September 2008 - The Parklander Magazine

Parkland Library Events for September 2008
Monday, September 1st –
Saturday, September 27th
Design a Book Mark Contest
Children in grades Kindergarten through 5 can design a book mark for
the Parkland Library. Pick up an entry form at the library and get creative!
The designs must be in black and white only. Each month a new winning
bookmark will be displayed. Entries must be turned in by September
27th. 954 757-4200.
Monday, September 1st –
Tuesday, September 30th
Library Card Signup Month
Free books! Free movies! Free programs! All available with your Parkland
library card. City residents and any children attending Riverglades, Park
Trails or Westglades may obtain a card. Come visit us today. 954-757-4200.
Wednesday, September 3rd and 17th
4:00 p.m. Chess Club
Parkland Library Chess Club is for children, ages 8 and up. Beginners can
learn to play and players meet your match! Must be a Parkland Library
card holder to join. Registration required. 954 757-4200.
Thursday, September 4th 7:00 p.m. OR
Wednesday, September 10th 7:00 p.m.
College Application Workshop
Cynthia Bloom, BRACE Advisor (Broward Advisor for Continuing
Education at Stoneman Douglas High) will speak about the
college application process and what colleges are looking for. Helpful hints
and advice will be given on writing your college application essay. Learn
about college requirements in Florida and out of state. Registration required.
954 757-4200.
Tuesday, September 9th 7:00 p.m.
Parkland Friends of the Library
membership meeting
Check the website for details on the speaker.
Thursday, September 11th
Commemoration of 9-11-2001
If you haven’t seen our artwork, including a piece of the World Trade
Center and our memorial flag, or browsed the many books on the event,
see all of this during regular operating hours.
Saturday, September 13th 1:00 p.m.
Film Viewing & Discussion
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (Ano em Que Meus Pais Sairam de
Ferias, O)—In Portuguese with English subtitles. A boy is left alone in a
Jewish neighborhood in the year 1970, when both the world cup and
dictatorship are happening in Brazil. Winner of Berlin International Film
Festival. Registration required. 954 757-4200.
Tuesday, September 16th 6:30 p.m.
Reader’s Ring 5th & 6th grade book group
Join us for our bi-monthly book chat for fifth and sixth graders. The book
selection for this month is The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo. We will
talk about the book and eat a snack. Reserve your copy at the Parkland
Library today. Registration required. 954-757-4200.
Saturday, September 20th 10:30 a.m.
Gardening: The Right Plants for Your Fall
Garden
It is this time of year when most people are choosing and planting their
bedding plants. Sherri Barbera, Vice-President of the Parkland Garden
Club and owner of a gardening business called My Florida Garden
Coach; “Advice for the Do-It-Yourself Gardener”, will present a program
about “Selecting the Right Bedding Plants for your Fall Garden”.
Registration required. 954 757-4200.
Monday, September 22nd 3:30 p.m.
Fall into Autumn Storytime and Craft
Celebrate the first day of Autumn at the library with a fun fall craft. We
will make cute scarecrow buckets and hear a special story. Ages 8 and up.
Registration required. 954 757-4200.
Tuesday, September 23rd 6:00 p.m.
Teen Poetry Workshop: Rap vs. Poetry
Join Ray Dominguez from The Write Side Poets as he presents a
workshop that compares Tupac to Shakespeare, Latifah to Giovanni.
Students will read and hear that the spoken word has not changed…as
the word is still the word, generation after generation. Bring your Rap
Poetry and share it with others. Ages 13 and up. Registration required.
954 757-4200.
Saturday, September 27th 11:00 a.m.
“All Booked Up” Adult Book Club
Come join us for an exciting book discussion on
Love Walked In by Maria De Los Santos. When
Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee
shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes
forever. Meanwhile, on the other side of town,
eleven-year-old Clare Hobbes must learn to
fend for herself after her increasingly unstable
mother has a breakdown and disappears. When
the two of them show up at Cornelia’s cafe,
Cornelia and Clare form a bond as unlikely as
it is deep. Together, they face difficult choices
and discover that knowing what you love and why is as real as life gets.
Registration required. 954 757-4200.
Tuesday, October 7th 4:30 p.m.
Teen Vampire Book Club at
the Parkland Library
Celebrate Teen Read Week!! Join us for a book discussion featuring
the newest novel in the exciting Twilight series, Breaking Dawn
by Stephanie Meyer. Twilight tempted the imagination. New
Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a
worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been
waiting for....Breaking Dawn, the final book in the Twilight Saga,
will take your breath away. Reserve your copy at the library and join
other vampire enthusiasts for a discussion you can sink your teeth
into! Snacks and prizes! Ages 13 and up. Registration required.
954-757-4200.
Writer’s Café – every Friday
New hours: 10:00 a.m.- 12 noon
90 SEPTEMBER 2008