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.

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

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 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.

Let's paint! Join us at the Key West Library for adult painting classes all summer.

June 12: Paint by Numbers

July 10: Buoy Painting

August 14: Light-Up Flowers

Classes start at 10am and all supplies are provided.

The Friends of the Big Pine Library invite you to join their discussion of Silver Alert by Lee Smith on August 16th at 10am!

Photography Basics: Take Better Pictures

The Key West Library Book Club is reading The Women by Kristin Hannah in August.

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

For questions about the Book Club, call 305-292-3595.

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.

Join us for our new Adult Mahjong Club at the Key West Library! All skill levels are welcome.

Join the Griswolds for a trip to Walley World and ride “The Whipper Snapper” and “The Colossus” in honor of National Roller Coaster Day.

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

Benefits of Crafting for Adults:

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!

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

April 2, 9, 16, 30 2-5 pm The Small Business Development Center at FIU offers no-cost consulting Wednesdays at the Key Largo Library except the 4th Wednesday and Tuesdays 9-1 pm at the Islamorada Library.

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!

Turn an enclosed glass frame into a beautiful faux stained glass window art suncatcher. The way the light falls on the different colors and textures of the glass creates a beautiful effect that is both calming and uplifting.

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

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

Watch a movie while making a craft! All supplies provided. Adults only.

Join us for 3D printing projects at the Big Pine Library every Friday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Before this session, be sure to check out the monthly menus at the Circulation Desk in branch to make your selection!

The Key West Library Book Club is reading The Women by Kristin Hannah in August.

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

For questions about the Book Club, call 305-292-3595.

The Matecumbe Historical Trust next free presentation will be held on Tuesday, August 12th at 6:00 pm in the Islamorada Public Library located at mm 81.5.