Port Orange Regional Library
Jane Weimer, Regional Librarian
1005 City Center Circle
Port Orange, Florida 32129
Telephone: 322-5152
Port Orange Regional Library
Jane Weimer, Regional Librarian
1005 City Center Circle
Port Orange, Florida 32129
Telephone: 322-5152
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Friends of the Port Orange Library
Save the Date!!
Upcoming Programs at the Library
"May"be a Nook is Right for You!
Tuesday, May 8, 10am
Dan Preston of Barnes and Noble will show you how the Nook and the Port Orange Library's Overdrive Service work together to bring you an amazing reading experience! Registration required.
Joyce Harris aka "The Herbal Gourmet"
Thursday, May 10th, 2pm
Join Joyce as she takes us on a fun and educational tour of tea traditions just in time for Mother's Day.
Teen Program: Beach Bums!
Wednesday, May 23rd @ 4 pm
Are you ready for the beach? We’ll make our own beach bag and sunscreen- While eating sand free treats!
For more May Teen programs, see our
Teen Happenings.
Brain Health
Thursday, May 24, 2pm
Jill Taufer of the Volusia County Extension Agency presents Brain Health! Whether you call them super foods, power foods, or functional foods,
these foods go beyond just providing energy, they offer other distinct health benefits. Participants will also learn about lifestyle strategies that
exercise your brain, your body, and boost memory skills.
Hot, Hot, Hot Book Sale
Friday, June 1st, 9-4
Saturday, June 2nd, 9-1
A wide variety of books, puzzles, videos, and magazines will be on sale!
Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardening
Tuesday, June 19, 2pm
Join us as Kevin Bagwell of Full Moon Natives Nursery shows us how to attract butterflies and hummingbirds using native and water wise plants. Replace your hummingbird feeders--use plants instead!
Join us for Sport Cup Stacking! Sport stacking is an exciting individual and team sport where participants stack 12 cups in pre-determined sequences at lightning speed! Call for dates & times.
More Library Happenings
May Adult Happenings
May Children's Happenings
May Teen Happenings
"The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of!" A Humphrey Bogart Summer Film Fest
Join us at 4:30 on select Thursdays this summer for the following Bogart classics:
June 14 Casablanca
June 21 The Maltese Falcon
June 28 Beat the Devil
July 12 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
July 19 Key Largo
Related booklists will be provided at each movie.
Children's FLYP Summer Program
Join us on Wednesday's this summer for "Dream Big--Read!!" Click here for a complete schedule.
Teen FLYP Summer Program
This year's theme is "We Own the Night." Join our teen librarian on Thursday afternoons for great programs. Click here for a complete schedule.
Local Musician Tommy Bryant in Concert
Sunday, July 8th, 2pm
Join us a local musician and singer Tommy Bryant shares his love of music by performing fun sing-a-long covers and his own original songs. Whether you're 10 or 110 you will find songs you know and love in every show.
Excelerated College Program
Tuesday, July 17th, 2pm
Seeking to shorten your time to a college degree? Brooke Smith, a dynamic college student and working mother of two, will
offer a how-to class on shortening the length of time to a college degree by using nationally accredited examination programs offered by The College Board and Prometric Testing. The class is free but please call 322-5152 to register.
Coming this summer and fall . . .
In August, Ingrid Timms teaches us how to get control of our time and Tyler West talks about fishing in Florida.
In September, Johnny Lambrusco serenades us with songs that span the generations and Kevin Bagwell teaches us how to design a native plant wildflower garden.
Check back for dates and times!
Visit the library system's Events Calendar or call the library at 322-5152 for
additional program information.
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Author Spotlight: Ann Patchett
Volusia County Public Library
© 2011
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"May"be a Nook is Right for You! Tuesday, May 8, 10am Dan Preston of Barnes and Noble will show you how the Nook and the Port Orange Library's Overdrive Service work together to bring you an amazing reading experience! Registration required. Joyce Harris aka "The Herbal Gourmet" Thursday, May 10th, 2pm Join Joyce as she takes us on a fun and educational tour of tea traditions just in time for Mother's Day. Teen Program: Beach Bums! Wednesday, May 23rd @ 4 pm Are you ready for the beach? We’ll make our own beach bag and sunscreen- While eating sand free treats! For more May Teen programs, see our Teen Happenings. Brain Health Thursday, May 24, 2pm Jill Taufer of the Volusia County Extension Agency presents Brain Health! Whether you call them super foods, power foods, or functional foods, these foods go beyond just providing energy, they offer other distinct health benefits. Participants will also learn about lifestyle strategies that exercise your brain, your body, and boost memory skills. Hot, Hot, Hot Book Sale Friday, June 1st, 9-4 Saturday, June 2nd, 9-1 A wide variety of books, puzzles, videos, and magazines will be on sale! Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardening Tuesday, June 19, 2pm Join us as Kevin Bagwell of Full Moon Natives Nursery shows us how to attract butterflies and hummingbirds using native and water wise plants. Replace your hummingbird feeders--use plants instead! Join us for Sport Cup Stacking! Sport stacking is an exciting individual and team sport where participants stack 12 cups in pre-determined sequences at lightning speed! Call for dates & times. May Adult Happenings May Children's Happenings May Teen Happenings |
Join us at 4:30 on select Thursdays this summer for the following Bogart classics: June 14 Casablanca June 21 The Maltese Falcon June 28 Beat the Devil July 12 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre July 19 Key Largo Related booklists will be provided at each movie. Children's FLYP Summer Program Join us on Wednesday's this summer for "Dream Big--Read!!" Click here for a complete schedule. Teen FLYP Summer Program This year's theme is "We Own the Night." Join our teen librarian on Thursday afternoons for great programs. Click here for a complete schedule. Local Musician Tommy Bryant in Concert Sunday, July 8th, 2pm Join us a local musician and singer Tommy Bryant shares his love of music by performing fun sing-a-long covers and his own original songs. Whether you're 10 or 110 you will find songs you know and love in every show. Excelerated College Program Tuesday, July 17th, 2pm Seeking to shorten your time to a college degree? Brooke Smith, a dynamic college student and working mother of two, will offer a how-to class on shortening the length of time to a college degree by using nationally accredited examination programs offered by The College Board and Prometric Testing. The class is free but please call 322-5152 to register. Coming this summer and fall . . . In August, Ingrid Timms teaches us how to get control of our time and Tyler West talks about fishing in Florida. In September, Johnny Lambrusco serenades us with songs that span the generations and Kevin Bagwell teaches us how to design a native plant wildflower garden. Check back for dates and times! |
Visit the library system's Events Calendar or call the library at 322-5152 for
additional program information.
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Author Spotlight: Ann Patchett |
© 2011