{"id":145408,"date":"2026-02-05T23:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145408\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:44:07","slug":"around-town-beaches-news-briefs-beaches-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145408\/","title":{"rendered":"Around town: Beaches news briefs | Beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                Gulf Beaches Library events<\/p>\n<p>MADEIRA BEACHS \u2014 The Gulf Beaches Public Library is located at 200 Municipal Drive in Madeira Beach. The library posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and its website at <a href=\"http:\/\/gulfbeacheslibrary.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gulfbeacheslibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a schedule of upcoming events:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Writers Group: Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Adult Coloring Book Group: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-noon. Coloring books, markers, and colored pencils will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Library App Help: Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. For help with Libby, Kanopy, and Hoopla.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 International Movie: Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. \u2014 \u2018Stella: A Life.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Mahjong: Thursdays, 11 a.m. Old and new members welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Investment Club: Thursdays, 2:30-4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Meditation: Fridays, 11 a.m.-12 noon. Relax and rejuvenate at the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Scrabble: Fridays, 1-4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Storytime: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. ages 2 and under; Fridays at 10:30 a.m. ages 2-4.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 AARP Tax Help: Feb. 3\u2013April 14. Appointment required. Please call 727-346-8256 to make an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Book Club: Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 10:30 a.m. \u2014 \u201cMilkman\u201d by Anna Burns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Adult Art Class: Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 5-7:30 p.m. Watercolor class with artist Deb Barnard. All materials will be provided. Registration required.<\/p>\n<p>The library is currently taking gently used donations of books, CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks. Textbooks are not accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Local student named to ACU Dean&#8217;s Honor Roll<\/p>\n<p>ABILENE, Texas \u2014 Hannah Kasper of Belleair Beach has been named to the fall 2025 Dean&#8217;s Honor Roll at Abilene Christian University. Kasper is a senior majoring in interior architecture and design. To qualify for the Dean&#8217;s Honor Roll, students must be registered for 12 or more credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.6 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>LWV, Chamber to host candidate forums<\/p>\n<p>The League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area (LWVSPA), in partnership with the Pinellas Beaches Chamber of Commerce, will host a series of public candidate forums in advance of the March 10 municipal election.<\/p>\n<p>These forums are designed to give voters a direct opportunity to hear from candidates, learn where they stand on key community issues, and engage in the democratic process in a respectful, informative setting.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming forums are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Madeira Beach City Commission<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m., Madeira Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal Drive<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 St. Pete Beach Mayor and City Commission<\/p>\n<p>Monday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m., St. Pete Beach City Hall, 155 Corey Ave.<\/p>\n<p>A forum for the Indian Shores Town Council was held Feb. 2.<\/p>\n<p>All forums are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gulf Beaches Library events MADEIRA BEACHS \u2014 The Gulf Beaches Public Library is located at 200 Municipal Drive&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[29254,70384,2148,596,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":{"0":"post-145408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-gulf-beaches-public-library","9":"tag-league-of-women-voters","10":"tag-madeira-beach","11":"tag-pinellas-county","12":"tag-st-pete","13":"tag-st-pete-headlines","14":"tag-st-pete-news","15":"tag-st-petersburg","16":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","17":"tag-st-petersburg-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}