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Featured Events
Upcoming Events
| Title: | Legacy Writing Workshop |
| From: | 1:00pm Monday, March 17, 2025 |
| To: | 2:00pm Monday, March 17, 2025 |
| Location: | Room A - PG |
| Library Branch: | Punta Gorda |
| Audiences: | Adults |
| Categories: | Health, safety, and aging, Special events, Writing, tutoring, and literacy |
| Registration: | Registration is required for this event. |
| Description: | Have your adult children told you they don't want your stuff, antiques, or possessions? Family stories and values recorded in a legacy workbook are the perfect gifts to share with your loved ones, consume little space, and are free. You just need some help getting started! This workshop from Empath Health includes a legacy guide and journal, journaling and storytelling tips, thought-provoking questions, and a path to get started! |
| Title: | Conservation Photography and Contest Awards |
| From: | 5:00pm Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
| To: | 6:00pm Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
| Presenter: | Mary Lundeberg |
| Location: | Large meeting room - PCL |
| Library Branch: | Port Charlotte |
| Audiences: | Adults, Teens |
| Categories: | Exhibits and contests, Special events |
| Registration: | Registration is required for this event. |
| Description: | Join us for the 2025 Libraries and History Photography Contest awards presentation, followed by a lecture by Mary Lundeberg on conservation photography. Conservation photographers use their work to raise awareness, educate, and inspire action. Anyone with a love of photography is welcome to attend, but space is limited and registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. |
| Title: | Murder Mystery Party |
| From: | 6:00pm Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
| To: | 7:30pm Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
| Location: | Large meeting room - PCL |
| Library Branch: | Port Charlotte |
| Audiences: | Adults |
| Categories: | Special events |
| Registration: | Registration is required for this event. |
| Description: | Based on the classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this is a murder mystery party with a literary twist! Guests are invited to Lands End, a grand estate on the tip of Sands Point, Long Island, where the enigmatic Mr. Foxx is throwing one of his lavish parties. The night takes a deadly turn when the body of a guest is found floating in the pool. Every guest is now a suspect, and it is up to you to sleuth out the killer, and, if you can, the identity of the sly Mr. Foxx. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required. |
