Under the Sea Read Aloud 15 Minutes

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Join us for some fishy stories and a mermaid craft at our Read Aloud 15 Minutes Under the Sea event! Guaranteed to be Big Read(ing) fun! Saturday, October 6, 2018, 10:30 am to 12 noon. Sponsored by Fort Bragg Rotary Club, Read Aloud 15 Minutes and Friends of the Fort Bragg.

Nailed It! Crafting with Amie

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

This Month: Moroccan inspired paper lanterns Join us for a new craft program at the library...Nailed It! Crafting with Amie Finally, a program for those of us who aren't comfortable ...

Origami Plants Workshop with Kathy Silva

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Have fun making origami plants while learning about our endangered coastal dudleya farinosa plants. Sunday, October 14, 2018, 2-3:30 pm. Adults and children are welcome. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. All supplies provided.

Tech-U ~ Intro to Python

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Attendees learn to write and run Python code in a browser. Coding in a browser ensures that anyone can join in, worry free, without installing software. We'll cover basics such as the print statement, variables, if then-else, for loops. Weds. Oct 17, 2018, 6-8 pm

Nanowrimo Kick-Off

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Join us for our Nanowrimo Kick-Off Party, Thursday, October 18, 2018, 4-5 pm.  

Tales of Transformations and Dreams—an NEA Big Read event

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Tales of Transformations and Dreams—an NEA Big Read performance by storyteller "Oasis" Darryl Hasten, Thursday, October 25, 2018, 6-7 pm. With fifty years of experience as storyteller, actor, dancer, and human performance artist, “Oasis” Darryl Hasten journeys the realm of story, metaphor, and parable (Real Estate Magazine). Tales of Transformations and Dreams will celebrate the tradition of "fantastic tales" as shown in the 2018 NEA Big Read selection Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link. Mr. Hasten's performance will include White Seal Maid, (Jane Yolen); The Dream of Chuang, (Wm. Kotzwinkle); The Man Who Knew His Birds (Wm. Kotzwinkle); Tale of the Sands (Indries Shah Collection) and Poetry Selections.

Adult Book Club

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Join us as we explore books of all kinds—contemporary fiction, special interests, current and past affairs, fun trends, memoirs, etc. The purpose of the Adult Book Club is to offer readers a fresh approach to the traditional book club. The last Thursday of each month @ 6 pm @ Fort Bragg Branch Library.

Teen Poetry Burial Craft and Book Discussion—an NEA Big Read event

Fort Bragg Library 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Teens will discuss the NEA Big Read book, Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link, then do a casket-shaped craft based on the short story from the book, The Wrong Grave. The Wrong Grave tells the story of a high school boy who's girlfriend dies and, in his grief, he stashes love poems in her casket during interment so she will know of his love forever. When he has second thoughts and goes back to retrieve them, he's in for a big surprise!