Barbara S. Ponce Public Library

Good morning! We will be returning to our normal hours and opening at 10am today. We hope everyone stayed safe, and we are looking forward to seeing our patrons again! #hurricaneian #pinellaspark

We have updated our hours in preparation for Hurricane Ian. All programs during closed hours have been canceled. Today: Closing at 6pm Tuesday, Sept 27th: Closing at 5pm Wednesday, Sept 28th: Closed all day Thursday, Sept 29th: TBD Follow pinellas-park.com for updates.

Join the Pinellas Beekeepers Association for a peek into the fascinating life of the honeybee! Learn why bees are so important and what you can do to help. Taste honey from local beehives and get up close with real bees. Space is limited. Please call 727-369-0667 to register.

Join the Pinellas Beekeepers Association for a peek into the fascinating life of the honeybee! Learn why bees are so important and what you can do to help. Taste honey from local beehives and get up close with real bees. Space is limited. Please call 727-369-0667 to register.

"That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment." ~ Dorothy Parker. The poet and irrepressible wit was born #OTD in 1893. #Birthday hoopladigital.com/artist/7528742

"People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it." ~ Ray Bradbury, born #OTD in 1920. #MondayMotivation #ScienceFiction bit.ly/ReadBradburyHe…

Heard about our newest adult book club? Our Banned Books Club is having it's first meeting on Sunday, September 18th from 2:30 to 3:30 where we'll be discussing the graphic novel Persepolis. To sign up and for more details, just call us at 727-369-0667. #BannedBooksWeek

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Happy birthday to my high school English teacher and bestselling author @sharonmdraper! Happy to hear that #OutOfMyHeart has been on the @nytimesbooks bestsellers list for 39 weeks! #OutOfMyHeart is on the shelf and ready to be checkout right now because the @BSPLibrary Is OPEN!

If you love bees like we do, we think you'll want to attend our September 10th program presented by the Pinellas Beekeepers Association. It's free to attend, but registration is required. Call us at 727-369-0667 to sign up and keep beeing awesome. #WorldHoneyBeeDay #Caturday

"No new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace." ~ H.P. Lovecraft, born #OTD in 1890. The horror auteur is right, keep your day a little odd with this selection of weird fiction: hoopladigital.com/artist/17068288

Kids in grades 2-5 are welcome to join us for our Sunshine State Young Readers Book Club! On September 12th, we will be discussing the book, "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston. You can check out copies of the books from the library! Please call 727-369-0664 to sign up!

Calling all Teens! Join other teens at our Teen Tuesday programs at the library in September! Call 727-369-0664 to sign up for any event.

Join the Pinellas Beekeepers Association for a peek into the fascinating life of the honeybee! Learn why bees are so important and what you can do to help. Taste honey from local beehives and get up close with real bees. Space is limited. Please call 727-369-0667 to register.

#TFW it's #NationalRelaxationDay. #MondayMotivation #MondayMood

There still is ONE SPOT left for Tuesday's 6 pm #CommunityCrafting: Giving Box. Don't miss out! Call @BSPLibrary today, 727-369-0667 to sign up and join in the fun.

What are waiting for? There is still time to sign up for this great program: Healthy Living for Your Brain on Wednesday, August 17 at 11 am. Call 727-369-0667 or stop by the reference desk. The @BSPLibrary opens NOW.

There are 5 more opportunities to become an ALZ Star! Our next event will be on August 24th at 11am. This event will help raise awareness of dementia and also inform attendees of all the resources available to Floridians. To learn more or to RSVP, please call 800-272-3900.

Join us August 16th at 2pm for a movie at the library! This month we will be watching In the Heart of the Sea!