Craft Corner @ New River Library

It's snowing in Zephyrhills! 

The New River Library is a Winter Wonderland.  Come and create some awesome winter crafts.

Saturday, January 9
@ 2:00 p.m.
Elementary School-age

For more information call (813)788-6375
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Playtime with Winnie the Pooh @ Regency Park Library

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
~Winnie the Pooh quote

Come to the Regency Park Library for fun Winnie the Pooh activites and crafts.  All based on A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh.  For preschoolers.
Saturday, January 9
@ 11:00 a.m.


Call (727) 861-3049 for more information
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Trading Cards & Games

Hey kids, try your skills in Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh trading card tournaments or play one of the many board games with your friends. Refreshments provided.


Hudson Library
Saturday, January 9
@ 2:00 p.m.
For Elementary School-age

Call (727) 861-3040 for more information
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Baby Sign Language

Learn to communicate with your baby.  For infants to 2 years and their parents/caregivers.

Land O Lakes Library
Thursdays
January 7-28
10:30 a.m.
For more information call (813) 929-1214
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Popcorn & a Movie @ Hudson Library



Join us for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  Free popcorn and a drink will be available.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Hudson Library.


Thursday, January 7
@ 2:00 p.m.
For Families


More information call (727)861-3040
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Wii Get Fit @ Hudson Library



Honor your New Years Resolution to get in shape at your library.  It's will be loads of fun.  Parents play Wii Fit, Just Dance and more while the kids are entertained in the same room with toys.

Wednesdays, starting January 6
@ 10:30 a.m.
Call (727) 861-3040 for more information
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Family Night Out @ Land O Lakes Library

BRRRR!!!  There's a chill in the air at the library.  Join us as we venture into the winter snow for crafts and hear the story Snow Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

Families
Tuesday, January 5
6:30 p.m.
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Fancy Nancy Tea Party @ Centennial Party

You are cordially invited to a Fancy Nancy Soiree! So, dress in your fanciest clothes. TIARAS WELCOME!


Tea starts at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 2
Elementary School-age



For more information call (727) 834-3204
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Popcorn and a Movie

Join us for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.  Enjoy free popcorn and a drink at the Land O Lakes Library.

Families
Saturday, January 2
@ 2:00 p.m.

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Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus


It's not to late to tell Santa what you would like this year!  Have a lite breakfast @ 10:30 a.m.  Bring your lists, cameras and smiles. 


Centennial Park Library  Wednesday, December 16
Hudson Library  Thursday, December 17
Land O' Lakes Library  Friday, December 18
Regency Park Library  Wednesday, December 23
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Holiday Movie @ Hudson Library

While waiting for Santa big arrival, join us for a special storytime holiday movie.  Cookies and juice will be served.

Thursday, December 24
@ 10:30 a.m.
Toddlers and Preschoolers

For more information call (727)861-3040.    
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Games Off the Grid @ Hudson Library

Bring your friends and play some fun board games.  Try your hand at Uno Attack or get yourself tangled up in Twister.  Refreshments provided.

Saturday, December 19
@ 2:00 p.m.
Elementary School-Age
Call (727)861-3040 for more information.
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Kids Book Club @ New River Library

Take a trip back in time with Laura Ingalls as we discuss the Little House in the Big Woods.  Discover how the pioneers live and make an awesome craft.

Thursday, December 17
@ 6:45 p.m.
Elementary School-Age

For more information call (813) 788-6375
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Gaming Experience @ Hudson Library

Calling all tweens and teens.  Join us for Guitar Hero, Wii Sports Resorts, DDR, and much more!  Refreshments will be served. 


Saturday, December 12
@ 2:00 p.m.
Call (727) 861-3040 for more information.
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Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events

You can now read the entire book, Bad Beginning, online.  Just click on Browse Inside this Book.
When you finish reading it, you can request the rest of the series from your local Pasco County Library or at pascolibraries.org.
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Holiday Crafts @ South Holiday

Tis the Season to be jolly!!! 

Hey kids, join Ms. Adele in making really cool holiday crafts on Saturday, December 19.  The fun starts at 2:00 p.m.  Call
(727) 834-3331 for more information.
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Craft Corner @ New River Library



Deck the Halls!  It's time to get ready for the holidays.  Join Ms. Judy to make awesome seasonally crafts.

Saturday, December 12
@ 2:00 p.m.
For Elementary School-Age
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Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus

Enjoy a deliciously lite breakfast with Santa @ 10:30 a.m. at your library.  Bring your cameras for many photo opportunities.  Plus, fun holiday activities during this very special storytime event.  

South Holiday Library  Tuesday, December 8
Centennial Park Library  Wednesday, December 16
Hudson Library  Thursday, December 17
Land O' Lakes Library  Friday, December 18
Regency Park Library  Wednesday, December 23
  
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Storytime with Santa @ New River Library

Ho! Ho! Ho!  Join our special guest for a holiday storytime Wednesday, December 9.  The stories start at 10:30 a.m.  Don't forget your cameras. 
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Holiday Crafts @ Hudson Library

On Saturday, December 5 at 2:00 p.m. you can get a jump on the holidays @ your library.  Kids come make special homemade gifts for the whole family.  It's free.  

Bring your camera and take a picture with Santa.

Call (727) 861-3040 for more information.
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Holiday Crafts

Hey, Kids!  Get ready for the season at your library.  Come and make cool holiday crafts.

Regency Park Library &
Centennial Park Library
@ 2:00 p.m. 
Saturday, December 5th
Call the library for more information
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ALL ABOARD!!!

The Polar Express has arrived at the Land O' Lakes Library for a special Family Night Out.  Join us for some hot chocolate and cookies.  Don't forget to make a couple of holiday crafts.  Bring the whole family.

Departure: Tuesday, December 1st @ 6:30 p.m. 

Call (813) 929-1214 for more information
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National Gaming Day @ Your Library

Ready, Set, Play!!!
National Gaming Day
Saturday, November 14th
Tweens and Teens

Visit your local library to play Wit & Wagers, Say Anything, Monopoly Deal Card, Scrabble Slam! Card, and/or Pictureka! Card Games.

Have fun and game on!
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Wild Rumpus @ Hudson Library

Let the Wild Rumpus Begin....




Look at the fun we had at the Hudson Library.
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Never Fear, FLIN is Here!!!

Say, you cannot find that book you loved as a child in our catalog and you want to share it with your child.  Then have no fear, FLIN (Florida Library Information Network) is here.  It's easy.  Just click on the FLIN link at our website pascolibraries.org.  You can locate it, if you toggle your mouse over "Catalog/Research."  Click on "FLIN."

This link will take you to the Florida Electronic Search screen where you can request books from libraries statewide. You may request books published at least 12 months ago and sheet music.

Books on tape or CD, tapes or CD’s, DVDs and other media may not be requested.
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Kids Book Club @ New River Library

Come meet Pasco Pete!  He wants to show his vacation photos at Mount Vernon as Revolutionary War Wednesday is discussed.  Fun craft activities to follow.

Saturday, November 14
@ 3:00 p.m.
Elementary School-age
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Popcorn & a Movie @ Hudson Library


Join us for high flying adventure at the Hudson Library on Wednesday, November 25th at 2:00 p.m.  Free popcorn and a drink.  Bring the whole family.
Call (727) 861-3040 for more information.

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Thanksgiving Crafts @ Land O Lakes Library

Turkey time!  Elementary school children can create some really cool Thanksgiving Day crafts.

 Saturday, November 21
@ 2:00 p.m.
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Mystery Day at the Library!

Solve the mystery at Hugh Embry Library on Saturday, November 21 at 11:00 a.m.  For elementary school-age.
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Julie - An American Girl


Julie Albright is a fun-loving San Francisco girl who faces big changes—she’s moving away from her best friend, Ivy Ling, and starting over at a new house and school. But soon enough, Julie learns how to create a few changes of her own.

Join the Regency Park Library as they focus on Julie and what it was like during the 1970's on Saturday, November 21 at 2:00 p.m.  Call (727) 861-3049 for more information.  For elementary school-age children.
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Autumn Craft Corner @ South Holiday Library



It's turkey time!  So don't fall behind.  Come to the South Holiday Library and make some colorful crafts for the upcoming holiday. 

Saturday, November 21st
2:00 p.m.
Elementary School-Age
Call (727)834-3204

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Basic Cooking Class for Kids @ New River Library

Learn some basic cooking skills at the library.


Saturday, November 21
@ 2:00 p.m.
For Grades 3-5
Call (813) 788-6375 for more information
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Kids Fun Factory @ Hugh Embry Library

Gobble! Gobble!  Happy Thanksgiving!  Join Ms. Lyn to make awesome turkey day crafts.  Play games.

Saturday, November 14th
@ 2:00 p.m.
Elementary School-Age
Call (352)567-3576
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Thanksgiving Day Crafts @ Hudson Library


Hey kids, come make an awesome turkey craft on Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 p.m. 
Call (727)861-3040 for more information.
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Fall Crafts @ Centennial Park Library

Hey kids, come to the library for some cool fall crafts.  Make a Thanksgiving bookmark and a fall collage.

Saturday, November 14th
@ 2:00 p.m.
Elementary School-age
Call (727)834-3204
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Trading Cards & Games @ Hudson Library

Hey kids, try your skills in Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh trading card tournaments or play one of the many board games with your friends. Refreshments provided.


Saturday, November 14th
@ 2:00 p.m.
For Elementary School-age
Call (727) 861-3040 for more information
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Simply Science @ Regency Park

Is this picture really moving???  Join the Regency Park Library as they explore the world of Optical Illusions.  Make a kaleidoscope and participate in some fun hands-on science experiments.

Thursday, November 12th
@ 6:00 p.m.
Elementary School-Age
Call (727)861-3049 for more information
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Kid's Movie & Popcorn @ Land O' Lakes Library

A free movie, popcorn and drinks for the whole family.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Saturday, November 7th
2:00 p.m.

Call (813) 929-1214 for more information




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Wild Rumpus @ Hudson Library

Join us, Max and the Wild Things for an outrageously great time.  Please bring your camera for a fantastic photo opportunity with a Wild Thing.  Bring the whole family.  A special thanks to our sponsors, Friends of the Hudson Library.

Saturday, November 7th
@ 2:00 p.m.
Call (727) 861-3040 for more information
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Baby Storytimes

Come play with your baby! Did you know that storytime is beneficial for babies? Babies learn all of the sounds needed to speak by their first birthday. The more words the child is exposed to and stories read aloud, the better they develop their language skills. The movement and fingerplay activities assist them with their physical skills. Babies will increase their knowledge. Plus, it is more time for parent/grandparent to snuggle and cuddle their child.


Bring your baby to the library for a special storytime just for them. Enjoy stories, Mother Goose nursery rhymes, songs and fingerplays. Babies will have time to play with our baby toys. Parents and/or grandparents will have time to socialize and network. So come and partake in all of the fun with your little one!

Pasco County Library System offers Baby Storytimes @

Centennial Park Library
Saturdays @ 10:15 a.m.

Hudson Regional Library
Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m.

Land O’ Lakes Library
Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Regency Park Library
Wednesdays @ 11:30 a.m.
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Read.gov

Take a moment to check out read.gov Kids page.

These reading resources for kids will inspire children to discover new authors, rediscover classic books and even read a story created just for you, called "The Exquisite Corpse Adventure."  Or children can read a classic book online from the rare book collection at the Library of Congress. 

This website is brought to you by the Center for the Book and the Library of Congress and "invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read."
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Halloween Costumes

Are you ready for Halloween?  Do you have your costume together?  Check out the halloween costume books @ your Pasco County Library.






Or you can can get some cool ideas from the Family Fun website.




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October 31st @ Your Library



Kids get ready for Trick or Treating at your library!

Not So Scary Halloween Party
@ Hudson Library
2:00 p.m.
(727) 861-3040
Stories, crafts, costume parade and more.

Boo Bash
@ Regency Park Library
2:00 p.m.
(727) 861-3049
Crafts, games, costumes and activities.

Haunted House and Costume Contest
@ New River Library
2:00 p.m.
(813)788-6375

Trick or Treat Halloween Party
@ Hugh Embry Library
2:00 p.m.
(352)567-3576
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Spooky Crafts @ Land O' Lakes Library


Get yourself ready for a spooky Halloween @ your library.  Kids come create some awesome holiday crafts on Saturday, October 17th at 2:00 p.m.   For elementary school-age.
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Family Movie Matinee @ Hugh Embry Library

Come and enjoy a Halloween treat as we watch a deep under the sea adventure with Spongebob Square Pants. On Saturday, October 24th at 2:00 p.m., you can watch Spongbob Square Pants: Halloween.
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Spooky Movie and Popcorn @ South Holiday Library

Enter the world of the Monster House with us Saturday, October 24th @ 2 pm if you dare.  We will be serving popcorn and drinks.


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Read for the Record Today

In 2006, we created Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, an international campaign to bring preschool children together with valued grownups in their lives to read the same book, on the same day, in communities all over the world. In 2008, we broke our own world record as nearly 700,000 readers shared the classic children’s tale, Corduroy. On October 8, 2009, Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar was read aloud in classrooms, libraries and homes from Japan, Germany and Brazil to cities and rural communities across America. Hushed with wonder and tickled with giggles, children around the world simultaneously experienced the joy of reading. Stay tuned for updates about the number of children that read this year!


Here is a brillant video of the Very Hungry Caterpillar done in American Sign Language.

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Historical Fiction Book Club @ New River Library

Times are rough now, but what was it like to be a kid during the Great Depression?  Join in the discussion about a young girl named Kit who lived during this time.  Read Kit's Tree House by Valerie Tripp.  A related craft to follow after the discussion.

Thursday, October 22
@ 6:45 p.m.
For Elementary School-Age
Call 813-788-6375 for more information.
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