This November, watch and discuss a fixed gear bicycle documentary with local cyclists, learn how to craft and publish your own graphic novel from writer/illustrator Michael Regina, meet bestselling and award-winning author Katherine Reay, or improve your day-to-day life with Life Lab workshops.
#In this month's blog:
- Join a Book Club
- Screening Room: Böikzmöind: A Fixed Gear Bicycle Documentary
- Writer's Lab: Writing with Words and Pictures
- Lit Chat Interview with Katherine Reay
- Life Lab gardening and small business workshops
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#Library Book Clubs
Looking for your next read? We have over a dozen book clubs providing great reading recommendations every month. Talk about our book picks and meet with other book lovers to swap recommendations and read-a-likes.
#Screening Room: Böikzmöind: A Fixed Gear Bicycle Documentary
Join us during Art Walk for a screening of Böikzmöind at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Main Library, followed by a brief presentation and Q&A led by Joey Marchy, Jacksonville Cyclist.
About the film: "Böikzmöind is a 30 minute film about riding fixed gear bikes in Bristol, UK. The film shows the diverse cross section of riders and asks why ride bikes with no gears in a city full of hills. It also shines a light on the community and camaraderie that comes with the simple joy of riding bicycles.
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#Writer's Lab: Writing With Words and Pictures
Explore the unique process of writing graphic novels for publication with writer and illustrator Michael Regina from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Willow Branch Library. In this free 90-minute workshop, you'll learn practical tools, storytelling techniques, and creative strategies for blending words and images into compelling narratives, along with the unique challenges—and opportunities—of writing for the comics medium.
Regina is the writer and illustrator behind the all-ages horror graphic novels Deepwater Creek, The Sleepover, and the Adamsville trilogy. This workshop is sponsored by the Friends of the Willow Branch Library.
#Lit Chat Interview with Katherine Reay
Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author of The London House and other historical fiction and clean romance novels. Her latest, The Undercover Bookshop, is a cozy-mystery-meets-spy thriller set in the 1950s and inspired by classic British mysteries. Catch the interview from 7 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Southeast Regional Library. A book signing will follow with books available for sale from Happy Medium Books Café.
This program is funded by The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, Delores Barr Weaver Staff Giving Fund Endowment.
#Life Lab: Improve Your Day-to-Day Life
Life Lab is a series of free workshops offered by trained professionals and volunteers, aimed at improving your life. They cover a wide range of topics from gardening to financial literacy to small business needs. No need to bring anything but yourself to participate!
#Upcoming Workshops:
- Caring for Indoor Plants
- with UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
- 6 - 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2 at Southeast Regional
- Gardening for the Food Chain - Grow a Garden That Gives Back
- with Master Gardener Tonya Ashworth
- 6 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Webb Wesconnett Regional
- Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- with UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
- 6 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Murray Hill Branch
- Garden Journaling Part II
- with UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
- 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Mandarin Branch
- Intro to Small Business Resources at the Library
- Container Gardening
- with UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
- 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at University Park Branch
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping - Water Efficiently
- with UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
- 6 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Webb Wesconnett Regional
Search our events calendar for more workshops offered by our community partners at the Library.
#Looking Ahead to December
#Writer's Lab: How to Get Started with Writing Your Novel
Join New York Times bestselling author Ben Guterson to learn strategies for envisioning and planning your novel from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, online via Zoom. In this free 90-minute workshop, Guterson will walk participants through several approaches to creating a manuscript roadmap and will discuss some of the considerations to bear in mind as you begin your novel-writing journey. Guterson is the New York Times bestselling author of The World-Famous Nine, which was a Barnes & Noble Monthly Young Reader Pick, as well as its sequel The Shadow of the World Famous Nine, The Einsteins of Vista Point and the popular Winterhouse trilogy.
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#History Chat: The American Revolution Comes to Florida
Most of the fighting that occurred in the American South during the Revolutionary War is not well-documented or known. However, it can be argued that is where the war was won, even before the Battle of Yorktown. Guest presenter Richard Eason joins us from 7 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Southeast Regional Library to talk about the southernmost battle of the war, which was fought near present-day Jacksonville.
Eason is an adjunct professor of political science and public administration at the University of North Florida, a retired U.S. diplomat, and graduate of the College of William and Mary, where he studied the Revolutionary War.
