Week Calendar

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.

The mission of the Veterans Affairs Department is to enhance the quality of life for veterans, survivors, dependents, and family members by assisting them in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for benefits and entitlements fr

Craft and create community at the Key Largo Library! Most Fridays our Sit ‘N Sew group meets in the Community Room to sew and share ideas. You are welcome to join our community of crafters! Bring your sewing machine and your current project.

MTG is a tabletop card game. Join us every Saturday morning as we host a MTG for adults. Newcomers and veterans are welcome! We have premade decks that new players can use to learn how to play.

3D Printing Mondays from 10AM until Noon come in to learn about 3D printing.

Author Ward Anderson will speak about his book Putin’s Interpreter at 10am in the Palm Garden.

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 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.

Unleash your creativity with Planter Pals - adult craft fun where participants can design and decorate clay pots with character! Supplies are limited. Register at the library.

Join us for a paint by numbers class at the Key West Library! All supplies will be provided. Adults only.

In February, our Book Lovers Book Club is reading We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker:

Join us every Saturday from 1pm-4pm. No experience necessary. Everyone age 10+ welcome!

This free series features six Upper Keys Eco Organizations presenting interesting topics related to the mission of their organization.

Sewing from a Pattern Fridays 11AM-1PM

Sewing for Ages 18 and up

Bring a pattern, material, and sewing machine, the library has a limited supply.

*REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*

The Key West Library Book Club is reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi in February.

To check out a copy of the book from our Book Club bag, ask at the front desk.

A registered nurse from Keys AHEC visits the Islamorada Library every Thursday from noon until 1 pm offering FREE tools to help you quit tobacco, including free products and plans to help you quit any kind of tobacco.

Come in and work on a prepared project or bring your own. Fun begins as we brainstorm, design, visit and craft. Can’t finish one of the prepared projects in one sitting? Leave it and return the next week to work on it again.

This art class will include birds, fish, marine mammals and more as we create an expansive mural with acrylic paints to be included in the March Art Exhibit in the Key Largo Library’s Community Room. All supplies provided. Max 20.

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

Benefits of Crafting for Adults:

Calling all Artists, new and experienced! Bring in items you are working on and help each other during this fun afternoon program.

Tools to Quit is a group designed to address all aspects of nicotine addiction, in addition to helping people develop a quit plan and identify a quit date. This group addressed psychological and behavioral dependence.

Join us on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. to Crochet for a Cause - we're making baby blankets for the Lower Keys Medical Center Maternity Ward. Knitters welcome!

The Small Business Development Center at FIU offers no-cost consulting at the Key Largo Library every Wednesday 2-5PM except the 4th Wednesday of the month.

Join us on the second Thursday each month for our Adult Crafternoon! Crafts to expect: candle making, air-dry clay mosaics, Mason jar bird feeders, shell and sea glass dioramas, and that’s just to start!

The Marathon Branch welcomes you to participate in a Love Poem Workshop hosted by local author, Susannah Simpson Friday, February 14th, at 2PM in our Community Room. 

Join us every Saturday for Magic the Gathering card game in the Activity Center. Ages 14+

Everyone knows you should have more fiber in your life - join us on Saturday afternoons for knitting, crocheting, and embroidery.

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

Free Hands Only CPR class led by certified registered nurses from Baptist Health will be offered at the Key Largo Branch Library. Also March 10. To register, email TaniaBarnett@BaptistHealth.net. Space is limited.

The Key West Library Book Club is reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi in February.

To check out a copy of the book from our Book Club bag, ask at the front desk.

Grab your characters and join us in our Dungeons and Dragons campaign on Wednesdays at 5 PM!

Our speaker will be Joshua Marano, an archaeologist with South Florida National Parks.