Calendar

The International Coastal Cleanup

Come out to Spanish River Park to help clean up the beach and intracoastal mangrove habitats. This worldwide cleanup effort not only takes trash out of the environment, but it also provides valuable data to Ocean Conservancy to help them combat the growing problems of plastic in our oceans. Using an app on your cellphone, keep track and report what you and your group removed from the beach.

Citizen Science Squad

Gain hands-on field experience by participating in a different scientific data collection project each month. Our educational activities support conservation-based projects that relate to Gumbo Limbo’s mission.

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Seining the Lagoon

Need some special family outdoor fun? Join us while we wade in the Intracoastal Waterway just behind Gumbo Limbo; we will catch and release fish, shrimp, crabs, and more with hand-held dip nets and large seine nets. Get up close and personal with our local marine life! Closed toed shoes required (old sneakers or water shoes; no sandals). Bring a change of clothes and towel.

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Intracoastal Adventures – Advanced Canoeing

Beautiful scenery, fresh air, and exercise! Explore the Intracoastal shores and mangrove trails, while learning about the fascinating mangrove and estuary ecosystems of South Florida. Must have moderate canoeing experience and be able to get in and out of a canoe without assistance. 2-3 per canoe; single paddlers will be paired with staff or another participant.

Outdoor Marine Aquarium Feeding

Book Talks - Staff Picks: Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli

To celebrate and dive into the world of this female Hispanic writer and discuss why female Hispanic voices are relevant and unique, we will use Faces in the Crowd by the Mexican author Valeria Luiselli to connect with marginalized voices, community, and heritage and uplift them. Valeria Luiselli brings to the table a multi-layered story told by two narrators: a 21st-century Emily Dickinson living in Mexico City, and a dying poet living in a rundown apartment in Philadelphia in the 1950s. While she tells the story of her past as a young editor in New York City desperately trying to convince a publisher to translate and publish the works of Gilberto Owen -- an obscure Mexican poet who lived in Harlem during the 1920s and whose ghostly presence constantly haunts her in the subway -- she also relates the slow but inevitable disintegration of her present family life. Come discuss the fascinating, complex themes of this Luiselli work and celebrate Hispanic heritage this month!

Tuesday Night Chess Open Play

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. Drop-in program; no enrollment required.

United States Citizenship Test: 100 Questions (Evenings)

Do you need help preparing for the Citizenship and Interview Test? This 4-class series offers a range of resources and services for those preparing to become a United States citizen and repeats monthly. Classes are designed to help prepare adult immigrants to successfully complete the naturalization process. This preparation includes developing civic knowledge, learning about N-400, practice on 100 questions and the naturalization interview one-on-one preparation.

United States Citizenship Test: 100 Questions (Mornings)

Do you need help preparing for the Citizenship and Interview Test? This 4-class series offers a range of resources and services for those preparing to become a United States citizen and repeats monthly. Classes are designed to help prepare adult immigrants to successfully complete the naturalization process. This preparation includes developing civic knowledge, learning about N-400, practice on 100 questions and the naturalization interview one-on-one preparation. Registration required.

Friends Book Club: Greenlights, by Matthew McConaughey

From the Academy Award-winning actor, Matthew McConaughey, this is an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.

Art Tales at the Library (ages 4-8)

The Boca Raton Museum of Art is bringing their Art Tales program on the road to the library! Read stories, talk about a piece of art, and then have fun creating your own art project, all with Timothy from the Museum. For families with children ages 4-8. Enrollment is required; caretaker must attend with child. This program counts as a STEAM Through September activity.

BOCA END OF SUMMER FESTIVAL

BOCA END OF SUMMER FESTIVAL