Sea Monsters!

Giant squid

Ahoy there mateys!  There be Sea Monsters at the library!  Mote Marine Aquarium has kindly set up an interactive hands-on exhibit featuring sharks, giant squids and other mysterious sea creatures.  The exhibit is being housed in the children’s department at the John F Germany Library in Tampa.  It will run from March 1 – 31.

 

Check out the shark teeth!

 If you want to read more about sharks, giant squids or other sea creatures search our catalog at http://www.hcplc.org/

Halloween Happenings @ the Library

Get into the holiday spirit with crafts, games, movies, stories and more!  There are several great Halloween-related programs happening this Saturday, October 29. Click on the links below for more information about each event:

Port Tampa:    
     Spooktacular Storytime 10:30a.m. – 11:10a.m.
     Spooktacular Wii Competition 11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.
     Spooktacular Animated Monster Movie! 1p.m. – 2:45p.m.
New Tampa:
     A Very Potter Halloween 2p.m. – 4p.m.
John F. Germany:
     Spooky Ooky Saturday 2p.m. – 3p.m.
C. Blythe Andrews:
     Monster Mashup 2:30p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Upper Tampa Bay:
     Un-believably Un-scary Halloween 2:30p.m. – 3:15p.m.

Click HERE for library location information.

For more information about these and other FREE programs @ your library®, call (813) 273-3652 or visit http://www.hcplc.org/.

Octoga Party!

    

    

Toga! Toga! Toga!  The John F. Germany library hosted a Percy Jackson-themed ‘Octoga Party’ on Saturday in honor of author Rick Riordan’s latest book, the Son of Neptune. 

Participants learned about the different traits of Greek gods and used the Greek alphabet to make necklaces and decorate shields.  They competed in a Percy Jackson and Greek mythology trivia game and had fun dressing up in togas! 

This program is part of the library’s ‘Super Saturday’ programs, which take place each Saturday at 2:00.  Click HERE to learn more about upcoming Super Saturday programs as well as other children’s programming at the John F. Germany library.

For more information about these and other FREE programs @ your library®, call (813) 273-3652 or visit http://www.hcplc.org/.

Mad Hatter Tea Party

  

 

Families celebrated their UN-birthdays in style at the John F. Germany Mad Hatter Tea Party on Saturday.  Participants decorated colorful hats, played games, heard stories and feasted on some delicious cookies and punch!

The Mad Hatter Tea Party is just one of the library’s Super Saturday programs, which are offered every Saturday at 2:00p.m.  Next Saturday, October 8, you can join your friends in the children’s room on the 1W floor to build Lego creations at the Lego My Library event!

Click HERE for the schedule of upcoming Super Saturdays and other children’s programs at the John F. Germany library.

For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call (813) 273-3652 or visit http://www.hcplc.org/.

Baby Time

Baby Time at the John F. Germany Library meets every Thursday at 10:15AM.

Babies and caregivers enjoyed an interactive, wild animal-themed Baby Time program at the John F. Germany library last Thursday.　

Featuring hands-on activities, songs, books, rhymes, bubbles and more, this program is geared toward children from birth to 18 months and their caregivers. 

For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call (813) 273-3652 or click here for our Calendar of Events to find a Baby Time program near you!

Lego My Library! (September)

A fun, interactive evening of creativity for all ages using Lego building blocks. A new theme each month. We provide the Legos — you provide the imagination!  Funded by the Friends of the Library

North Tampa Branch Library, 9/1/2011, 4:00-5:00PM
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 9/8/2011, 6:00-8:00PM
John F. Germany Public Library, 9/10/2011, 2:00-4:00PM
Lutz Branch Library, 9/19/2011, 7:00-8:00PM

You can view the event calendar for this program by clicking here.

For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call (813) 273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.