Crestview Public Library events

Here are upcoming Crestview Public Library-related events. The library's address is 1445 Commerce Drive. 

OPEN MIC: 6:30 p.m. June 12, the Crestview Public Library’s next monthly open-mic for poets and musicians to read, perform, improvise and play together. Everyone is welcome, even if you don't write poetry or play music. Free. Contact Esther at the library at 682-4432 or ehurwitz@okaloosa.lib.fl.us. Arrive at 6 p.m. for conversation and snacks, the poetry starts at 6:30p.m.

AGES 0-2 LIBRARY CLASS: 9:15 a.m. Fridays in the Story Room, with sign-in at 9 a.m. It is limited to 30 children per class and their caregivers. Older children are welcome if they want to attend. A story, songs and finger plays are part of the event. The May 18 topic is Praiseworthy Parents.

CRESTVIEW WRITERS GROUP: 6-7:30 p.m. every fourth Monday, Crestview Public Library. Online: http://www.cityofcrestview.org/library.php. There is no May meeting due to the Memorial Day holiday. The next 6 p.m. meeting is June 25.

BEGINNER'S CHESS CLUB: 3-4 p.m. every first and third Thursday at the library. For ages 6 and up. Learn to play the game.

CHESS CLUB: 3:15 p.m. first and third Thursdays, at the library. For ages 6 and up. Bring a snack or drink to share.

TEEN TIME: 2-4 p.m. Fridays at the library for students in grades six through 12.

READ TO DOZER: 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Saturdays of each month (as long as it's not raining).

COFFEE & CRAFT: 10 a.m. second Saturdays, Crestview library. Call 682-4432 to reserve your spot.

BRIGHT FUTURES VOLUNTEER HOURS: for students in grades nine through 12 to use toward Bright Futures scholarships. Contact Youth Librarian Heather Nitzel, 682-4432, for details.

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