May 2017

Parkland Library
Events
MAY 2017
Register online www.cityofparkland.org/library or call 954-757-4207.
Parkland Library card is required to participate.
Knit ‘n’ Knowledge
Monday, May 1, 10:30am
Do you enjoy knitting?
Bring your own projects,
tips, techniques, and
ideas to share with fellow
knitters.
How to Have a Positive and Productive
Family meeting
Tuesday, May 2, 6:30pm
Learn how to have a family meeting
(children, teens, and parents) where you
can plan summer activities and open up
the lines of communication. Academic
Coach Kathleen A. Matchunis will lead this
session.
autHor Bradette
micHel Presents
For Their own Good
Wednesday, May 3,
6:15pm
Inspired by true
events, For Their
Own Good is
historical fiction that
reveals the murky,
often terrifying world
of 19th century
insane asylums and the treatment of
women. As a counselor, teacher, and
trainer, author Bradette Michel learned a
lot about human behavior, which she now
connects with her dark imagination to
create plots and characters. For Their Own
Good won second in the Florida Writers
Association’s 2013 Royal Palm Literary
Awards historical fiction category.
and one is sent
to Ravensbrück,
the notorious Nazi
concentration
camp for women.
Their stories cross
continents – from
New York to Paris,
Germany, and
Poland – as two of
them strive to bring
justice to those
whom history has forgotten.
all BooKed uP
BooK discussion
grouP:
Saturday, May 6,
10:30am
Lilac Girls by
Martha Hall Kelly
is about the lives
of three women
– a New York
socialite, a Polish
teenager, and an
ambitious young
German doctor –
set on a collision
course when
the unthinkable
happens in 1939
artists oF tHe montH:
dream maKers artists’ recePtion
Saturday, May 6, 11:30am to 12:30pm
1940s – Youth of our Mothers and
Timeless Beauty of Today is a collection
of mixed media artworks by the Dream
Makers, a group of five women with
different life stories brought together by
art: Ana Graziano, Diane Cantamessa,
Malgorzata Kawashima, Pilar Flores, and
Lily Mazurek. Their work will be on display
at the Parkland Library through May 31.
writing Buddies (K-5tH grade)
Saturday, May 6, 2 to 3pm
Teens will be paired up with young budding
authors to guide them through the story
creation process. Each child will write and
illustrate a mini story to take home. This
group meets once a month, and a different
genre will be explored each month.
italian Film nigHt witH antonio
Monday, May 8, 7pm
Enjoy an Italian-language film with English
subtitles under the guidance of Antonio Del
Bene of Byron Tree USA.
adult art
class: drawing
wildFlowers oF
Florida
Tuesday, May 9,
10:30am to noon
Instructor
Malgorzata
Kawashima will
guide participants
in making
art that is perfect for spring. This class
will focus on shapes, lines, and tone that
capture the beauty of periwinkles, Spanish
daisies, and other beautiful native plants.
Family craFt
Tuesday, May 9, 6pm
Make a craft that is perfect for spring and
can even be given as a gift to someone
special in May. For ages 3 and older, must
be accompanied by adult.
mr. roy’s Family music
Wednesday, May 10, 10 or 11am
Parents or caregivers can join us with
their children, newborn to 4 years old, to
dance. sing, play instruments, and take
advantage of this fun, interactive 30-minute
class. Presented by Roy and Caryl Fantel
of Fantel Music. There are two sessions
of this class on this morning. Limit one
session per family.
cHildren’s
autHor visit
and storytime
Wednesday, May
10, 3:30pm
Eli and the
Friendship Tale
by Parkland teen
Anna Hinsley
is about brave
and kind Eli the
elephant and his
encounter with
tough guy Cheetah. Can Eli and Cheetah
give friendship a try? Hinsley is a writer,
actress, singer, and dancer who has a
passion for arts in the community. She has
appeared in theater and film productions
portraying iconic characters such as Belle
in Beauty and the Beast and Ariel in The
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