Scan It! Record It! Save Your Treasured Memories

All Day
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: North Greenwood Library
Room: North Greenwood Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local History & Genealogy
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Program Description:

Save your treasured memories with our high-tech scanner. Then, record your family’s history in your own voice using our hand-held microphone. Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Ages 16+ This program is designed and intended for patrons ages 16 and above. Programs requiring registration may limit participation to those patrons who meet the age requirement. 

Tech Training @ Countryside

10:00am - 10:30am
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Multimedia Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:

Reserve a half hour to ask questions about how to use computers, Microsoft Word, library databases, e-readers, tablets, smartphones, and email. Reservations are limited to 30 minutes per person per day.

Disclaimer(s)

Please arrive on time. Late arrivals may be restricted from participating and registered spots may be given to someone on the waiting list. Repeated late arrivals and a repeated failure to notify staff of cancellation in advance may result in a restriction from participating in future programs.

English Conversation Class

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults
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Library Branch: East Community Library @ SPC
Room: East Medium Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literacy, Spanish/En Español

Literacy tutors and students practice conversational English for beginners.

Disclaimer(s)

Under Florida law, information provided to municipalities are public records and may be subject to a public records request.

Tech Training @ Countryside

10:30am - 11:00am
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Multimedia Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:

Reserve a half hour to ask questions about how to use computers, Microsoft Word, library databases, e-readers, tablets, smartphones, and email. Reservations are limited to 30 minutes per person per day.

Disclaimer(s)

Please arrive on time. Late arrivals may be restricted from participating and registered spots may be given to someone on the waiting list. Repeated late arrivals and a repeated failure to notify staff of cancellation in advance may result in a restriction from participating in future programs.

Preschool Power StoryTime

10:30am - 11:15am
Children, Adults
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Youth Program Room, 2nd Floor
Age Group: Children, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Story Times
Program Description:

Preschool Power is a weekly story time for ages 3-5. It includes stories, songs, fingerplays, action rhymes and a craft or activity to empower your child with early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Under Florida law, information provided to municipalities are public records and may be subject to a public records request.

Music with Mr. Brad

10:30am - 11:30am
Infants, Children
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Library Branch: East Community Library @ SPC
Room: East Community Room
Age Group: Infants, Children
Program Type: Live Music & Performances, Story Times

A high-energy music performance for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Tech Training @ Countryside

11:00am - 11:30am
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Multimedia Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:

Reserve a half hour to ask questions about how to use computers, Microsoft Word, library databases, e-readers, tablets, smartphones, and email. Reservations are limited to 30 minutes per person per day.

Disclaimer(s)

Please arrive on time. Late arrivals may be restricted from participating and registered spots may be given to someone on the waiting list. Repeated late arrivals and a repeated failure to notify staff of cancellation in advance may result in a restriction from participating in future programs.

Tech Training @ Countryside

11:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Multimedia Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:

Reserve a half hour to ask questions about how to use computers, Microsoft Word, library databases, e-readers, tablets, smartphones, and email. Reservations are limited to 30 minutes per person per day.

Disclaimer(s)

Please arrive on time. Late arrivals may be restricted from participating and registered spots may be given to someone on the waiting list. Repeated late arrivals and a repeated failure to notify staff of cancellation in advance may result in a restriction from participating in future programs.

Tampa's African American History

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Heritage Studio, 4th Floor
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History & Genealogy
Program Description:

Join us on a journey that traces the history of Tampa’s black community.

Switch It Up

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
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Library Branch: East Community Library @ SPC
Room: East Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Hobbies
Program Description:

Nothing to do after school? Got a little time on your hands? Need a break from studying or just want to relax? Come and get your game on with our Nintendo Switch systems. Compete with friends or make some new ones - switch it up!

Wednesday STEAM Workshops

3:00pm - 4:45pm
Children, Teens
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Educational
Program Description:

Your child will be utilizing creativity and problem-solving techniques as they choose from our three available options. High school students will offer homework help in math, science, and reading. Children will draw on their imagination in choosing a make-and-take scrap craft workshop, as well as inventing new structures in the block play zone. Watch for special Mad Science registration workshops.

Please be aware there will be a Valentine's Day Craft going on during Homework Help which may be distracting to your child. Regular STEAM workshops will resume next week.

Valentine's Day Craft

3:30pm - 4:30pm
All Ages, Infants, Children, Teens
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Youth Program Room
Age Group: All Ages, Infants, Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM / STEAM
Program Description:

Come celebrate Valentine's Day at C'side with Miss Jill and make a craft for your special someone! 

All ages welcome. 

 (Homework Help will still be available)

English for Speakers of Other Languages

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Multimedia Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Literacy

English for Speakers of Other Languages conversational classes are provided by the Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas. No registration required. For more information call 727-298-3080 ext.1724 or visit http://lcup.net.

Rooftop-nesting Birds of the Suncoast Region

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Beach Library
Program Type: Educational
Program Description:

This program would focus on the shorebird and seabird species in Pinellas County that use rooftops as an alternative nesting habitat to beaches, their natural habitats.

Disclaimer(s)

Children under 10 years old are welcome to attend with parent or guardian supervision throughout the program.

HWH Meeting

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
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Library Branch: Countryside Library
Room: Countryside Youth Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other

Disclaimer(s)

Under Florida law, information provided to municipalities are public records and may be subject to a public records request.

Game On !

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Teen Room, 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Hobbies
Program Description:

Ages 13-18. Video games, board games, and trading card games. Gaming consoles and board games provided. Bring your own trading card decks and handheld gaming devices.

Disclaimer(s)

Under Florida law, information provided to municipalities are public records and may be subject to a public records request.

Go Van Gogh: Adult Drawing Class

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Creation Studio, 1st Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:

Learn to draw like a pro! We guarantee that you will leave with a basic understanding and hopefully a new love for drawing.

Disclaimer(s)

Please arrive on time. Late arrivals may be restricted from participating and registered spots may be given to someone on the waiting list. Repeated late arrivals and a repeated failure to notify staff of cancellation in advance may result in a restriction from participating in future programs.

Ages 16+ This program is designed and intended for patrons ages 16 and above. Programs requiring registration may limit participation to those patrons who meet the age requirement. 

Black History Month Special: Mamma and Me, Our Poetry, Our Lives

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: North Greenwood Library
Room: North Greenwood Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Educational, Local History & Genealogy
Program Description:

Through the lives, history, and poetry of two extraordinary women, Mamma and Me: Our Poetry, Our Lives reveals African-American thought, culture, and progress from the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 to the 21st century. 

Disclaimer(s)

Under Florida law, information provided to municipalities are public records and may be subject to a public records request.

Please arrive on time. Late arrivals may be restricted from participating and registered spots may be given to someone on the waiting list. Repeated late arrivals and a repeated failure to notify staff of cancellation in advance may result in a restriction from participating in future programs.

Ages 16+ This program is designed and intended for patrons ages 16 and above. Programs requiring registration may limit participation to those patrons who meet the age requirement. 

Guitar Geeks and Gurus

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: East Community Library @ SPC
Room: East Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Educational, Games & Hobbies, Live Music & Performances
Program Description:

Enjoy a different guitar topic each month. Various presenters, open jams and knowledge sharing. 

Video for social media

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Innovation Studio Classroom, 3rd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Entrepreneurship, STEM / STEAM, Technology Training
Program Description:

There’s been a huge growth in video on social media in recent years. Apps such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat  and Twitter can share your videos to your friends or clients..

Disclaimer(s)

Ages 16+ This program is designed and intended for patrons ages 16 and above. Programs requiring registration may limit participation to those patrons who meet the age requirement. 

Clearwater Candidates Forum - City Council

6:00pm - 9:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Council Chambers, 1st Floor
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: City Meeting/Event
Program Description:

In March, residents will fill three City Council seats, including Mayor and council seats Nos. 2 and 3. Meet the candidates at the Clearwater Candidates Forums on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for the mayoral candidates, and on Wednesday, Feb.

Disclaimer(s)

Under Florida law, information provided to municipalities are public records and may be subject to a public records request.