Key West Library

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If you missed Dr. Malcom's recent talk on German U-Boats in the Florida Keys, you can watch here on our Youtube channel: https://t.co/sL1Zd8GD3W

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Join us Wed, May 20 @ 6pm for a talk with acclaimed author CJ Hauser. Hauser is a multi-genre, genderqueer writer who splits time between rural Central New York & Brooklyn. Hauser is the author of the memoir, "The Crane Wife" and the novels "Family of Origin" & "The From-Aways"

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Join us tomorrow night (4/18/26) at sunset in front of the Tropic Cinema!

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Author Maxim Loskutoff will discuss his fiction on April 22 at 6p at the Key West Library. His novels include "Ruthie Fear" and "Old King," as well as the story collection, "Come West and See." FREE. Books will be available to purchase from Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West

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Join us this Saturday night (3/21) for a FREE screening of 10 Things I Hate About You. The film starts just after sunset in front of the Tropic Cinema. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs, but limited seating is available.

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Acclaimed author Elizabeth Randall will discuss her new book, Haunted Flroida Keys, on Wednesday, March 25 at 6PM in the Key West Library Palm Garden.
For more information about the author, visit https://t.co/xDidZYLBCt

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Brian Schaefer is a California-raised, New York-based novelist & journalist. His debut novel, TOWN & COUNTRY, was published in November by Simon & Schuster. He contributes regularly to The New York Times and has written for The New Yorker, New York magazine, Dance Magazine & more

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Join us on Wed., Mar. 4th at 6 pm for Music in the Palm Garden featuring The Kennedys. The Kennedys are an American folk-rock band recognized for their harmonies and instrumental prowess, blending elements of country music, bluegrass, Western swing and jangle pop. FREE EVENT!

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Join us Saturday evening in front of the Tropic Cinema for a screening of the John Candy comedy Uncle Buck. The film starts shortly after sunset and is FREE. Limited seating, but patrons are welcome to bring their own chairs.

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Poet Candace Wiley will give a poetry reading on Wednesday, February 18th at 6PM at the Key West Public Library. Her work has been featured in Furious Flower: Seeding the Future…, Kenyon Review, Wild Gods Anthology, Killing the Negative Table Book, and Best American Poetry 2015.

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Mysteries of the Big Bang Revealed -- February 19th at 4PM in the Key West Library Auditorium.
NASA Ambassador Kevin Gallagher has a degree in chemical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and has served as President of his local astronomy club in New Jersey.

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Join us tomorrow evening for a night of classical guitar with Peter Fletcher.
Fletcher studied at Eastman School of Music and made his Carnegie Hall Debut in 2007.
He'll perform selections from J.S. Bach, John Dowland, Nikita Koshkin and more. FREE.

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Free concert this Wednesday at 6pm!

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Join us for a FREE Key West movie at the Tropic Cinema on Thursday, Jan. 29th at 4pm. Dr. Malcom, Lead Historian of the Florida Keys History Center will give historical context to the motion picture, Tropic of Desire, which was filmed in Old Town Key West in the 1980's.

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Author & artist Lydi Conklin will speak about their work at 6 p on Tues., Jan. 20, @ the Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. Free & open to the public. Seating is limited. Conklin is the author of the novel, “Songs of No Provenance,” and the story collection, “Rainbow Rainbow.”

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Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Michael Grunwald will discuss his acclaimed book, "We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate," at 6pm, Jan. 16, at the Key West Library, 700 Fleming St. Free. Seating is limited.

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Join us Saturday, Dec. 13 @ 6p (approximately) for a special outdoor screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. This 1993 musical is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 16 minutes. Limited seating is available and patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs. Free.

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Writer and Actor Sophie Ward will speak at the Key West Library on Wednesday, December 3 at 6P.
Ward is the author of Love And Other Thought Experiments, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Her second novel, The Schoolhouse, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize.

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Join us this Sat. evening outside of the Tropic Cinema for our first outdoor movie of the season, War Games! Limited seating will be available, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs. THE EVENT IS FREE. The show will start @ approximately 6p or just after sunset.

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The second annual Key West BookFest, recognizing the literary heritage of the community and featuring local authors, will be held Saturday, Nov. 15th from 10am until 1pm in the Key West Library Palm Garden, 700 Fleming St. This free event promises to appeal to all book lovers.