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Virtually Connected

Your favorite library programs are on Zoom!  

Personal Development

Access the libraries' databases to learn a new language, brush up on skills, and more!
Grab & Go Craft Kits
We LOVE seeing our patrons enjoying virtual programming!

These are the kind of things you can create in our Zoom craft workshops or by stopping by the Downtown Bradenton library and picking up a craft kit.

Be sure to check our library calendar and Facebook for upcoming craft programs, or email
rachel.suntop@mymanatee.org for more information!

Check out our YouTube channel for more crafts!

FREE online training with your library card
What would you like to learn today?

  • Basic PC skills
  • How to Code
  • Build a Website
  • Start a Business
  • And so much more!

Manatee Libraries is pleased to offer its cardholders access to Lynda.com’s library of instructional videos. Normally, using Lynda.com requires a paid subscription, but as a Manatee Libraries cardholder you can access Lynda.com content from any computer with an internet connection simply by entering your library card number and PIN.
Did you know that you can read digital magazines through the library?
Get instant access to the most popular magazines by using Flipster.

  • Consumer Reports
  • Time Magazine
  • National Geographic
  • People Magazine
  • And so much more!

Need help learning how to use Flipster? Check out our short video tutorial to get you started!
Writing Workshop
The Arc of Flash Fictions
Mondays, February 1, 8, 15, 6:30 p.m.

Email Jyna.Johnson@mymanatee.org to register.


Flash Fiction, Micro Fiction, Sudden Fiction, are all small bite-size stories. They can be as long as two pages or simply a sentence. They offer a taste, a feel, a character, a choice, a start, an end. But what is Flash Fiction, really?
In this three-week course, Julieanna Blackwell will examine in-depth examples of the genre and will help you discover the richness of these popular small fictions.

Sponsored by Friends of the Central Library.

Online Book Discussions
Book Discussion
Tues., February 9

at 1:30 p.m.

Non-Fiction Addiction
Wed., February 1

at 6:30 p.m.

Email Liz Williams to register.

Classics Up Close
Tues., February 23,
at 12 p.m.

Email Mary Frueh to register.

Trivia
U.S. History Trivia
Saturday, February 27, 10 a.m.

Email Corina.French@mymanatee.org to sign up.

It's time to see how much you were you paying attention in history class!

Join us for this fun family-friendly trivia hour and put your U.S. History knowledge to the test.

Participants must have access to a computer and the Kahoot app to participate. If you are not sure how to download Kahoot, please contact the library. We would love to help get you connected!

Brush up on your U.S. History with Hoopla.



805 Lit+Art Teen Poetry Contest
Attention, poets! It's time for our second annual TEEN POETRY CONTEST.

You can email up to three poems to molly.saunders@mymanatee.org by April 18th for some wonderful prizes and opportunities. We look forward to reading your work!
Books on Tap is back this March!
Books on Tap
Wednesday, March 3, 7 p.m.

Email Kimberly.Barbour@mymanatee.org to register.

You are cordially invited to the event of the season...Books on Tap has returned!

For the upcoming debut, we will be discussing "The Duke and I" by Julia Quinn on the evening of March 3, 2021. Come (virtually) prepared with your favorite beverage and lively discussion!

The Bridgerton series is available on Hoopla.
Holiday Closures
The Downtown Bradenton Branch will be CLOSED on Monday, February 15, 2021 in observance of President's day.

You can access the library 24/7 by visiting mymanatee.org/library.

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