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More Featured Events Date: 4/18/2019Book Club Join in a lively book discussion. Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed during the month. Location: Collier Regional Library Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Share Share This Date: 4/18/2019Spring Celebration Let your imagination blossom at this spring-themed event featuring games, crafts and more! Location: Johnson Neighborhood Library Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm Share Share This Date: 4/18/2019Stress Relief and Relaxation Yoga Series Unwind at this hands-on series on body-breath-mind through yoga, breathing techniques, and knowledge process. Get a glimpse into the deep secrets of... Location: Heights Neighborhood Library Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Share Share This Date: 4/19/2019After School Zone Looking for some fun after school? Join us at 1 of our 18 After School Zone locations for a variety of engaging activities and a chance to hang out... Location: Smith Neighborhood Library Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm Share Share This Date: 4/20/2019Clayton Library Orientation In Clayton Library’s monthly orientation we cover the process of research and discovery in the beginning steps of a family history project... Location: Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research Time: 10:15am-11:30am Share Share This Date: 4/20/2019Read with Paws-itive Pups Woof! Woof! For reading books! Come and read with our trained therapy dogs! Children are invited to relax and read aloud their favorite picture books... Location: Jungman Neighborhood Library Time: 11:00am-12:00pm Share Share This Date: 4/24/2019Midday Movie and a Meal Bumblebee 1 hr 53 mins PG-13 Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Bumblebee finds a new friend and must protect her... Location: Central Library, Jesse H. 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