Event List

Online Registration is required.   

Presented by Library Volunteer Nancy Crockett. 

Learn to knit or crochet from lifelong yarn artist and library volunteer!  New participants should bring Red Heart Super Saver Worsted Yarn, Size 8 Knitting Needles, Size G or H Crochet Hook with them to class.

Please remember late arrivals do not extend the class meeting time and if no participants have arrived 15-minutes after the scheduled start time, the session will be canceled.

Registration is required for this program.

Presented by Library Volunteer Kerry Harrison. Vice President of Investments at Stifel Nicolaus, Member of FINRA/SIPC. 

Classes are held in the Library community room. Please bring a notepad and pen with you to the program. Phone calls and recording (audio or video) are not allowed during class.

Instructor will share discussion only dates with registered participants.

Audience: All Ages

Online Registration Required. 

Build early learning skills through the joys of movement, books, and song. Library storytime may include short stories, songs, finger play, flannel boards, crafts, or other educational elements including bilingual English/Spanish vocabulary. Programs are designed to teach social skills, listening comprehension, letter/number recognition, vocabulary, and to build a foundation for lifelong reading success. Program length, stories, and activities are geared toward the target audience.   

No session on July 5.

June and July | Open Library Hours

No registration required

Audience: All Ages

Drop in the kid's room during June and July for an adventure-themed scavenger hunt for all ages. Enter the monthly raffle for adventure-themed youth books.

In-person enrollment and registration at the Library is required. Registration is for all dates. 

The monthly CDBG "Appy Hour" covers popular apps by topic. 

Participants should bring their fully charged device with all passwords required to download Apps. Course and supplies are supported by funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Per CDBG guidelines, CDBG programs are only open to Lighthouse Point residents ages 62 and over. 

In-person Registration at the Library is required.   

During this 45-minute one-on-one session, learn the basic functions of your favorite software, technology, or Library digital offering. Participants should bring their fully charged device with all passwords required to download Apps.   Please call the Library to learn more. Sorry, walk-in appointments are not available.   

Open to Lighthouse Point residents ages 62 and over.  
 

Audience: All Ages

Online Registration Required. 

Build early learning skills through the joys of movement, books, and song. Library storytime may include short stories, songs, finger play, flannel boards, crafts, or other educational elements including bilingual English/Spanish vocabulary. Programs are designed to teach social skills, listening comprehension, letter/number recognition, vocabulary, and to build a foundation for lifelong reading success. Program length, stories, and activities are geared toward the target audience.   

No session on July 5.

Audience: All Ages

Online Registration Required. 

Build early learning skills through the joys of movement, books, and song. Library storytime may include short stories, songs, finger play, flannel boards, crafts, or other educational elements including bilingual English/Spanish vocabulary. Programs are designed to teach social skills, listening comprehension, letter/number recognition, vocabulary, and to build a foundation for lifelong reading success. Program length, stories, and activities are geared toward the target audience.   

No session on July 5.

June, July, August | Open Park Hours

No Registration Required.

Audience: All Ages

Picture book and outdoor fun. Follows sand trail in DeGroff Park.

Audience: Pre-K to Grade 5 

Online Registration Required

Page Turner Adventures is an award-winning children’s media company that produces fun multi-platform content for kids ages 4-10. Online adventures contain: Video stories and crafts, audiobook, flipbooks, and multiple activities that may be downloaded and reprinted. Registered participants will be emailed a link and credentials to access all content 24/7.

In-person Registration at the Library is required. Participants are selected by lottery. The form is available at the library during business hours

Registration is for all dates. A new subject will be selected weekly.

Each new participant will receive a set of supplies including watercolor paints, paper, and brushes. Course and supplies are supported by funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Per CDBG guidelines, CDBG programs are only open to Lighthouse Point residents ages 62 and over. 

Summer Motive: Trees

Online registration required (monthly). 

Interactive Program via Zoom with volunteer moderator John Spera and Library staff. Hosted the second Wednesday of the month. 

This program is supported by donations to the Friends of the Lighthouse Point Library and the Barker Library Fund.

In-person Registration at the Library is required.   

During this 45-minute one-on-one session, learn the basic functions of your favorite software, technology, or Library digital offering. Participants should bring their fully charged device with all passwords required to download Apps.   Please call the Library to learn more. Sorry, walk-in appointments are not available.   

Open to Lighthouse Point residents ages 62 and over.  
 

Thursday, June 13 at 6:00pm
Audience: All Ages
Online Registration Required

This year Smokey the Bear turns 80! To help us salute Smokey, the Library has partnered with the US Forestry Service, the State of Florida, and the Friends of the Library.  The Library's Smokey the Bear Birthday Party will offer games, prizes, and storytime fun. Registration with a Lighthouse Point Library card is required to attend Library program and events.

Audience: All Ages

Online Registration Required. 

Build early learning skills through the joys of movement, books, and song. Library storytime may include short stories, songs, finger play, flannel boards, crafts, or other educational elements including bilingual English/Spanish vocabulary. Programs are designed to teach social skills, listening comprehension, letter/number recognition, vocabulary, and to build a foundation for lifelong reading success. Program length, stories, and activities are geared toward the target audience.   

No session on July 5.

All Ages | Open During Park Hours | Year Round

Registration is NOT required for this program.

Take a book - Leave a book. 
Two locations:
Makenna's Branch in Dan Witt Park - 4521 NE 22nd Ave, Lighthouse Point
Rocco's Branch in Frank McDonough Park - 3500 NE 27th Ave, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Audience: Ages 13 to 17

Online Registration Required

Teens receive three volunteer hours for reading and video reviewing kids' books from the Lighthouse Point Library's collection.  Video are posted to the Library's website.  Guidelines are sent to registered participants.  Tracking school volunteer requirement are each teen's responsibility.  Adjudicated hours are not eligible.  Teen must have a Lighthouse Point Library card to participate.

Audience: Pre-K to Grade 5 

Online Registration Required

Page Turner Adventures is an award-winning children’s media company that produces fun multi-platform content for kids ages 4-10. Online adventures contain: Video stories and crafts, audiobook, flipbooks, and multiple activities that may be downloaded and reprinted. Registered participants will be emailed a link and credentials to access all content 24/7.

Audience: Ages 4-11.

Creative crafts for multiple skill levels. 

No session July 1.

In-person Registration at the Library is required. Participants are selected by lottery. The form is available at the library during business hours

Registration is for all dates. A new subject will be selected weekly.

Each new participant will receive a set of supplies including watercolor paints, paper, and brushes. Course and supplies are supported by funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Per CDBG guidelines, CDBG programs are only open to Lighthouse Point residents ages 62 and over. 

Summer Motive: Trees