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Rain Gardens with Florida-Friendly Landscaping™

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Educational
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Rain gardens are a fun and easy way to return water to our aquifer, prevent erosion and help reduce stormwater runoff. Rain gardens can be beneficial and an attractive addition to your landscape.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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Adults: Come join us for a fire station tour at East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District! Learn more about your local fire station and all that they do for the community.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "High School (Grades 9-12)" group.

Money Smarts for Teens: Budgeting & Saving Basics

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, High School (Grades 9-12)
Educational, Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Teens, High School (Grades 9-12)
Program Type: Educational, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Empower yourself with essential financial skills! This three-part seminar series will cover budgeting and saving, understanding credit cards and credit scores, and how to avoid scams and navigate renting basics.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

With more than 70,000 veterans residing in Pinellas County, the Pinellas County Office of Veterans Services is a vital link to helping residents understand and obtain important government services.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Hello, bird enthusiasts!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "High School (Grades 9-12)" group.

Money Smarts for Teens: Credit Cards & Credit Scores

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, High School (Grades 9-12)
Educational, Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Teens, High School (Grades 9-12)
Program Type: Educational, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Empower yourself with essential financial skills! This three-part seminar series will cover budgeting and saving, understanding credit cards and credit scores, and how to avoid scams and navigate renting basics.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "High School (Grades 9-12)" group.

Money Smarts for Teens: Avoiding Scams & Renting 101

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, High School (Grades 9-12)
Educational, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Teens, High School (Grades 9-12)
Program Type: Educational, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Empower yourself with essential financial skills! This three-part seminar series will cover budgeting and saving, understanding credit cards and credit scores, and how to avoid scams and navigate renting basics.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Advance Care Planning with Empath Health

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Educational
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Empath Health’s My Life, My Choice Advance Care Planning is a thoughtful process to share and document your decisions for life-prolonging procedures and interventions when you are unable to speak and unlikely to recover.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

State of the Bay: Tampa Bay Estuary Program

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Educational
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

Did you know about the Tampa Bay Estuary Program?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chef Warren Presents: Middle Eastern Cuisine

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Educational
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

Join Chef Warren as he shares dozens of kitchen tips, cooking hints and humorous anecdotes about the joys and challenges of Middle Eastern cooking for two.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

A panel of local experts will present a panel discussion to help you navigate the real estate maze. Are you interested in selling? Downsizing? Worried about interest rates, capital gain taxes, etc.?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

SHINE: Medicare 101 Presentation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Educational
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

MEDICARE 101

MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT DATES

OCTOBER 15TH - DECEMBER 7TH

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

From the 1920s to the 1960s Central Avenue was an exciting place for musical
entertainment. Many well-known blues and jazz artists played on the “Chitlin
Circuit,” which included Tampa. Famous entertainers such as Tampa Red, Ray

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

May is a good time to introduce summer storm season prep such as recognizing tree risk and corrective pruning.

Branches:
East Lake Community Library
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on Flower Arranging Class with House of Petals Co! Learn the art of floral design from expert florists, using fresh, seasonal blooms to create a stunning arrangement to take home.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle School (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "High School (Grades 9-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Summer Reading Kickoff - All Departments

All Day
Children, Babies, Preschoolers, Teens, Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9-12), Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts, Educational
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Preschoolers, Teens, Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational
Event Details:

Youth Services Summer Reading Club COLOR-PA-LOOZA: Join the youth services team all day in the community room for giant coloring sheets, painting, and sidewalk chalk while you learn about our fun and interactive 2025 summer readin

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Witches of 1692 with Lori Coffey of the Pinellas Genealogy Society

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Educational, Genealogy
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

The women of the new colonies didn’t just have to survive the normal hardships of every pioneer, they had to face being accused of witchcraft.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational
Event Details:

Join Christina and Brenda of Adult Services for our next exciting Adult Field Trip to...Imagine Museum!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Real-Life Pokémon with Reptile Youth Alliance

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children
Educational
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Reptiles will be crawling, climbing, and clawing their way to the library this summer! Kids in grades K-5 are invited to learn fun facts and hold real-life animal inspirations for some of your favorite Pokémon characters. 

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

America is a country built on immigration. What did your ancestors endure to come here? Learn the
history from the earliest European explorers through the golden age of immigration when a million

This event is in the "Adults" group.

SHINE: Medicare 101 Presentation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Educational
Registration
Library Branch: East Lake Community Library
Room: East Lake Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

MEDICARE 101

MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT DATES

OCTOBER 15TH - DECEMBER 7TH

Branches:
East Lake Community Library