Event List

Tell Us How Great it is to Live in the Upper Keys with a poem. 

This summer join in on our Once Upon A Time Summer Reading weekly grab and go challenges! To participate you can come in all week long and grab a bag with all the materials to make that week's challenge.

June 7-30 Art Exhibit: Gloria Avner, Key Largo painter and poet. Her batik artworks have won prizes and ribbons in art shows in South Florida and coastal Maine, where she spends her summer.

Tell Us How Great it is to Live in the Upper Keys with a poem. 

Meet me in Marathon on Mondays from 10AM to Noon for Makerspace Mondays!  

Ms. Chris shares stories, songs and activities for children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers.

Cornerstone Resource Alliance offers help getting a birth certificate and Florida ID, applying for disability benefits, relocating and reunifying with family, assistance with Medicaid and Medicare, health care, mental health and addiction referral

Last Monday of each month, Kaleila will be hosting Bullet Journaling meet-ups! Whether you're just getting started or looking for inspiration, come work on your bullet journal with us. Supplies provided by the Friends of the Big Pine Library!

Learn and play friendly matches of the Pokémon Trading Card Game!

Fun with Legos!  Mondays 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the Activity Center come do your own thing or join in on the weekly challenges!

Advantages of playing with Legos

Self-expression through art is an important part of human nature. You don’t have to be in art school, or create marble sculptures, or create realistic paintings to be an artist.

Mahjong is played at the library on Tuesdays from 10AM until noon in the community room on the first floor. The group welcomes all skill levels! 

Playing Mahjong has several benefits such as:

Join Miss Kaleila weekly in the Children’s Section for stories, activities, and crafts!

Visit the Library on Tuesdays & Thursday at 10:30am for Story Time! Dance, sing, and listen to stories that will help young children develop and grow, then take time for group play and a craft. Ages 0-5.

Summer Reading surfs into July with our first performance of the month on the first! Come see storyteller Scott Campbell perform at the Big Pine Library on Tuesday, July 1st at 10:30am.

Join us every other Tuesday at 1 PM for crazy crafty fun!

Benefits of Crafting for Adults:

Schedule a session for one-on-one help with your device – stop by the library at 700 Fleming Street or call 305-292-3595 to make an appointment. Walk-ins also accepted according to staff availability.

The Key West Library screens a different movie every Tuesday starting at 3pm! To see what we're showing, go to keyslibraries.org/post/matinee

Dungeons and Dragons at the Library! Collaborative storytelling! We have the dice, dungeon maps, and DM – all we need are imaginative teens ages 12 to 17.

Drop in to engage in unstructured STEM activities designed to inspire children to think creatively, collaborate and solve problems.

UF/IFAS, Monroe County Extension Service offers free plant clinics. Master Gardener Volunteers will be onsite the first Wednesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Join us for stories, songs and activities for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

Join us every Wednesday from 10am-noon for a new craft. All tools and materials provided.

To see what we're making this month, go to keyslibraries.org/post/keywestcrafts

Join us every Wednesday at 10:00 am for a round or two of Mahjong. Experienced and beginners are invited to play. If you have your own tiles, please bring them. Sponsored by the Friends of the Big Pine Key Library.