What's Happening at Your Library - December 22, 2020

Miami-Dade Public Library System sent this bulletin at 12/22/2020 06:00 PM EST

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December 22, 2020

Warm Wishes for a Joyous Holiday Season and a Healthy, Happy New Year from all of us at the Miami-Dade Public Library System

HOLIDAY HOURS

In observance of Christmas and New Year's, please note the following holiday hours:

All library locations will be open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on December 24 and 31 with the exception of the following:

Sunny Isles Beach Branch - Open 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Civic Center Branch - Open 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bay Harbor Islands Branch - Closed December 24 / Open 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on December 31

All library locations will be closed December 25 through 27 and January 1.

If you're in need of materials, remember our online library is always open. We encourage you to visit www.mdpls.org to enjoy eBooks, digital magazines, movies, music and more, available for free with your library card. Don't have one? Sign up for an eCard and get immediate access!

Online Homework Help & Tutoring sessions will not be available on Saturday, December 26 and January 2. Online sessions will resume Saturday, January 9. Registration opens Friday, January 1.

Our newsletter will return in January highlighting more great online library programs and resources.

Thank you for being a library user. See you in 2021!

steam

Stop Motion Fun

Create fun stop motion films using your cell phone. Learn animation techniques that will show you how to make objects in combined photo frames appear to move on their own! Space is limited. Ages 12 - 18 yrs.

Tuesday, December 29, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Register Online

Online event will be held on Zoom. Presented by the Westchester Regional Library. Registration is required.

arts & crafts

Vision Board Workshop

Create a vision board reflecting long- and short-term goals you would like to see come to fruition in your life, and identify possible obstacles and resolutions in time for the New Year. Space is limited. Ages 12 - 18 years.

Wednesday, December 30, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Register Online

Online event will be held on Zoom. Presented by the West Kendall Regional Library. Registration is required.

We Can, We Will

Free Face Masks Available at Your Local Library to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Wearing a mask is the single most effective tool we have to protect each other and slow the spread of COVID-19. It’s not just for you – it’s for the people around you, for vulnerable older adults and for our healthcare workers on the frontlines.

Need a mask? You can pick up free masks at any of our 50 library locations (while supplies last).

😷 #WeCanWeWill

movies

Enjoy your favorite holiday classics at home with the movies of the month collection from hoopla. Always available for free with your library card.

YOUMEDIA MIAMI: 3D DESIGN

Design a New Year’s Candle Holder

Enhance your New Year's Eve décor by learning to create your own 3D printable candle holders using Tinkercad, a free online 3D modeling program. Space is limited. Ages 14 years and up.

Monday, December 28, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Register Online

Online event will be held on Zoom. Presented by MDPLS's YOUmedia Miami through the Virtual Library. Registration is required.

Author event

Virtual Author Series with Alexandra Alessandri

Join local author Alexandra Alessandri and her puppet friend “Año Viejo” as they say goodbye to 2020 during this virtual storytime and Q&A session. Alessandri will read from her debut picture book, Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!, a warm-hearted story about a shy little girl who meets her large, extended family as they celebrate a New Year’s Eve infused with Colombian traditions. Space is limited. Ages 4 - 8 years.

Tuesday, December 29, 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Register Online
Hosted by the Country Walk Branch

Thursday, December 31, 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Register Online
Hosted by the North Shore Branch

Online event will be held on Zoom. Registration is required.

Miami-Dade County provides equal access and equal opportunity in employment and services and does not discriminate on the basis of a disability. If you need an accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or material in an alternate format, contact the Branch Manager or email customercare@mdpls.org at least seven business days in advance. Systemwide TDD available via the Florida Relay Service at 711.

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