Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library

Relax and socialize with us while we color in designs, make a calming bottle, create collage art cards, or have fun with invisible ink at our libraries next week.

Join us for these events and discover more at HCPLC.org/Events.

Plan on flying out of the country any time soon from Tampa International Airport? Make sure you have a valid up-to-date passport before you make your travel plans. The library has four locations which accept applications for new adult and juvenile passports. You can find more information at HCPLC.org/Passport.

[Image: All of Tampa International Airport Administration Building: Tampa, Fla., (1952) Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection, PA 15235]

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The library has partnered with the Children's Board of Hillsborough County to bring awareness of the importance of providing safe and secure environments for children by creating pinwheel gardens outside our library branches throughout the county. Learn more at ChildrensBoard.org.

Relax with some good old-fashioned coloring, create your own work of art inspired by pieces from The Ringling, learn about the ways in which comics tell stories, or watch a classic movie for free at our libraries this upcoming week.

Join us for these events and discover more at HCPLC.org/Events.

Color us impressed! Artists at the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library channeled their inner Monet by creating Impressionist pieces after learning about the history and techniques of the 19th-century art movement at our recent "Drawn to Art: Impressionism" program.

Find fun and educational programs happening at a library near you at HCPLC.org/Events.

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Get started at HCPLC.org/eBooks.

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The following Story Time programs have been cancelled at the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library:

• Toddler Time - Tuesday, January 27 at 10:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:45 a.m.

Attend a program at a different location: HCPLC.org/StoryTime
Access programs on-demand from anywhere: YouTube.com/TampaHillsLib

The following Story Time programs have been cancelled at the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library:

• Family Story Time - Monday, January 26 at 2 p.m.
• Bilingual Story Time - Monday, January 26 at 3 p.m.

Attend a program at a different location: HCPLC.org/StoryTime
Access programs on-demand from anywhere: YouTube.com/TampaHillsLib

Crafters at the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library learned about the history and cultural application of Japanese braiding, also known as kumihimo, while creating their own colorful braided bracelets.

Discover more programs happening near you at HCPLC.org/Events.

Dedicated on December 11, 2000, the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library celebrates its 25th anniversary today. It has been an essential resource for the community it serves for two and a half decades. We can't wait to see what's in store for the next 25 and beyond!