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December 2006
Presidents & Their First Ladies, Dramatically Speaking:
James & Dolley Madison
12/28 Open Longer to Serve You Better! 12/22
December Holiday Library Closings 12/18 The Friends Present - Tami Hoag
Friends' Author Luncheon February 12, 2007
12/14
A Fantastic Success 12/14 Free @ Your Desk 12/5
Kids Become Heroes! Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary 12/04 December Happenings 12/1

November 2006
Savvy Holiday Shopping 11/27 From "Travels with Charley" to "Marley & Me" 11/17
Libraries Closed for Thanksgiving - 2006 11/13 Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction? 11/8
Friends Annual Meeting 11/6 Libraries Closed for Veteran's Day - 2006 11/3
November Happenings 11/1    

October 2006
Celebrate Children's Book Week
- Nov. 12-18, 2006
10/31 Libraries Closed for
Veteran's Day - 2006
10/31
Library Helps Citizens Become Informed Voters
Midterm Elections 2006
10/19 Reading is Fun in any Language 10/19
Teen Read Week: October 15 - 21
Get Active @ Your Library
10/13 Jumbled Jargon: United Nations Day Quiz 10/13
Loula V. York Branch Reopens in Pahokee 10/4 Teens, Don't Blow It - It's Your Money! 10/2
October Happenings 10/1    

September 2006
American Yesterdays 9/28 Annual Literacy
Recognition Dinner - 2006
9/25
Being an Educated
Health Care Consumer
9/18 Celebrate Your Local Heroes 9/11
Hispanic Heritage Month
El Mes de la Herencia Hispana
9/7 Get Carded @ your library during
Library Card Sign-Up Month
9/1
September Happenings 9/1

August 2006
Library Closing in Preparation
for Tropical Storm Ernesto
8/29 Labor Day Closing 8/28
Nonfiction Reading Lists 8/28 "The Little Engine That Could"
Story Times
8/22
Library Helps Citizens Become
Informed Voters
8/17 Our Kids Are Busy Reading! 8/16
Homework Headache Relief
Is Just a Click Away
8/10 Library Offers Free Computer Classes 8/4
Back to School 8/2 August Happenings 8/1

July 2006
New Library Database Offers
Legal, Business Forms
7/28 Interlibrary Loan Services Available 7/21
Cooking on the Grill 7/18 Edit Your Holds 7/14
Summer Boredom Blues 7/7 Read the Movie First @ your library® 7/5
July Happenings 7/1

June 2006
Friends Provide the
Best Bang for Your Buck
6/28 Libraries Closed for
Independence Day
6/28
Genealogy Research @ your library 6/26 A History of Fireworks 6/26
Glades 2006 Literacy
Recognition Dinner
6/19 Explore the Undersea World of Michael Patrick O'Neill 6/16
The Reading Show with John Cesta 6/12 Internet Safety for Kids 6/8
Father's Day Quiz 6/8 June Happenings 5/1

May 2006
How to Place an Item on Hold 5/29 Join "Book Feast" Eight Weeks
of Summer Reading Fun
5/29
Unlocking the Da Vinci Code 5/22 Memorial Day Closing 5/18
Great Beach Reads 5/17 What Is the Summer Loan Period? 5/16
Libraries Closed for
Annual Training Day
5/10 Meet the Author - Palm Beach Past 5/10
Mother's Day Author Quiz 5/5 May Happenings 5/1

April 2006
Happy Birthday, Talking Books! 4/28 Programas Para la Comunidad Hispana 4/27
A Brand New Bookmobile Stationed in Wellington 4/24 Please Welcome our New Director
John J. Callahan III
4/15
Libraries Closed on Sunday, April 16 4/11 Join Us for Very Special
 Read Together Programs
4/10
Bilingual Services @ your library 4/10 12th Annual Volunteer
Recognition Luncheon
4/6
Foro de la Lengua Española
(Spanish Language Forum)
4/1 April Happenings 4/1

March 2006
A Fond Farewell to Jerry Brownlee 3/29 Foro de la Lengua Española
(Spanish Language Forum)
3/28
Wellington Branch Library Closing Soon for Expansion 3/21 Read Together Palm Beach County
Library System Programs - April 2006
3/20
Career Research @ Your Library 3/14 Spring Break - 2006 3/14
Erin Go Braugh! 3/8 Don't Be Caught by Spyware 3/6
Women's History Month Quiz 3/2 March Happenings 3/1

February 2006
Business Services @ Your Library 2/21 Natural Medicine: Finding Trusted Resources 2/21
Design a Bookmark Contest Winners! 2/15 Presidents' Day Closing 2/8
Start a Relationship @ Your Library 2/8 The United States Presidents: Test Your Knowledge 2/8
We Have a Winner! 2/1 Friends Author Luncheon - 2006 2/1
Groundbreaking Held for Wellington Library Expansion 2/1 February Happenings 2/1

January 2006
Library Assists Community Foundation 1/24 Downloadable Audiobooks 1/23
BookLetters 1/23 Sports Information @ Your Library 1/17
See You At The Fair 1/17 New Year, New You 1/12
Libraries Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 1/5 Cyber Security - Protect Your Computer 1/4
Meet the Author @ Your Library
The Fascinating Lives of the First Ladies
1/4 January Happenings 1/1

December 2005
Bookmobile II 12/26 Dramatically Speaking:
Herbert & Lou Hoover
12/26
Winter Break Blitz '05 12/13 December Holiday Library Closings 12/13
Newspaper Databases:
Crossing the World's Borders,
Reaching into the Past
12/8 NoveList: Helping Kids Find Lexile Books 12/5
December Jazz 'Round the Holidays 12/5 December Happenings 12/1

November 2005
Gone Fishin' . Florida 11/23 Friends' Big Book Bonanzas in December 11/23
Last Week to Vote 11/18 Homemade Gifts for the Holidays 11/18
Friends of the Library Annual Meeting 11/14 Children's Book Week Photos 11/9
Jewish Literature Month 11/7 Hurricane Wilma Recovery Update 11/7
7th Annual Children's
Book Week Celebration
11/3 Easy Gardening for South Florida 11/3
Libraries Closed for Veteran's Day 11/3 Legal Thrillers @ your library 11/2
November Happenings 11/1

October 2005
Hurricane Wilma Update 10/31 It's Time to Vote! 10/17
Get Real! @ your library® during
Teen Read Week, October 16-22, 2005
10/12 Scary Stories 10/12
Glades Family Literacy Fun Night 10/12 Columbus Day Closing 10/4
October Happenings 10/1

September 2005
Adult Book Discussion Series
October 2005
9/29 Something for Everyone @ Your Library
Adult Book Discussion Series - October 2005 to March 2006
9/29
New Item Limits 9/29 Music/Música @ your library®
Sounds of the Americas/Sonidos de las Américas
9/17
Literacy and Learning Month
Celebrates 20 Years of
Libraries and Literacy
9/14 The Gift of Giving - Charity Information
 @ your library®
9/9
Nuevo tutor interactivo 9/6 The Smartest Card in Your Wallet 9/1
September Happenings 9/1

August 2005
Jane Stratten and her Musical Puppets 8/29 Libraries Closed for Labor Day 8/29
Library Closing in Preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina 8/25 Read Together Palm Beach County
It's Up to You!
8/22
Back To Space! - Great Books on NASA 8/16 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
A Book Discussion for Adults
8/16
Library Night at Roger Dean Stadium 8/9 Fido or Fluffy?
Thinking About Getting a New Pet?
Let the Library Help!
8/8
Back to School With Your Library 8/1 For Faster, More Informative Library Notification: Choose E-Mail 8/1
August Happenings 8/1

July 2005
Fast Meals for Busy People 7/22 Last Chance to Join the Summer
Reading Program
7/22
Your Home Is Your Castle
(or at least it seems to cost that much)
7/15 Palm Beach County Library System
Has New Assistant Director
7/12
Hooray for Harry Potter 7/5 Mmmm . Cookies 7/5
July Happenings 7/1

June 2005
Tall Tales and Flights of Fancy
with Mr. Funnybones
6/29 Libraries Closed for Independence Day 6/27
Happy Independence Day!
A Fourth of July Quiz
6/24 North County Regional Library Anniversary 6/20
"Black Jupiter: The Untold Stories" 6/14 Parenting Books for Dad 6/13
Glades Literacy Recognition Dinner 6/10 Perfect Timing: Landscape Workshop 6/2
La Esquina Hispana 6/2 June Happenings 6/1

May 2005
Palm Beach County Kids Can
"Read Around Florida"
5/24 Library Expansion Project
Update - May 2005
5/16
MyPyramid - Steps to a Healthier You 5/16 Calling All Journalists 5/12
Library's Closed for the Staff's
Annual Training Day
5/12 Award-Winning Science Fiction @ your library® 5/7
Brown Bear & Friends to Visit Libraries 5/7 Be a Summer VolunTeen 5/2
May Happenings 5/1

April 2005
Your Library Card Revealed! 4/23 KidsPost Articles
- Kids Writing for Kids
4/23
Dia De Los Ninos/Dia De Los Libros
= Children's Day/Book Day
4/16 Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon & Awards 4/14
A Farewell to Our Assistant Director 4/8 Celebrate National Library Week 4/4
Stories are Magic 4/4 April Happenings 4/1

March 2005
Laugh out Loud @ your library 3/25 A Behind the Scenes
Look At Story Time
3/21
Nine Steps to Search
the Web Catalog
3/19 Author Entertains with
Secrets of a Biographer
3/12
Employment Resources
@ your library
3/11 Read Together Florida:
Hootenanny Family Day
3/7
Library Receives Book Donation
at Genealogy Convention
3/7 March Happenings 3/1

February 2005
Hans Christian Andersen
Visits the Library!
2/28 Library Expansion Project Update - February 2005 2/28
Two Friends' Big Book
Bonanzas in March
2/28 Living History - Langston Hughes 2/22

Design a Bookmark
Contest Winners!

2/10 FCAT Help at the
LearningExpress Library
2/10
"Legal Research" @ your library 2/10 President's Day Closing 2/10
February Happenings 2/1

January 2005
The President is Dead -
FDR and the 1944 Election
1/29 Friends Author Luncheon 2005 1/24
Savvy Online Shopping 1/19 35th Anniversary Bash
Photos and Videos
1/10
Office Depot Donates to the Wellington Library 1/10 Visit Us at the South Florida Fair
January 14-30
1/5
Libraries Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/4 January Happenings 1/3

December 2004
Come One - Come All for our
35th Anniversary Bash!
12/29 Presidents and Their First Ladies,
Dramatically Speaking:
John Quincy and Louisa Adams
12/29
Museum in a Library 12/16 Winter Break Programs @ your library 12/16
Gardening with the Library 12/14 December Holiday Library Closings 12/13
December Jingle Jazz Concerts 12/4 Photos from Children's Book Week 2004 12/4
Holiday Wreath-Making with a Twist 12/1 December Happenings 12/1

November 2004
A Fortunate Event for Children
Who Love the Lemony Snicket Books
11/22 Friend's "Book Bonanza" 11/22
Tellabration: Tales to Talk About 11/15 Clases de Computadoras en Español 11/10
Libraries Closed for Thanksgiving 11/12 Families Reading Together
The Colors of Us
11/8
Libraries Closed for Veteran's Day 11/3 Children's Book Week 2004 11/1
Friends Annual Meeting 2004 11/1 November Happenings 11/1

October 2004
Reading Is On Target @ your library 10/25 Hocus-Pocus: Magic @ your library 10/20
Some Libraries to Close November 2
as Staff Assist with the Election
10/18 Teen Read Week 2004 10/18
"Best Health Information Program in Florida" 10/15 Community Health Information Awareness Week 10/12
Libraries Closed for Columbus Day 10/4 October Happenings 10/1

September 2004
Got Amendments?  Understanding the Proposed Legislative Issue on the November Ballot 9/24 Library Closing in Preparation of Hurricane Jeanne 9/24
Reel Books - Adult Book Discussion Series
October 2004 - March 2004
9/20 La Biblioteca Pública:
Una Fuente de Información al Alcance de Todos
9/20
35th Anniversary Bash and Friends Book Sale Postponed 9/13 Library Closing in Preparation of Hurricane Frances 9/2
September Happenings 9/1

August 2004
Join Us at Our
35th Anniversary Bash!
8/31 September is Library Card
Sign-Up Month
8/31
KidsPost - The Newspaper For You 8/17 Your Library is Working to Make Your Vote Count! 8/16
Break Into Print 8/10 August Happenings 8/1

July 2004
Summer Olympics @ your library 7/30 August Movies @ your library 7/30
Time is Running Out!
Summer Reading Program
7/22 Sometimes You Feel Like A Book ... Sometimes You Don't! 7/9
Another Friends' Big Book Bonanza Is Coming! 7/9 July Happenings 7/1

June 2004
Wedding Planning @ your library 6/25 Parents! Keep Your Kids
Reading This Summer
6/25
Libraries Closed for Independence Day 6/23 Read Around Florida - Summer Reading Program 6/10
Diving for Sunken Treasure 6/10 Library Expansion Project Update - June 2004 6/2
June Happenings 6/1

May 2004
Glades Literacy Recognition Dinner 5/27 Libraries Closed for Memorial Day 5/26
Fractured Fairy Tales @ your library® 5/24 Coming Soon to a Library Near You!
Reel Books: Adult Book Discussion Series, 2004-2005
5/18
Libraries Closed for Annual Training Day 5/14 10th Annual Volunteer
Recognition Luncheon
5/6
On Display in May @ your library® 5/4 May Happenings 5/1

April 2004
Look It Up! @ Your Library® 4/26 Literacy Annual Recognition Meeting 4/20
The Magic Of Your Library Card
National Library Week
4/16 National Poetry Month 4/16
Loquacious and Bodacious: the Life and Times of Zora Neale Hurston 4/2 Read Together Palm Beach County - Campaign Finale 4/2
Not in Google - Only @ your library ® 4/2 April Happenings 4/1

March 2004
Thank You To Our Donors 3/30 Libraries Closed on Sunday, April 11 3/30
The Life and Times of Zora Neale Hurston 3/20 Mousing Around - Our Online Mouse Tutorial 3/13
Unlock the Da Vinci Code @ your library ® 3/13 Library Presents Amnesty Check to United Way 3/13
Chapman Stick Virtuoso
Bob Culbertson in Concert
3/5 Friend's "Book Bonanza"
Great Books at Bargain Prices
3/3
Dr. Seuss Birthday Card Winners 3/1 March Happenings 3/1

February 2004
The Library Has Comic Books 2/27 Black History Month @ your library 2/11
Friend's "Big Book Bonanza" - Donations Needed 2/10 County Commissioners Proclaim
Library Appreciation Month
2/9
Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Children's Contest 2/6 Prepare for the FCAT @ your library 2/2
Presidents' Day Closing 2/2 February Happenings 2/1

January 2004
Free Tax Assistance 1/30 The Book is Announced 1/26
Come See Us at the South Florida Fair 1/21 Get Ready for The Book 1/21
Last Chance for Lunch with James Patterson 1/12 Design a Bookmark Contest Winners! 1/9
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Closing 1/9 Presidents and Their First Ladies,
Dramatically Speaking: Theodore and Edith Roosevelt
1/8
Bronx Accent: A Literary and Pictorial History of the Borough 1/8 January Happenings 1/1

December 2003
Tangible Information on the Intangible Tax 12/29 More Stories in the Garden in 2004 12/29
James Patterson to Speak at Friends' Luncheon 12/18 Lucky Library Users Win Concert Tickets 12/16
December Holiday Library Closings 12/15 Wild 95.5 Van to Visit Main Library 12/15
Winter Holiday Cookbooks
@ your library
12/12 Check Your Library Card
Account Online
12/12
Florida Electronic Library 12/3 Win Tickets to See Hilary Duff in Concert 12/3
Holiday Harmonies and Jingle Jazz 12/3 Business Programs in
December @ your library
12/2
December Happenings 12/1    

November 2003
Photos from Children's Book Week 11/26 Our New Web Catalog is Here! 11/21
Thanksgiving Closings 11/20 Has Heart Disease Been Cured? 11/20
Coming Soon - Our New Web Catalog 11/15 Celebrate Children's Book Week 11/6
Tellabration: Tales to Talk About 11/4 News Alert! Friends Annual Meeting 11/4
Talking Books Celebrates 30 Years
of Serving the Blind and Physically Disabled
11/3 Veteran's Day Closing 11/1
November Happenings 11/1    

October 2003
Vote Now for the Book 10/31 Choose the Book for the
2004 Read Together Palm Beach County Campaign
10/24
Jupiter Branch Grand Reopening 10/24 Teens!
Celebrate Reading @ your library
10/15
A Library Card with
a Side-Order of Breadsticks
10/15 Expanded Jupiter Branch Library to Celebrate Reopening 10/8
Libraries Closed for Columbus Day 10/3 Palm Beach County Library System
and the United Way
It's a Fine Idea!
10/1
Stories in the Garden this Fall 10/1 October Happenings 10/1

September 2003
Books Discussion Group Schedule 9/18 Flavors of Florida
Adult Book Discussion Series
9/18
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 9/18 Tried Live Homework Help Online Yet? 9/11
Get carded @ your library during
Library Card Sign-Up Month
9/3 September Happenings 9/1

August 2003
See Us in September
... Outside the Library
8/28 Killer 'Cane:
The Deadly Hurricane of 1928
8/26
Labor Day Closing 8/25 Stay Safe in the Sun. Avoid Sunburns. 8/18
Live Homework Help Online 8/13 Those Nasty Fines 8/11
Ezra Jack Keats Writing Contest Winners 8/11 August Happenings 8/1

July 2003
Adult Students Find Help At the Library 7/28 Butterflies @ Royal Palm Beach 7/22
Find a treasure @ your library: Investment newsletters 7/22 Free Computer Classes @ your library 7/12
Wild About Harry Potter @ Wellington 7/12 Baby Time @ your library 7/3
Summer Movies @ your library 7/1 Libraries Closed for Independence Day 7/1
July Happenings 7/1

June 2003
Library Visits Summer Reading Academies 6/26 Genealogical Guides Presented to the Library System 6/24
AFTERHOURS @ Greenacres 6/13 Summer Reading Program Underway 6/12
Chess Club Photos from West Boynton 6/8 Teen Reading Frenzy 6/3
June Happenings 6/1

May 2003
Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Parties 5/30 Hats Off to Reading! - Summer Reading Program 5/30
Literacy Tutors and Students Honored in Belle Glade 5/23 The Gift of Giving: Donating to the Library 5/13
Find Inner Peace @ your library 5/12 Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Presentation in Belle Glade
5/8
Libraries Closed for Memorial Day 5/5 Libraries Closed for Annual Training Day 5/5
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Encore 5/1 May Happenings 5/1

April 2003
Joe and Teresa Graedon Live! 4/28 Stories in the Garden 4/28
Library Volunteers Honored 4/14 Lake Okeechobee Exhibit @ Main Library 4/10
Spring Art Show @ Royal Palm Beach 4/8 Celebrate National Library Week 4/7
Marjory Stoneman Douglas:
Champion of the Everglades
4/1 April Happenings 4/1

March 2003
Jupiter Branch Construction Continues 3/26 April Family FAQs 3/21
Job Hunting @ your library 3/13 Aumente su Poder Paternal 3/11
Dinosaurs, Monkeys, & Rabbits 3/13 March Happenings 3/1

February 2003
Family FAQs @ your library 2/28 Dr. Seuss Poetry Contest Winners 2/24
The Basics of Investing 2/24 Jupiter Receiving Extra Bookmobile Service 2/18
State Library Slated To Close 2/14 ARA Presents Flag to Okeechobee Branch 2/10
Libraries Closed for Presidents' Day 2/4 February Happenings 2/1

January 2003
VSA Art Exhibit @ the Main Library 1/31 Children's Poetry Contest 1/29
Bios of our Book Discussion Leaders 1/23 Travel on the Click 1/21
West Atlantic Community Fair 2003 1/16 Computing Resources @ your library 1/15
Jupiter Branch Closing for Expansion 1/10 January Happenings 1/1

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