Calendar

Avoid the midday heat and crowds and join us for an after-hours tour of Gumbo Limbo’s outdoor aquariums, open-air butterfly garden, and Ashley Nature Trail.

Paul and Jane Bowles, both writers, had an unusual marriage, but it was enduring. Their nontraditional relationship allowed them both to express their bisexuality. They led nomadic lives and enjoyed friendships with homosexual writers and composers in New York, Paris, and Tangier. Their mutual encouragement and stimulating conversations also enabled them to thrive in their writing careers. Open seating; no registration required.

Practice beginning skills for reading, writing, listening and speaking English in various situations. The course will use vibrant slideshows, activities, worksheets and guided instruction to help students with emerging English. Registration required.

The FAU Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies presents new research on LGBTQIA+ topics during Pride Month. Open seating; no registration required.

Do you need help preparing for the Citizenship and Interview Test? This 5-class series offers a range of resources and services for those preparing to become a United States citizen and repeats monthly. Classes are designed to help prepare adult immigrants to successfully complete the naturalization process. This preparation includes developing civic knowledge, learning about N-400, practice on 100 questions and the naturalization interview one-on-one preparation. Registration required.

Do you have a book, movie or TV show you love so much that you just need to share it? Or have you exhausted your to-read pile and need to find what to check out next? Come talk with other teens and share your favorites. Along the way, you will learn about creating book trailer videos to promote your favorites to more readers. Drop-ins welcome.

Ready to learn how to play chess and improve your brain power? Make your move and join in a monthly introduction chess class led by a Boca Raton Chess Club instructor. Enrollment required for this free program.

Want to learn how to paint & draw? During this 6-week session, you will create several drawings and paintings on canvas. You will learn step-by-step instructions on how to draw, understand color theory and learn different brushstroke techniques to create a masterpiece. Each session will have a different theme, usually inspired by a famous artist or style.

Join us every week for Japanese-themed anime movies! No enrollment required. Parents of tweens, please arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the first program to fill out a participation form for your child.

For years, Holly Quick has made a good living off of murder, filling up the pages of pulp detective magazines with gruesome tales of revenge. Now someone is bringing her stories to life and leaving a trail of blood-soaked bodies behind. Open seating; no registration required.

Every week, we explore different topics in digital media creation and computer skills. Enrollment required. (No class on July 4.)

6/13 – Intro to Scratch (visual coding programming language to create digital stories, animation, games)

6/20 - Intro on to How to Use a Green Screen and Use Lighting for Photo & Film

6/27 – Intro on How to Start Recording Audio for a Podcast or Music

7/11 – Intro on Video Editing

7/18 – Intro to Digital Art Creation with the Drawing Tablet

7/25 – Intro to Create Flyers and Zines with Canva

Bring your friends and family for fun drop-in open play chess games. Novice or expert, players of all skill levels are welcome. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Drop-in program; no enrollment required. (No program on July 4.)

Practice beginning skills for reading, writing, listening and speaking English in various situations. The course will use vibrant slideshows, activities, worksheets and guided instruction to help students with emerging English. Registration required.

Learn how to do basic cross stitching. Complete a project to take home! All supplies will be provided. Enrollment required.

Learn how to do basic embroidery stitches. Complete a project to take home! Embroidery needle, hoops, cloth, thread and other supplies will be provided. Enrollment required.

Do you need help preparing for the Citizenship and Interview Test? This 5-class series offers a range of resources and services for those preparing to become a United States citizen and repeats monthly. Classes are designed to help prepare adult immigrants to successfully complete the naturalization process. This preparation includes developing civic knowledge, learning about N-400, practice on 100 questions and the naturalization interview one-on-one preparation. Registration required.

Do you have a book, movie or TV show you love so much that you just need to share it? Or have you exhausted your to-read pile and need to find what to check out next? Come talk with other teens and share your favorites. Along the way, you will learn about creating book trailer videos to promote your favorites to more readers. Drop-ins welcome.

Join an exciting oral interpretive reading and performance storytelling program for tweens and teens facilitated by Caren S. Neile, PhD., who teaches storytelling at Florida Atlantic University and hosts the library's storytelling slams. The program will culminate in a live performance on week 6 for family and friends! Sponsored by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library. Enrollment required.

It's a community storytelling concert. It's a friendly competition. It's a chance to make new connections and renew old ones. It's the 2023 BRPL StoryCentral Story Slam, and it's in person as well as online! If you can possibly join us in person, come for the delightful cafe atmosphere, coffee and tea, cookies and 5-7-minute personal stories (not read or memorized) from the audience. Open seating; registration not required. First prize: $50. Maximum storytellers: 10. For more information or to sign up, email cneile@fau.edu.

Want to learn how to paint & draw? During this 6-week session, you will create several drawings and paintings on canvas. You will learn step-by-step instructions on how to draw, understand color theory and learn different brushstroke techniques to create a masterpiece. Each session will have a different theme, usually inspired by a famous artist or style.

Join us every week for Japanese-themed anime movies! No enrollment required. Parents of tweens, please arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the first program to fill out a participation form for your child.

Every week, we explore different topics in digital media creation and computer skills. Enrollment required. (No class on July 4.)

6/13 – Intro to Scratch (visual coding programming language to create digital stories, animation, games)

6/20 - Intro on to How to Use a Green Screen and Use Lighting for Photo & Film

6/27 – Intro on How to Start Recording Audio for a Podcast or Music

7/11 – Intro on Video Editing

7/18 – Intro to Digital Art Creation with the Drawing Tablet

7/25 – Intro to Create Flyers and Zines with Canva

Bring your friends and family for fun drop-in open play chess games. Novice or expert, players of all skill levels are welcome. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Drop-in program; no enrollment required. (No program on July 4.)

Practice beginning skills for reading, writing, listening and speaking English in various situations. The course will use vibrant slideshows, activities, worksheets and guided instruction to help students with emerging English. Registration required.

Learn how to do basic cross stitching. Complete a project to take home! All supplies will be provided. Enrollment required.

Learn how to do basic embroidery stitches. Complete a project to take home! Embroidery needle, hoops, cloth, thread and other supplies will be provided. Enrollment required.

Do you need help preparing for the Citizenship and Interview Test? This 5-class series offers a range of resources and services for those preparing to become a United States citizen and repeats monthly. Classes are designed to help prepare adult immigrants to successfully complete the naturalization process. This preparation includes developing civic knowledge, learning about N-400, practice on 100 questions and the naturalization interview one-on-one preparation. Registration required.

Do you have a book, movie or TV show you love so much that you just need to share it? Or have you exhausted your to-read pile and need to find what to check out next? Come talk with other teens and share your favorites. Along the way, you will learn about creating book trailer videos to promote your favorites to more readers. Drop-ins welcome.

Mark Rappaport takes us on hilarious and provocative romp through the hidden and not so hidden gay undercurrents of Hollywood's Golden Years. Open seating; no registration required.

Join an exciting oral interpretive reading and performance storytelling program for tweens and teens facilitated by Caren S. Neile, PhD., who teaches storytelling at Florida Atlantic University and hosts the library's storytelling slams. The program will culminate in a live performance on week 6 for family and friends! Sponsored by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library. Enrollment required.

Want to learn how to paint & draw? During this 6-week session, you will create several drawings and paintings on canvas. You will learn step-by-step instructions on how to draw, understand color theory and learn different brushstroke techniques to create a masterpiece. Each session will have a different theme, usually inspired by a famous artist or style.

Join us every week for Japanese-themed anime movies! No enrollment required. Parents of tweens, please arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the first program to fill out a participation form for your child.

Every week, we explore different topics in digital media creation and computer skills. Enrollment required. (No class on July 4.)

6/13 – Intro to Scratch (visual coding programming language to create digital stories, animation, games)

6/20 - Intro on to How to Use a Green Screen and Use Lighting for Photo & Film

6/27 – Intro on How to Start Recording Audio for a Podcast or Music

7/11 – Intro on Video Editing

7/18 – Intro to Digital Art Creation with the Drawing Tablet

7/25 – Intro to Create Flyers and Zines with Canva

Bring your friends and family for fun drop-in open play chess games. Novice or expert, players of all skill levels are welcome. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Drop-in program; no enrollment required. (No program on July 4.)

Practice beginning skills for reading, writing, listening and speaking English in various situations. The course will use vibrant slideshows, activities, worksheets and guided instruction to help students with emerging English. Registration required.

Learn how to do basic cross stitching. Complete a project to take home! All supplies will be provided. Enrollment required.

Learn how to do basic embroidery stitches. Complete a project to take home! Embroidery needle, hoops, cloth, thread and other supplies will be provided. Enrollment required.

Do you need help preparing for the Citizenship and Interview Test? This 5-class series offers a range of resources and services for those preparing to become a United States citizen and repeats monthly. Classes are designed to help prepare adult immigrants to successfully complete the naturalization process. This preparation includes developing civic knowledge, learning about N-400, practice on 100 questions and the naturalization interview one-on-one preparation. Registration required.

Do you have a book, movie or TV show you love so much that you just need to share it? Or have you exhausted your to-read pile and need to find what to check out next? Come talk with other teens and share your favorites. Along the way, you will learn about creating book trailer videos to promote your favorites to more readers. Drop-ins welcome.

Purchase tickets at TicketMaster.com On sale: Friday, 12/16 @ 10 AM local time Venue presale: Thursday, 12/15 @ 10 AM code: MIZNER

The Summer in the City series promises a line-up of free concerts on most Fridays throughout the summer. Attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, carpool and use free parking at City Hall and the Boca Raton Library. Food and beverages will be available to purchase inside the venue. All shows are rain or shine. Summer in the City is sponsored by American Social and the Waterstone Resort & Marina.

Presale: 3/28 10am to 3/29 10pm ET Venue presale code: FRINGE On Sale: 3/30 at 10am ET Purchase tickets at TicketMaster.com

The Summer in the City series promises a line-up of free concerts on most Fridays throughout the summer. Attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, carpool and use free parking at City Hall and the Boca Raton Library. Food and beverages will be available to purchase inside the venue. All shows are rain or shine. Summer in the City is sponsored by American Social and the Waterstone Resort & Marina.

When Dorothy lands in Oz, she looks for a way to get back home to Kansas. With some favorite songs, we follow Dorothy’s adventure to seek help from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!

When Dorothy lands in Oz, she looks for a way to get back home to Kansas. With some favorite songs, we follow Dorothy’s adventure to seek help from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!