{"id":346429,"date":"2026-07-20T20:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/346429\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:30:40","slug":"captiva-library-and-county-system-offering-programs-sanibel-captiva-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/346429\/","title":{"rendered":"Captiva library and county system offering programs &#8211; SANIBEL-CAPTIVA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Captiva Memorial Library, which is part of the Lee County Library System, is offering the following free programming:<\/p>\n<p>ADULT PROGRAMS<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 22: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including coloring pages.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 24: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including coloring pages.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 27: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including coloring pages.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 29: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including coloring pages.<\/p>\n<p>TEEN PROGRAMS<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 22: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 24: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 27: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 29: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>CHILDREN PROGRAMS<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 22: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 24: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 27: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 29: Summer Reading Program Crafts<\/p>\n<p>(during operating hours)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a variety of table-top crafts and activities, including Paint, Plant &amp; Grow. Youths can paint their own pot, plant their seeds and watch it grow.<\/p>\n<p>The library is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call 239-533-4890.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the library system is offering the following free virtual programming:<\/p>\n<p>ADULT PROGRAMS<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 July 28: Online Author Event with Dr. Marisa Franco from 2 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Join a virtual conversation with New York Times bestseller Dr. Marisa Franco, author of \u201cPlatonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make \u2014 And Keep \u2014 Friends.\u201d She is a psychologist and TED speaker known for making science practical and life-changing. Franco is a professor at the University of Maryland. Her work on friendship and belonging has been featured in major outlets, and she speaks regularly to organizations, universities and companies nationwide. The event is part of the Online Author Events Series. Registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>To register or for more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leegov.com\/library\/programs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.leegov.com\/library\/programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Captiva Memorial Library is at 11560 Chapin Lane, Captiva.<\/p>\n<p>To reach LEE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM, please email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captivasanibel.com\/news\/2026\/07\/captiva-library-and-county-system-offering-programs-30\/mailto:\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Captiva Memorial Library, which is part of the Lee County Library System, is offering the following free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-346429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346429","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=346429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}