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Baby Time

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Ages 0-5
Handley Library
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: HL Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Enjoy an interactive program for infants consisting of rhymes, bounces, songs, stories and more. Join us after to play and socialize! (ages 0-15 months)

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Magic Camp

10:30am–12:30pm
Handley Library
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Benham Gallery Room
Program Type: Workshops & Camps
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love magic? Want to learn all the tricks of the trade? Then this camp is for you! Join us as we learn classic tricks and illusions for new magicians. All materials provided.

Tampa Taiko Japanese Drums

11:00am–12:00pm
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: Bowman Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Program Type: Music & Movement
Event Details:

Tampa Taiko presents an interactive program that covers the history of taiko, the music of Japan, modern drumming performance, and drum making using discarded barrels that have been recycled into taiko drums.

Tampa Taiko Japanese Drums

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: Bowman Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5, Ages 6-11, Teens (12+), Families
Program Type: Music & Movement
Event Details:

Tampa Taiko presents an interactive program that covers the history of taiko, the music of Japan, modern drumming performance, and drum making using discarded barrels that have been recycled into taiko drums.

READ LIBRARY BOOKS ON YOUR KINDLE (EBOOK WORKSHOP)

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Handley Library
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Benham Gallery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program, we are offering a series of Getting Started with eBooks Workshops to make it even easier for patrons to get their summer reads.* This workshop will demonstrate how to browse the library's eBook and

Camp WriMo

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens (12+)
Bowman Library
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Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: BL Reading Porch - Teen Area
Age Group: Teens (12+)
Event Details:

Gather your ideas and organize them into a composition this summer as a camper at Camp WriMo (Writing Month). Come to the Bowman Cabin to be inspired and to work on your writing pieces.