National Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates children’s picture books. Picture books are typically for children, and their illustrations are as important as (or even more important than) the words in telling the story.
Celebrate Picture Book Month at these free, fun events at Broward County Library:
- November 1, 8, 22, 29 – Storybook Adventures, 11-11:30AM, Southwest Regional Library
- November 2, 16 – Predicting a Story with Wordless Picture Books: Use your imagination in this interactive class for adults and enhance your English reading comprehension, 12:30-1:30PM, Miramar Branch Library & Education Center
- November 3 – Storytime in a Foreign Language, 4-5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
- November 4 – Carve Your Own Boat That Floats, ages 6-12, 2-3PM, South Regional/Broward College Library
- November 6 – Funny Fingertips, 4-5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
- November 7, 14, 21, 28 – Storytime Fun, ages 18 months to 36 months, 11-11:30AM, Carver Ranches Library
- November 8 – Weird But True Origami Books, 4-5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
- November 15 – Stories by Mo Willems, 4-5PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library
- November 22 – Walter the Farting Dog, 10-11AM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library
- November 22 – Thank Goodness for Thanksgiving, 3-4PM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library
- November 25 – Grandparents Galore, 10-11AM, Deerfield Beach Percy White Library
- November 28 – Make a Picture Book, 4-5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
- November 29 – Storybook Adventures, 11-11:30AM, Southwest Regional Library
- November 29 – Drawing with Chalk, 4-5PM, Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
For more information you can visit: Broward County Library
Save These Dates…
16th Annual StoryBook Festival: Family-friendly festival featuring performances, face painting, costume parade, Fantasy Forest, storybook characters, book giveaway and more, November 18th from 10AM-4:30PM, Southwest Regional Library
- Celebrating Tamarac Library: Learn about the history of Tamarac Library and meet local authors, December 7th from 10AM to 1PM, Tamarac Library
- Chalk Lit – Broward County’s Inaugural Chalk Art Festival: Free, family-friendly event featuring music, interactive art, children’s chalking, crafting and live street chalk art, January 13th from 10AM-5PM, Main Library
