{"id":43328,"date":"2025-11-12T04:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/43328\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T04:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:03:08","slug":"youre-invited-explore-st-petes-barack-obama-main-library-at-the-community-open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/43328\/","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019re Invited: Explore St. Pete\u2019s Barack Obama Main Library at the Community Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OIP.webp.webp\" class=\"attachment-248824 size-248824 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" large=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Credits to City of St Pete<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, November 15th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, <a href=\"https:\/\/splibraries.org\/main_library.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">there will be a community Open House at The President Barack Obama Main Library<\/a>. According to a press release from City of St Pete, \u201cit will feature free family-friendly activities, entertainment, food and refreshments, local vendors, performances, and opportunities to engage with community organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees are invited to experience the new library spaces and participate in interactive programming hosted by the library and their community partners.<\/p>\n<p>Event highlights:<\/p>\n<p>-Obama Library &amp; Beyond: \u201cExplore St. Pete Public Art and Mid-Century Modern Architecture\u201d Panel Discussion<br \/>-The Woodson African American Museum of Florida Program \u2013 \u201cAt the Feet of the Elders: Why Black History Matters\u201d Panel Discussion<br \/>-St. Pete Youth Farm: \u201cSeeding Plants, Growing Teenagers and Cultivating Community\u201d Panel Discussion<br \/>-Readers and Leaders: The Selfie Story Project with St. Pete Mayor Kenneth T. Welch<br \/>-Kids activities<br \/>-Teen activities, silent disco and gaming contest<br \/>-Tree giveaway<br \/>-Record a video sharing your thoughts about the library<br \/>-Document an MLK Celebration Story<br \/>-Writing activities with Gio\u2019s Typos<br \/>-Science experiments and displays<br \/>-Art activations: Global Love Project Chalk Art and Sunshine Mind Project<\/p>\n<p>Guests can also visit informational tables that are hosted by City departments, community partners, and local businesses to learn about available resources and upcoming initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo Credits to City of St Pete On Saturday, November 15th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, there&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-43328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43328","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=43328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}