
business district they established.
• Mar. 10: The Amazing Bertha
Palmer - Bertha Palmer, born
1849, was a remarkably shrewd
and successful business owner
for her time. She broke many
barriers, including becoming
one of the largest landholders
and developers in Florida, a
philanthropist, and the only
woman member to represent the
U.S. at the 1900 Paris World’s
Fair.
• Apr. 14: Tin Can Tourists - In the
early years of the automobile,
thousands of people decided to
hit the road in those vehicles and
head to Florida in the winter.
They camped in public parks,
cooked canned goods on camp
stoves and started a club of
like-minded explorers. Hear more
about the adventures of getting
here and the social life they
enjoyed.