Leah’s Cartooning at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library

Friday, August 9 at 2:30 p.m.
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave. in Tampa
FREE

In this program, local teen artist Leah Lopez teaches kids how to draw and color cartoons. The library provides the materials; kids provide the imagination.

For children ages 5 to 12.

Funded by the Friends of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library. Limit 45. Tickets available at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library Ask Me Desk 1 hour before the program.

After Hours Diagon Alley: Back To Hogwarts School Shopping at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library

Friday, August 9 at 6:45 p.m.
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave. in Valrico
FREE

Join us for this Harry Potter event where you will shop for back to school items needed for the famous School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Students will go in groups to Diagon Alley with the security of Hogwarts professors since non-magical (muggle) parents cannot gain access. There will be crafts, snacks and, at the end of the night, butter beer at Leaky Cauldron or ice cream Florean at Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. Rumor has it that there is a mystery to be solved and a possible treasure.

For children in grades 3 to 8.

Children will need to be signed in and out by a parent on the night of the event. Sign in is from 6:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sign out is from 10:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Limited to 50 participants. Register at the Ask Me Kiosk or by calling 273-3652.

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

Create Your Own Poster! at the Brandon Regional Library

Thursday, August 8 at 6 p.m.
Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Drive in Brandon
FREE

Use your own photographs or create a photo collage in Photoshop to create a block poster of you and your friends!

For teens. Participants must register in person after 5:30 p.m.

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

Make Ice Cream And Eat It!

Two times/locations: 


• Thursday, August 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Town ’N Country Regional Public Library, 7606 Paula Drive, Ste. 120 in Tampa

• Tuesday, August 13 at 6 p.m. at the Riverview Branch Library, 10509 Riverview Drive in Riverview
FREE

Join local naturalist Diana Kyle as she presents an entertaining and educational program on making ice cream.

For adults.

Town and Country Location: Seating limit 30. Children must be accompanied by adult. Register in advance at the Ask Me desk or call 813-273-3652.

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

Book Discussion: The Round House by Louise Erdrich at the Brandon Regional Library

Thursday, August 8 at 3 p.m.
Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Drive in Brandon
FREE

On an Ojibway reservation in North Dakota, a mother is brutally raped. Complicated by questions of jurisdiction and treaty law, her family and community must face the consequences of this violent act together.

For adults.

Copies of the book are available at the library.

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

Sewer Stew at the North Tampa Branch Library

Thursday, August 8 at 2:30 p.m. 
North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 North Boulevard in Tampa
FREE

Do disgusting things flow and crocodiles live in the sewer? Wade through this underground system with fun facts and experiments to learn about Sewer Stew.

For children in grades K to 5.

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

Dig Into Reading With Razzmatazz at the Riverview Branch Library

Thursday, August 8 at 3 p.m. 
Riverview Branch Library, 10509 Riverview Drive in Riverview
FREE

Razzmatazz Entertainment presents a ventriloquism and magic show that will make children want to dig into reading. Come to the library to unearth fascinating information and stories about the animals, food and minerals that are underground.

For children in grades K to 5.

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