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Friends Meeting

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

The Friends of the Gold Coast Library will meet in Room A this morning. Please do not schedule anything.

Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

The Friends of the Gold Coast Library will meet in Room A this morning. Please do not schedule anything.

This event is in the "Adults" group

In Stitches

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

In Stitches offers patrons the opportunity to learn to crochet or knit in a warm, friendly environment. Come enjoy the comaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills you already have.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

In Stitches offers patrons the opportunity to learn to crochet or knit in a warm, friendly environment. Come enjoy the comaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills you already have.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Going to Extremes: Extreme Adventure Travel

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Experience Peter Mandel's most extreme travel experiences - surviving a coup in Ecuador, visiting a "city" of penguins at the South Pole, fishing for piranha on Brazil's Rio Negro, floating in the Good year Blimp, sailing on an Arctic ice breaker,

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Experience Peter Mandel's most extreme travel experiences - surviving a coup in Ecuador, visiting a "city" of penguins at the South Pole, fishing for piranha on Brazil's Rio Negro, floating in the Good year Blimp, sailing on an Arctic ice breaker,

This event is in the "Teens" group

YA Craft Kits: New Year, New Me

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
To-Go Kit
Age Group:
Teens

For Grades 6-12; Decorate a jar and fill it with your New Year's resolutions, reading goals, inspirational quotes, gratitude reminders, or whatever else to keep you motivated throughout 2026!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: To-Go Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Grades 6-12; Decorate a jar and fill it with your New Year's resolutions, reading goals, inspirational quotes, gratitude reminders, or whatever else to keep you motivated throughout 2026!

This event is in the "Pre-School" group

Wigglin' Wednesdays

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-School

Ages: 3 to 5 years
Got ants in your pants? Come wiggle and shake them out!  Parents and children are invited to listen to great song classics and hear great stories read by Mr. V!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages: 3 to 5 years
Got ants in your pants? Come wiggle and shake them out!  Parents and children are invited to listen to great song classics and hear great stories read by Mr. V!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Dreaming of Summer Painting

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Tired of the winter already? Let Kristen Duer guide you through painting a beautiful summer painting to help you think of warmer days!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tired of the winter already? Let Kristen Duer guide you through painting a beautiful summer painting to help you think of warmer days!

This event is in the "Pre-School" group

Play Hooray

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-School

Ages 3-24 months
 Sing and play with your baby as he or she delights in finger play, nursery rhymes, music, and movement.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-24 months
 Sing and play with your baby as he or she delights in finger play, nursery rhymes, music, and movement.

This event is in the "Pre-School" group

Play Hooray Kids

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-School

Ages 25 months - 4 years
 Sing and play with your baby as he or she delights in finger play, nursery rhymes, music, and movement.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 25 months - 4 years
 Sing and play with your baby as he or she delights in finger play, nursery rhymes, music, and movement.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Movies

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Considered the greatest singer of the 20th Century, Frank Sinatra earned nicknames such as Ol’ Blue Eyes and The Chairman of the Board.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Considered the greatest singer of the 20th Century, Frank Sinatra earned nicknames such as Ol’ Blue Eyes and The Chairman of the Board.

This event is in the "School Aged Children" group

STEAM: Snow Science

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
School Aged Children

For Grades K-2; Put on your snow goggles and lab coats because we will be doing snow experiments with Miss Alex!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: School Aged Children
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Grades K-2; Put on your snow goggles and lab coats because we will be doing snow experiments with Miss Alex!

This event is in the "Pre-School" group

Miss Alex's Blizzard Storytime

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-School

For Ages 2-5; Join Miss Alex for a blizzard-themed storytime; we will read interactive books, learn fingerplays, dance, sing and make a craft!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Ages 2-5; Join Miss Alex for a blizzard-themed storytime; we will read interactive books, learn fingerplays, dance, sing and make a craft!

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Tween Craft: To-Be-Read Book Jar

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens

Get crafty AND organized at this fun library program just for tweens! Create your own personalized TBR (To Be Read) book jar filled with paper stars…each one hiding the name of a book you want to read.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get crafty AND organized at this fun library program just for tweens! Create your own personalized TBR (To Be Read) book jar filled with paper stars…each one hiding the name of a book you want to read.

This event is in the "Pre-School" group

Father Goose

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Age Group:
Pre-School

Ages 12 to 35 Months 

This thirty-minute Circle Time features nursery rhymes, stories, and songs.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12 to 35 Months 

This thirty-minute Circle Time features nursery rhymes, stories, and songs.

This event is in the "Adults" group

In Stitches

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

In Stitches offers patrons the opportunity to learn to crochet or knit in a warm, friendly environment. Come enjoy the comaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills you already have.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

In Stitches offers patrons the opportunity to learn to crochet or knit in a warm, friendly environment. Come enjoy the comaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills you already have.

This event is in the "Adults" group

10 Most Influential Cookbooks

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Cookbooks have existed as long as our nation has. Among the thousands of American cookbooks published over the past 250 years, a group of them have not only sold well but also profoundly influenced how we cook and eat.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cookbooks have existed as long as our nation has. Among the thousands of American cookbooks published over the past 250 years, a group of them have not only sold well but also profoundly influenced how we cook and eat.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Football Cakesicles

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Adults

Join Thems the Breaks Chocolate and more to make your own Cakesicle with a
mold, cake pop dough and then cover it in melted chocolate and
decorate it to look like a football.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Thems the Breaks Chocolate and more to make your own Cakesicle with a
mold, cake pop dough and then cover it in melted chocolate and
decorate it to look like a football.

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks - Virtual Author Visit

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Virtual Author Visit
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want to know a p

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual Author Visit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want to know a p

This event is in the "Pre-School" group

A Time for Kids

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-School

18 months to 5 years

Time for Kids presents a fun interactive adult and child educational experience that helps your child gain important school readiness and developmental growth skills.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

18 months to 5 years

Time for Kids presents a fun interactive adult and child educational experience that helps your child gain important school readiness and developmental growth skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Winter Scene Cloche

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join Lisa Colon to make this beautiful Cloche scene to decorate your home!

 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Lisa Colon to make this beautiful Cloche scene to decorate your home!

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Glad Scientists Book Discussion

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Room B at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

The Quark and the Jaguar by Murray Gell-Mann

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Quark and the Jaguar by Murray Gell-Mann

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mah Jongg

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults

Join Master Mah Jongg teacher Jacqui Palatnik to learn this ageless game.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Master Mah Jongg teacher Jacqui Palatnik to learn this ageless game.

This event is in the "School Aged Children" group

Lego Club

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
School Aged Children

Grades K-5PLEASE REGISTER EACH CHILD PARTICIPATING! We’ll supply the LEGO®, you supply the creativity! Join our LEGO® Club to freely imagine and build to your heart’s content!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: School Aged Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5PLEASE REGISTER EACH CHILD PARTICIPATING! We’ll supply the LEGO®, you supply the creativity! Join our LEGO® Club to freely imagine and build to your heart’s content!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Room

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

For Grades 6-12; Come by the new Teen Department every Friday afternoon between 2:30 to 5 p.m. after school to hang out and do drop-in crafts, board and card games, puzzles and more. No need to register!

Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

For Grades 6-12; Come by the new Teen Department every Friday afternoon between 2:30 to 5 p.m. after school to hang out and do drop-in crafts, board and card games, puzzles and more. No need to register!

This event is in the "Pre-School" group
This event is in the "School Aged Children" group

Weekend Family Storytime- National Pizza Week

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Room A at Gold Coast Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-School, School Aged Children

Join us for a deliciously fun family story time all about pizza!  We'll read engaging, pizza-themed stories; then create our own pretend pizza masterpieces All are welcome to join in the cheesy fun! 🍕📚✂️

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gold Coast Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Pre-School, School Aged Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a deliciously fun family story time all about pizza!  We'll read engaging, pizza-themed stories; then create our own pretend pizza masterpieces All are welcome to join in the cheesy fun! 🍕📚✂️