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Broward.org/Library
Florida Center for the Book and Broward County Library
invites all of Broward County to join
BIG READ
AWizard OF
Earthsea
Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea is one power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered of the most widely admired American fantasy with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible novels of the past 50 years. The book’s elegant shadow upon the world. A Wizard of Earthsea is diction, geographical sweep and mounting the tale of his testing, suspense are how he mastered quite irresistible. the mighty words Earthsea — of power, tamed composed of an an ancient dragon archipelago of and crossed death’s many islands — threshold to restore is a land of the the balance. imagination, like Oz, Faerie or the THE BIG READ, a dream-like realm of community-wide ~ from A Wizard of Earthsea our unconscious. reading project, is Actions there exploring the classic possess an epic coming-of age novel, A grandeur, a mythic Wizard of Earthsea, with a full calendar of events resonance that Inside this issue : including book and film discussions, lectures, we associate with • Martin Luther King, storytelling events, Tai Chi demonstrations, writing romance and fairy Jr. Day Celebrations and visual arts workshops, and other fun, familytale. friendly programs. • South Florida Ged, the greatest Wellness A limited number of free books are available for sorcerer in those wishing to participate in book discussions • World Heritage/ all Earthsea, and other related activities. Cultural Diversity was called
“The island of Gont, a single mountain that lifts its peak a mile above the storm-racked Northeast Sea, is a land famous for wizards.”
Big Read: A Wizard of Earthsea
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BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND HOURS OF SERVICE Branch
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Meet Writing Royalty
Featured Programs January 21 - The Big Read Kick-off Party: Create your fantasy world with artist Cory Laub, discuss your favorite fantasy novels, refreshments and free copies of A Wizard of Earthsea while supplies last, ages 13-18, 4 to 6PM, Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University January 23 - Collaborative Storytelling with the Creation Station staff, come tell your own tales of brave heroes and daring adventure, 10:30AM to 12PM, Main Library
Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries series, at Broward Public Library Foundation’s Annual LitLUNCH!
January 23 - A Wizard of Earthsea Dragon Painting: Illustrate your own mystical world using paint on canvas boards and easels with YAA guest artist/educator Sue Aguilera. Discuss the characters and landscape from The Wizard of Earthsea, ages 11 and up, 1 to 3PM, preregistration required, West Regional Library January 25 - A Wizard of Earthsea Dragon Painting: Illustrate your own mystical world using paint on canvas boards and easels with YAA guest artist/educator Sue Aguilera. Discuss the characters and landscape from The Wizard of Earthsea, ages 11 to 17, preregistration required, 4:30 to 5:30PM, Weston Library January 26 - Taoist Longevity Breathing Class: An instructor from the White Crane Healing Arts Center will demonstrate the Taoist philosophy on mind-body interaction through breathing and meditation exercises, 10 to 11AM, North Regional/Broward College Library
Photo: Lisa DeTullio Russell
11:15AM, February 5, 2016 The Pier Top Lounge at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. Tickets are $75 Proceeds support Broward County Library children’s and adult literacy programs and services funded by the Broward Public Library Foundation.
Visit www.bplfoundation.org or call 954-357-7384 for details and ticket information.
January 28 - Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea: Fantasy and the Hero’s Journey. Before Harry Potter bewitched readers, Ursula Le Guin created her sprawling saga of dragons, mortals and magic. Learn how these medieval-seeming stories resonate with today’s readers in this program with NSU professor Dr. Chris Jackson, 2 to 4PM, West Regional Library
“To light a candle is to cast a shadow.”
February 6 Live Hawk Sketch with YAA artist/ educator Megan Boehm. Learn about hawk habitats, behavior and history; see and sketch a live hawk, preregistration required, 11AM to 12PM, Main Library
Focus on Broward: South Florida Wellness
January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Meditation, all ages, 10:30 to 11:30AM, Carver Ranches Library January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Tai Chi 4 Your Health, 12 to 1PM, Carver Ranches Library January 4, 11, 25 - Chair Yoga with Ester, 12 to 1PM, Main Library January 5, 12, 19, 26 - Meditation and Relaxation, 10AM to 12PM and 6:30 to 7:30PM, Hollywood Library January 11 - Meditation for Peace and Illumination, 6 to 7PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 12 - Manifest Your New Year’s Resolutions, 6 to 8PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 15, 22 - Philosophy & Meditation for Everyday, 10AM to 12PM, South Regional/Broward College Library January 16 - Color Your Plate and Improve Your Health (Bilingual Presentation), 2 to 3PM, Weston Library January 16 - New Year, New You! Children’s program, 12 to 2PM, Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University January 20 - Declutter Your Home, Declutter Your Mind Workshop: Tips on how to organize your home from a professional organizer, registration required: 954-357-8090, 6 to 7:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 20 - Stress Management, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Carver Ranches Library January 23 - Adult Coloring Book Club: A Unique Way to De-stress and Unwind, coloring books and colored pencils provided, 11AM to 12:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 25 - Hatha Yoga class, all levels, 6 to 7PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 26 - Tools to Quit Smoking, workshop with Tobacco Free Florida, 5:30 to 7:30PM, Main Library January 28 - Caregiver Support Group, 10:30AM to 12PM, Carver Ranches Library
~ Ursula K. LeGuin, A Wizard of Earthsea
February 8 - The Left Hand (and Right Foot) of Tai Chi Ch’uan: An Embodied Understanding of Urusla Le Guin’s Taoist Inspirations presented by NSU Professor Douglas Flemons. Try out this soft-style martial art and explore the principles of Taoism to enrich your reading of A Wizard of Earthsea, 5 to 6PM, Pembroke Pines Library. February 13 - The Left Hand (and Right Foot) of Tai Chi Ch’uan: An Embodied Understanding of Urusla Le Guin’s Taoist Inspirations presented by NSU Professor Douglas Flemons. Try out this soft-style martial art and explore the principles of Taoism to enrich your reading of A Wizard of Earthsea, 2 to 3PM, Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University February 13 - Recycled Fantasy Book Art with artist/educator Stacey Tannehill, create one-of-a-kind art using torn or broken books, all ages, preregistration required, 3 to 4PM, Young At Art Museum/Broward County Library February 16 - Wizards, Dragons, Secrets and Shadows: Welcome to the World of Earthsea, presented by storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar, 6 to 7:45PM, Main Library The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Big Read is being presented locally by Florida Center for the Book at Broward County Library in partnership with Young at Art Museum.
Celebrating
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 13 - Celebrate MLK Jr Day! Children’s program, 6 to 7PM, Carver Ranches Library
World Heritage & Cultural Diversity Month January 6, 13, 20, 27 - World Affairs with Ethne Chesterman, 10:30AM to 12PM, Margate Catharine Young Library January 13 - Chinese Culture, lecture and music presented by Florida Falun Dafa Association, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Main Library January 21 Cultural Gems Season 2016: Rod MacDonald returns with the music and poetry of Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen, 1 to 2:30PM, North Regional/Broward College Library January 28 - Author Sande Berger presents The Sweetness, book talk/ signing, 1 to 2PM, Main Library
Florida Romance Writers Fun in the Sun (Mini) Conference
Featuring Keynote Speaker New York Times Bestselling Author Carla Neggers • Meet Editors and Agents • Workshops on Marketing, Self Publishing and the Craft of Romance Writing • Beginning Writer’s Boot Camp
January 15 - Martin Luther King Unveiled, 3 to 5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library (All Broward County Libraries will be closed January 18, 2016 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.)
January 16, 2016, Saturday 10AM to 6PM • Main Library Co-sponsored by Florida Center for the Book For information and cost, contact Conference Chair, Marcia Gamble, at FRWFunintheSun@yahoo.com
Business and Finance Events January 4, 11, 25 - SCORE: Free Business Advice. By appointment, 954-356-7263, 10AM to 12PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 9 - S.C.O.R.E.: Thinking of Owning a Business? 10AM to 1PM, Southwest Regional Library January 13 - Get Out of Debt in Less Than 9 Years, presented by Bill Curtis, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Hollywood Library January 16 - How Networking Can Help You, 10:30AM to 12PM, Pompano Beach Library January 16 - Social Security Strategies for Maximum Income, 10:30AM to 12:30PM, Northwest Regional Library
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story”
January 16 - First-Time Home Buyers Class, 10:15AM to 5:45PM, West Regional Library
~ Ursula K. Le Guin
January 25 - So, You Want To Start A Business? 6 to 7:30PM, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
More programs at Broward.org/Library/READ
January 13 - Talk Peace: Martin Luther King Jr. & Me with Stories, Songs, Art & Poetry, all ages/children and families, 6 to 7PM, Pembroke Pines Library
January 23 - News You Can Use: For Small Businesses. Learn how to access local demographic info, sample business plans and articles on business topics. Register for class at mreeves@Broward.org, 10 to 11AM, North Regional/ Broward College Library January 23 - Get Out of Debt in Less Than 9 Years, presented by Bill Curtis, 1 to 2PM, Hollywood Library January 23 - Understanding Social Security, 2:30 to 3:30PM, Hollywood Library
January 25 - Celebrate Small Business, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Carver Ranches Library Broward.org/Library/Business
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Digital Downloads
January 2 - Try Your Hand at iPad, 10:30AM to 12:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 6 - Learn About Free Magazine Downloads Using Zinio, 3 to 4PM, Main Library January 7, 14, 21, 28 - eReader Open House, 12 to 1PM, North Regional/Broward College Library January 7, 14, 21, 28 - Digital Downloads Class: eBooks/ eMagazines/eMusic, 4 to 5PM, Northwest Regional Library January 7 - eReader Open House, 3 to 4:30PM, Southwest Regional Library January 9, 23 - Library eBooks for Everyone! Learn how to download free library eBooks, 10:30AM to 12:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 11 - iPad Basics, please bring your tablet/iPad to class, 10:30AM to 12PM, Margate Catharine Young Library January 13 - Learn How to Download eBooks Using Overdrive, 3 to 4PM, Main Library January 15 - Instagram: Photograph and Share Moments of Your Life, 4 to 5:30PM, Southwest Regional Library January 16 - eReader Open House, 1 to 2:30PM, Southwest Regional Library January 16 - Gain the Upper Hand with Your iPad, 10:30AM to 12:30PM, Miramar Branch Library and Education Center January 20 - Learn How to Download Movies Using Hoopla, 3 to 4PM, Main Library January 25 - eBooks for your tablet or Kindle, 6:30 to 7:30PM, Pompano Beach Library
BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — An Equal-Opportunity Employer This public document was promulgated at a cost of $2,097.00, or $0.069 per copy, to promote library programs. Mark D. Bogen • Beam Furr • Dale V.C. Holness • Martin David Kiar • Chip LaMarca • Stacy Ritter • Tim Ryan • Barbara Sharief • Lois Wexler