FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library have some fun and educationl events for the rest of June and upcoming in July. The kick-off for Collaboratory is just around the corner. Check out what’s up….
Friends Overstock Half Price Sale
Now through Sunday, June 26
The Friends Bookstore is overstocked, so we’re putting out more books than ever before for this summer’s Half Price Sale! Now through Sunday, June 26, everything except for bookmarks are 50% off. In addition to the usual books inside the Bookstore, we also have more tables of half price books just outside the store. Come help us clear out some books, and find great treasures for dirt cheap!
The Friends Bookstore is on the first floor of Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. Proceeds from the Friends Bookstore help the library provide more free books, services, and programs for the community. The Bookstore is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am- 4 pm and on Sunday, 1 pm – 4 pm.
Generations Genealogy Seminar
Saturday, June 25, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Sign up for a free genealogy seminar at FLPL! Learn how to begin researching your family genealogy and:
Get Started and Organized
Use Census Records
Use Land Records
Use Military Records
Use Probate (courthouse) Records
Use Vital Records
Seating is limited and registration is required. To register for this free seminar call Lee at256-764-6564, ext. 30.
The Screening Room: Bringing Up Baby
Sunday, June 26, 2:00 pm
The free film series The Screening Room: Classics, Crowd-Pleasers, Cult Favorites and Neglected Gems concludes its June lineup with a screening of Bringing Up Baby.
Harried paleontologist David Huxley (Cary Grant) has to make a good impression on society matron Mrs. Random (May Robson), who is considering donating one million dollars to his museum. On the day before his wedding, Huxley meets Mrs. Random’s high-spirited young niece, Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn), a madcap adventuress who immediately falls for the straitlaced scientist. The ever-growing chaos — including a missing dinosaur bone and a pet leopard — threatens to swallow him whole.
The series — sponsored by the library and Pillar of Fire — is hosted by film historian and Pillar of Fire founder Terry Pace and his wife, Anita. Admission is free. For details, call the library at 256-764-6564 or Pillar of Fire at 256-366-4512.
Closed for Independence Day
Monday, July 4
The library, the book drop, Bookmarks Coffee Shop, and the Friends Bookstore will be closed for the 4th of July. No items will be due on this day.
Documentary Screening and Discussion: The Return
Sponsored by Project Say Something
Tuesday, July 12, 6:00 pm
Join Project Say Something and FLPL for a screening and discussion of the documentaryThe Return.
In 2012, California amended its “Three Strikes” law — one of the harshest criminal sentencing policies in the country. The passage of Prop. 36 marked the first time in U.S. history that citizens voted to shorten sentences of those currently incarcerated. Within days, the reintegration of thousands of “lifers” was underway. The Return examines this unprecedented reform through the eyes of those on the front lines — prisoners suddenly freed, families turned upside down, reentry providers helping navigate complex transitions and attorneys and judges wrestling with an untested law. At a moment of reckoning on mass incarceration, what can California’s experiment teach the nation? The Return is an official selection for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.
Launch Extravaganza for The Collaboratory at FLPL
Saturday, July 16, 11:00 am-2:00 pm
We’re launching our new makerspace, The Collaboratory, with a day of play! Adults and kids alike are invited to come try out some of the tools and tech that you will be able to use in The Collaboratory to create your own projects. During the launch event, you will be able to build and play with robots, record music, take fun green screen photos, try out 3D printing, and more. Plus, you’ll get to meet a working model of BB-8 made by our Teen Program! Join us at Florence-Lauderdale Public Library for some hands-on fun as we learn through making and tinkering. Stay up-to-date by liking The Collaboratory at FLPL Facebook page
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