No Fuss Foods: Light Cooking at the 78th Street Community Library

Saturday, January 11 at 1:00 p.m.
78th Street Community Library, 7605 Destin Drive, Tampa, 33619
FREE

Cooking delicious and nutritious meals does not need to take a lot of time or cost a lot of money. Join Rowena Sjovall of No Fuss Foods as she demonstrates how to make easy, nutritious meals.

For adults.

This program is funded by the Friends of the 78th Street Community Library.  For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.

Pirates and Princesses Party! at the John F. Germany Public Library

Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m.
John F. Germany Public Library, 900 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa
FREE

Ahoy mateys! Celebrate Gasparilla at the annual Pirates and Princesses Party with guest storyteller Katie Adams. Journey on a magical pirate adventure with pirate tales and pirate and princess crafts. Pirate and princess costumes are encouraged.

For children.

Funded by the Friends of the John F. Germany Public Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.

Distaff Day Celebration at the SouthShore Regional Library

Saturday, January 11 at 10:00 a.m.
SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way in Ruskin 
FREE

Join the Southshore Needle People and local fiber artists in celebration of Distaff Day--the day women resumed their household work after the twelve days of Christmas had ended. There will be demonstrations, networking, a fiber fashion show and fun
for all skill levels. All fiber arts will be represented--needle craft, spinning, weaving and more.

All ages.

For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.

Cracked Walnuts Present Music Of Vaudeville at the SouthShore Regional Library

Friday, January 10 at 3:00 p.m.
SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way in Ruskin 
FREE

Join us for a special concert with nutty washboard and banjo duo, Cracked Walnuts. Husband and wife team, Jeff and Jan Ausfahl, are from the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, and will entertain young and old alike with music like campfire and folk songs, patriotic favorites, traditional jigs and reels and even old movie and television music.

All ages.

Funded by the Friends of the Southshore Regional Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.

DIY Expert Ron Turner at the Temple Terrace Public Library

Wednesday, January 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway in Temple Terrace
FREE

Award-winning writer and DIY expert Ron Tanner makes a stop at the Temple Terrace Public Library to offer a comic monologue about his funny, he
art-warming book "From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story". Combining romance with history and humor, Tanner tells the true story of how he and his wife bought condemned property -- a wrecked former frat house -- and restored it to its original Victorian splendor. They knew nothing about fixing up houses when they started. In 2008, THIS OLD HOUSE magazine featured their remarkable work. They now run Houselove.org, a DIY website. Tanner's talk includes an impressive slide show.

For adults.

For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.

Astronomy & Telescope Viewing at the SouthShore Regional Library

Tuesday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m.
SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way in Ruskin 
FREE

This program with Craig MacDougal will feature a short astronomy presentation inside the library, detailing what will be observed, followed by an outside viewing of the moon and planets through a telescope.

For adults.

No registration required. Funded by the Friends of the SouthShore Regional Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.

Healthy And Happy Campers at the Seffner-Mango Branch Library

Monday, January 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Seffner-Mango Branch Library, 410 N. Kingsway Road in Seffner
FREE

Sunshine, exercise and deeelicious food! Everything we need to be healthy and happy tastes great and feels good. We’ll take a peek at our future when we take good care of our bodies.

For children.

Presented by Marcey Walsh of the Institute for Pattern Literacy LLC. Funded by the Friends of the Seffner-Mango Branch Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call 813-273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.