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This Summer
Adult Summer Reading
Adult Summer Reading
Adult Summer Reading
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A county wide summer reading contest for adults has been started. See below for details.
Minecraft Club
Adult Summer Reading
Adult Summer Reading
The Library is hosting its own Minecraft server! See below for details on how to join.
Kids Summer Reading
Adult Summer Reading
Kids Summer Reading
The Summer reading program for kids is underway. See below for details and instructions.
Kids Doodle Art
Dungeons and Dragons
Kids Summer Reading
The library is hosting multiple virtual events for Kids including a doodle art series. See below for details.
Teen Art Series
Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons
The library is hosting a virtual art series for Teens via Zoom. See below for details.
Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons
Don't miss the D&D series hosted by Rocky Bluff. See below for details.
Virtual Acrylic Painting
Virtual Acrylic Painting
Virtual Acrylic Painting
Rocky Bluff is sponsoring a virtual event. See below for all the details.
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Details
An Adult Summer Reading Challenge has been launched this week. Adults can submit an entry once they've read a book from four out of twelve interesting genres. They can submit as many entries as they are able to, and each submission will be put in a drawing to win a $10 Amazon gift card. This initiative is meant to challenge those 16 and up into reading outside of their normal interests.
The challenge ends August 31st and the winners (up to 20) will be announced on September 15th.
Genres:
- Biography/Autobiography
- Classic Novel
- Microhistory
- Page to Screen: Science Fiction
- Best of 2019 (or any book that was published in 2019)
- Travel (not travel guide)
- Fantasy
- Asian Voices
- LGBT+ Voices
- African-American Voices
- Latina & Latin Voices
- Short Story Collection
Learn More
Please wait until you have all four books and are ready to submit then enter your submission by clicking the link below:
Join Us For Minecraft!!
The server is privately run by Kaitlynn at Rocky Bluff and monitored for safety. Players will be challenged every 2 weeks with a building goal. Completing building goals will earn club members prizes! The server will be open each Saturday at 4pm as well as various times during the week (as admins are available) Saturdays are the perfect time to engage with fellow club members and seek guidance from the master builders.
Email Kaitlynn (kaitlynn.bosley@mymanatee.org) to join the club!
*Although joining the server is free an active Minecraft account is required to play.
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Kids Summer Reading Program Details
Summer reading program for kids is June 15th – August 15th
To Participate go to: classroom.google.com and enter the relevant code from the banner above.
Under the Classwork tab, find assignments, reading logs and other challenges.
Simply enter your books in the Logs section to earn badges and prizes. The Classwork tab also contains information about other challenges and games.
Need Help?
There is a video tutorial for how to do summer reading logs virtually - just click the button below.
Note: Summer Reading logs are also available in paper form at the branches.
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Art Programs via Zoom!
The Library is hosting a kids virtual art class via Zoom. For additional information and the login links, contact the Youth Librarian, Isla Jiang (isla.jiang@mymanatee.org)
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The Library is hosting a virtual art series for teens via Zoom. For login details or further information, please contact the Youth Librarian, Isla Jiang (isla.jiang@mymanatee.org)
Don't miss this virtual event on Thursdays from 5-7. To participate and receive login information please contact Kaitlynn Bosley (kaitlynn.bosley@mymanatee.org)
Acrylic painting series over Zoom!
Join us for some relaxing acrylic painting sessions from the comfort of your home! The Rocky Bluff Library is hosting a virtual painting series this summer.
The sessions will be focused on one seascape painting, a mountain scape painting, and a cloudscape painting. It should be fun!
For questions or additional information email Isla Jiang at isla.jiang@mymanatee.org
Links & Info for the Sessions
Seascape Session
Mountainscape Session
Mountainscape Session
On June 27th we’re creating a seascape complete with tropical blue water, sandy beaches, and bright, fluffy clouds. It’s a great opportunity to practice composition as a whole as well as color blending with acrylics.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81755617797
Meeting ID: 817 5561 7797
Mountainscape Session
Mountainscape Session
Mountainscape Session
On July 18th we’re creating a dramatic mountainscape with soft, foggy layers, and a dark, jagged tree-line. It will be a chance to practice creating movement and perspective within a piece while also playing with layers and distance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89271492780
Meeting ID: 892 7149 2780
Cloudscape Session
Mountainscape Session
Cloudscape Session
On August 1st we’re creating a cloudscape with bright, fluffy clouds against a smooth, creamy backdrop. It’s an opportunity to work with shape, texture, and light by using different colors to show brightness and shadow.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82035753184
Meeting ID: 820 3575 3184