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Chess Moves: Open Play2022-10-09T10:00:00Bring your friends and family for fun drop-in open play chess games. Novice or expert, players of all skill levels are welcome. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. No enrollment required.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Bring your friends and family for fun drop-in open play chess games. Novice or expert, players of all skill levels are welcome. Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. No enrollment required.
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Chess Tournament Play2022-10-09T10:00:00Family and friends ready to take the challenge and play a more formal competitive tournament game? Bring on your awesome chess skills and meet your next challenger! Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Family and friends ready to take the challenge and play a more formal competitive tournament game? Bring on your awesome chess skills and meet your next challenger! Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Book Talk: Betty Boo, by Claudia Pineiro2022-10-10T10:30:00When a renowned Buenos Aires industrialist is found dead at his home in an exclusive gated community called La Maravillosa, the novelist Nurit Iscar (once nicknamed Betty Boo owing to a resemblance to the cartoon character Betty Boop) is contracted by a former lover, the editor of a national newspaper, to cover the story. Nurit teams up with the paper's veteran, but now demoted, crime reporter. Soon they realize that they are falling in love, which complicates matters deliciously. The murder is no random crime but one in a series that goes to the heart of the establishment. Five members of the Argentine industrial and political elite, who all went to the same boarding school, have died in apparently innocent circumstances. The Maravillosa murder is just the last in the series, and those in power in Argentina are not about to allow all this brought to light. Too much is at stake.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 When a renowned Buenos Aires industrialist is found dead at his home in an exclusive gated community called La Maravillosa, the novelist Nurit Iscar (once nicknamed Betty Boo owing to a resemblance to the cartoon character Betty Boop) is contracted by a former lover, the editor of a national newspaper, to cover the story. Nurit teams up with the paper's veteran, but now demoted, crime reporter. Soon they realize that they are falling in love, which complicates matters deliciously. The murder is no random crime but one in a series that goes to the heart of the establishment. Five members of the Argentine industrial and political elite, who all went to the same boarding school, have died in apparently innocent circumstances. The Maravillosa murder is just the last in the series, and those in power in Argentina are not about to allow all this brought to light. Too much is at stake.
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An Hour to Kill Mystery Book Club: Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby2022-10-11T10:30:00Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss.
Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed of his father's criminal record. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.
Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss.
Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed of his father's criminal record. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.
Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.
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Introduction to Acting for Teens & Tweens (ages 9-18)2022-10-12T18:00:00 Come join us in this introduction to acting, improvisation, and theatre and work on your creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. Registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome.
Spanish River Library1501 NW Spanish River BoulevardBOCA RATONFL33431 Come join us in this introduction to acting, improvisation, and theatre and work on your creativity, teamwork, and problem solving. Registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome.
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Dr. Courtney Jones and the FAU Jazz Orchestra2022-10-12T18:30:00Bring friends and family to enjoy an exciting evening of live jazz music performance while the dynamic Dr. Jones shares some key highlights about the history of jazz and its composers. No registration required.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Bring friends and family to enjoy an exciting evening of live jazz music performance while the dynamic Dr. Jones shares some key highlights about the history of jazz and its composers. No registration required.
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Falloween Spooktacular Show & Parade2022-10-13T16:00:00Boca Boo Days Children's Halloween Special Show. Kids can come dressed in their costumes for a trick-or-treat parade through the library after the show. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No enrollment required.
Spanish River Library1501 NW Spanish River BoulevardBOCA RATONFL33431 Boca Boo Days Children's Halloween Special Show. Kids can come dressed in their costumes for a trick-or-treat parade through the library after the show. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No enrollment required.
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Falloween Spooktacular Show & Parade2022-10-13T16:00:00Boca Boo Days Children's Halloween Special Show. Kids can come dressed in their costumes for a trick-or-treat parade through the library after the show. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No enrollment required.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Boca Boo Days Children's Halloween Special Show. Kids can come dressed in their costumes for a trick-or-treat parade through the library after the show. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No enrollment required.
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Amidst the whir of city life, a girl from Harlem is drawn into the glittering underworld of Manhattan, where she’s hired to use her knives to strike fear amongst its most dangerous denizens. But the ghosts from her past are always by her side -- and history has appeared on her doorstep to threaten the people she loves most. Can one woman ever sacrifice enough to save an entire community?
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Taste the World Food Truck Event2022-10-14T16:00:00Have a favorite ethnic food or want to try something new? As the library celebrates our Cultural Connections, here's your chance to check out the variety of food trucks selling foods from around the world!
Spanish River Library1501 NW Spanish River BoulevardBOCA RATONFL33431 Have a favorite ethnic food or want to try something new? As the library celebrates our Cultural Connections, here's your chance to check out the variety of food trucks selling foods from around the world!
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Horror Film Fest: The Invitation2022-10-15T13:00:00Will and Eden were once a loving couple. After a tragedy took their son, Eden disappeared. Two years later, out of the blue, she returns with a new husband... and as a different person, eerily changed and eager to reunite with her ex and those she left behind. Over the course of a dinner party in the house that was once his, the haunted Will is gripped by mounting evidence that Eden and her new friends have a mysterious and terrifying agenda. But can we trust Will's hold on reality? Or will he be the unwitting catalyst of the doom he senses? No registration required. Film length: 1 hour, 40 minutes. Rated R.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Will and Eden were once a loving couple. After a tragedy took their son, Eden disappeared. Two years later, out of the blue, she returns with a new husband... and as a different person, eerily changed and eager to reunite with her ex and those she left behind. Over the course of a dinner party in the house that was once his, the haunted Will is gripped by mounting evidence that Eden and her new friends have a mysterious and terrifying agenda. But can we trust Will's hold on reality? Or will he be the unwitting catalyst of the doom he senses? No registration required. Film length: 1 hour, 40 minutes. Rated R.
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Friends Speaker Series: Gemacht, the Incredible True Story of Jacques Bodner2022-10-16T11:30:00Gemacht: The Incredible True Story of Jacques Bodner is about the fascinating true life of author Lawrence Bodner's father, Jacques Bodner. Jacques survived the Holocaust, and his escape from Austria is nothing short of astounding. Gemacht covers almost nine decades of an extraordinary life. This biography includes the most heinous and brutal acts perpetrated by one human being on another. Jacques experienced the pits of hell, but also attained precious and unexpected gifts in his long and eventful life.
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 Gemacht: The Incredible True Story of Jacques Bodner is about the fascinating true life of author Lawrence Bodner's father, Jacques Bodner. Jacques survived the Holocaust, and his escape from Austria is nothing short of astounding. Gemacht covers almost nine decades of an extraordinary life. This biography includes the most heinous and brutal acts perpetrated by one human being on another. Jacques experienced the pits of hell, but also attained precious and unexpected gifts in his long and eventful life.
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Story Central Storytelling Slam2022-10-16T16:00:00It's a community storytelling concert. It's a friendly competition. It's a chance to make new connections and renew old ones. Come for the delightful cafe atmosphere, coffee and tea, cookies and 5-7-minute personal stories (not read or memorized) from the audience. First prize: $50. Maximum storytellers: 10. For more information or to sign up, email [email protected]
Downtown Library400 NW 2nd AvenueBOCA RATONFL33432 It's a community storytelling concert. It's a friendly competition. It's a chance to make new connections and renew old ones. Come for the delightful cafe atmosphere, coffee and tea, cookies and 5-7-minute personal stories (not read or memorized) from the audience. First prize: $50. Maximum storytellers: 10. For more information or to sign up, email [email protected]
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Read for the Record: Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady2022-10-27T10:00:00The Boca Raton Public Library and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County join Jumpstart’s national Read for the Record on October 27, which brings together millions of adults and children around the world each year to read the same book on the same day to raise awareness about early literacy. This year’s book is “Nigel and the Moon,” by Antwan Eady. This book encourages children to celebrate who they are, where they come from and who they want to be. No enrollment required for this drop-in story time.
Spanish River Library1501 NW Spanish River BoulevardBOCA RATONFL33431 The Boca Raton Public Library and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County join Jumpstart’s national Read for the Record on October 27, which brings together millions of adults and children around the world each year to read the same book on the same day to raise awareness about early literacy. This year’s book is “Nigel and the Moon,” by Antwan Eady. This book encourages children to celebrate who they are, where they come from and who they want to be. No enrollment required for this drop-in story time.
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