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Welcome to the June 2016 Alvin Sherman Library Enews
Start your family's summer fun by signing up for the Alvin Sherman Library summer reading rewards program at public.library.nova.edu. Simply click here or bring your family on Sunday, June 12 for the official summer kick-off party. Remember, summer reading rewards is for every member of the family! As usual, summer at the Library is packed with a myriad of activities for children, teens and adults. Join us on June 11 for Brad Meltzer's national launch of his latest novel, The House of Secrets. If you haven't heard him before, we encourage you to come see him! You won't be dissappointed! So, sit back and relax, check out our activities and our books!
All Ages
Sunday, June 12, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Children and families laugh along at a comedic show starring Bucky and Gigi, and dance at our fabulous karaoke party with Fantasy Theatre Factory!
Kids can earn prizes for reading all summer long with our Reading Rewards program! Find out more about Reading Rewards and enjoy a day of family fun at our summer kick-off party! Part of the READ FOR THE FUN OF IT! Initiative, funded by the Erwin and Barbara Mautner Charitable Foundation.
Monday, June 13, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Start summer with a fun family concert! Put on your boogie shoes and get ready to sing and dance with whimsical children’s musician, Mr. Richard!
First Floor, Program Room 1017
Ages 4 – 7
Wednesday, June 15, 2:00 PM - 3: 00 PM
Make a fun craft each week. Drop in for a simple craft and make a fun new project each week!
First Floor
Recommended for school-aged children with caregiver
Wednesday, June 15, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for “Taste of summer” presented by NSU professor Dr. Leanne Boucher. Count your taste buds, learn how to change sour treats sweet, and dissect owl pellets! This multisensory experience is fun for all ages. Online registration required at: public.libary.nova.edu/summer. Dress for a mess.
Be sure to arrive a few minutes early! Check-in begins at 1:45pm on the day of the program.
First Floor
Silly Stories with the Shermanettes
Recommended for all ages with caregiver
Thursday June 16, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Stories, songs and a puppet show with our very own Shermanettes, winners of South Florida Parenting's Kids Crown Award!
Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
Recommended for ages 6 +, younger siblings welcome with a caregiver.
Saturday, June 18 , 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Storybook characters escape the pages of books and celebrate reading with Fantasy Theatre Factory
An interactive fine arts series for children and families. Children are invited to explore the excitement of literature through puppetry, theater, music, storytelling, and dance. Made possible by a gift from the Charles P. Ferro Foundation.
First Floor, Program Room 1017
Music, Games and Dances from around the World!
Ages 6 – 10, siblings welcome
Monday, June 20, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sing! Dance! Play! Families explore a joyous blend of musical games, songs and dances from a different region of the world each week with international touring family musician and teaching artist Alina Celeste.
First Floor, Program Room 1017
Ages 4 – 7
Wednesday, June 22, 2:00 PM - 3: 00 PM
Make a fun craft each week. Drop in for a simple craft and make a fun new project each week!
Ages 8 - 12
Wednesday, June 22, 2 :00 - 3 :00 PM
Build! Create! Investigate! Join us as we explore S.T.E.M. concepts with awesome activities, excellent experiments, dynamic demonstrations and phenomenal guest presenters. Online registration is required and opens Thursday, June 16 at: public.library.nova.edu/summer
Second Floor, Conference Room 2053
Silly Stories with the Shermanettes
Recommended for all ages with caregiver
Thursday June 23, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Stories, songs and a puppet show with our very own Shermanettes, winners of South Florida Parenting's Kids Crown Award!
Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
Saturday, June 25, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
It’s music, storytelling and fun! Flutist Donna Wissinger enthralls, entertains and educates in this imaginative, musical program about heroes.
First Floor
Music, Games and Dances from around the World!
Ages 6 – 10, siblings welcome
Monday, June 27, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sing! Dance! Play! Families explore a joyous blend of musical games, songs and dances from a different region of the world each week with international touring family musician and teaching artist Alina Celeste.
First Floor, Program Room 1017
Ages 4 – 7
Wednesday, June 29, 2:00 PM - 3: 00 PM
Make a fun craft each week. Drop in for a simple craft and make a fun new project each week!
First Floor
Ages 8 - 12
Wednesday, June 29, 2 :00 - 3 :00 PM
Build! Create! Investigate! Join us as we explore S.T.E.M. concepts with awesome activities, excellent experiments, dynamic demonstrations and phenomenal guest presenters. Online registration is required and opens Thursday, June 16 at: public.library.nova.edu/summer
Second Floor, Conference Room 2053
Silly Stories with the Shermanettes
Recommended for all ages with caregiver
Thursday, June 30, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Stories, songs and a puppet show with our very own Shermanettes, winners of South Florida Parenting's Kids Crown Award!
Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
Teen Room Summer Launch Party
Ages 13-18
Tuesday, June 14, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Learn about all the great things happening in the Teen Room this summer, including our new board game collection! Refreshments will be served.
First Floor, Teen Room 1035
Young Authors Summer Workshop Series
Ages 13 - 18
Thursday, June 16, 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Thursday, June 23, 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Thursday, June 30, 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Expand your literary talents and polish your writing skills at these fun and creativity-stretching writing workshops! The Young Authors Summer Series 
is supported by generous contributions from the Jason Taylor Foundation and the Erwin and Barbara Mautner Charitable Foundation.
Online registration required: public.library.nova.edu/summer
Registration opens one week prior to each session.
1st floor, Room #1017
How to Get Traditionally Published
Saturday, June 4, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Miriam Auerbach, Vice President of Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter will explain the steps of getting traditionally published as well as her own personal experiences. Please register online for this event or call 954-262-5477.
Conference Room 2053
Sherman Yarn Lovers
Saturday, June 11, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A monthly program for those who want to learn how to knit/crochet or who already do and want to learn more! Monthly meetings will include hands on instruction and programs on a variety of topics including what is the best yarn for your project, tricks and tools, how to read a pattern, and more. Bring a project you are working on or just your curiosity!
Conference Room 2046
Brad Meltzer Launches his Newest Book!
Booksale and Signing
Saturday, June 11, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A priceless book, hidden in a corpse. A family secret, handed down through generations. And a woman with no memory of her past. #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer returns with his new novel THE HOUSE OF SECRETS.
Free and open to the public with RSVP.
Light refreshments will be served.
Friday, June 17, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Stop by the library and learn about library resources. Drop in anytime during the program for make-and-take crafts!
First Floor, Program Room 1017
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Sunday, June 19, 2:00PM - 3:00 PM
Join us as a designer from Field of Flowers demonstrates techniques for contemporary flower arranging. While at the library you can also check out some of our books and DVDs on DIY (Do it Yourself) flower arranging.
First Floor, Program Room 1017
Jazz in the Gallery: RZ Surfaces in Concert
Sunday, June 26, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
RZ Surfaces is a contemporary jazz quartet lead by jazz drummer/composer Rodolfo Zuniga. As a band leader and composer, his group “Surfaces” has recorded two albums, and maintains a busy schedule on the South Florida jazz scene, as well as in Central and South America. In 2005 the group was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Hall Residency under the direction of Dave Douglas in New York City. In that same year Rodolfo was chosen to be part of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Group, with which he toured the U.S and performed at the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Garage parking $1 per hour.
Second, Floor, Cotilla Gallery
Tuesday, June 14, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Get tips on different built in iPhone camera features and recommendations for which apps to use to edit photos. Registration required! Click here to register online or call 954-262-5477.
Second Floor - Lab B
Saturday, June 21, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Do you need assistance using the computers? Do you need to learn how to open a free e-mail account or practice going online and exploring the Internet? Click here to register online or call 954-262-5477.
Second Floor - Lab A
Genealogical Society of Broward County Program Monthly Meeting
Sunday, June 5, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Genealogical Society of Broward County (GSBC) meets monthly at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library on the first Sunday of every month. Meetings begin with an open lab from noon to 1 PM. The open lab is followed by a board meeting and program beginning at 1 PM. Meetings are open to the public.
Second Floor - Lab A
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