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Lubee Bats at the Library
2025-04-30 13:30:00 2025-04-30 15:00:00 America/New_York Lubee Bats at the Library Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! You'll learn all about bats, their habitats, and conservation efforts. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Wednesday, April 30
1:30pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-30 13:30:00 2025-04-30 15:00:00 America/New_York Lubee Bats at the Library Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! You'll learn all about bats, their habitats, and conservation efforts. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Tower Road Branch

Meeting Room

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! You'll learn all about bats, their habitats, and conservation efforts.

Lubee Bat Conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving bats and their habitats through research, conservation, and education, with a focus on children and community engagement. Their local and global conservation education programs connect children with nature, foster environmental stewardship, and inspire the next generation of conservation scientists to become leaders within their communities.

Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Learn how important they are for the environment. . .and how cute they are too! 

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AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Animals & Nature |

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Tower Road Branch
Phone: 352-333-2840
Branch manager
Carolyn Wallace
Hours
Mon, Mar 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Apr 01 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Apr 02 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Apr 03 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Apr 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 06 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

The Tower Road Branch Library provides access to resources and services in Southwest Gainesville and surrounding areas.

Upcoming events

Saturday Story Time
Sat, Apr 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. There will be stories,... more
Read, laugh, and sing with us! Join us for fun activities for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. There will be stories, music, movement, rhymes and more to enjoy!
Baby Time
Sun, Apr 06, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles!
My Favorite Crime Book Club - A Deadly Game
Sun, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true... more
Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true crime title and discuss it.
Conversation Club - Adult English Language Learners
Mon, Apr 07, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Make connections and increase your English fluency at Conversation Club.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Apr 08, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Rescheduled
Music and Movement - Come sing and dance with your little ones!
Tue, Apr 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
New date Tuesday, April 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your little ones!
Story Time With The Gators
Tue, Apr 08, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Space
Bring your child to enjoy one-on-one reading time with members of the University of Florida sports teams. Meet some of the Gators from... more
Bring your child to enjoy one-on-one reading time with members of the University of Florida sports teams. Meet some of the Gators from across sports disciplines to read and do a craft together.
Baby Time
Tue, Apr 08, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children's Space
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles.
Integrated Pest Management - with the Alachua County Master Gardeners
Wed, Apr 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Come learn from Alachua County's Master Gardeners how to minimize pesticide use while still keeping your landscape or garden looking and... more
Come learn from Alachua County's Master Gardeners how to minimize pesticide use while still keeping your landscape or garden looking and producing the way you want.
MakerSpace - Air-Dry Clay Pendant
Wed, Apr 09, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Come join your library friends and make a pendant with air-dry clay.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Thu, Apr 10, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Story Time
Thu, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.
Teen Gaming
Thu, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space
Challenge your friends and test your skills! Enjoy friendly competition and exciting adventures playing video games.
Stitch & Dish
Thu, Apr 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project.
Rose Festival - Gainesville Rose Society
Sat, Apr 12, 10:30am - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
We will have activities for pre-school and older children, rose rooting workshop, make and take mini arrangements, rose photography and... more
We will have activities for pre-school and older children, rose rooting workshop, make and take mini arrangements, rose photography and displays, videos, and expert help on growing roses in this area
Gainesville Rose Society
Sun, Apr 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join the Gainesville Rose Society for their monthly meeting at the Tower Road Branch this Sunday at 2 p.m.
Conversation Club - Adult English Language Learners
Mon, Apr 14, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Make connections and increase your English fluency at Conversation Club.
CARD: Transition to Adulthood
Mon, Apr 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Are you a young person with Autism or a related disability transitioning into adulthood? If you have questions or need some support,... more
Are you a young person with Autism or a related disability transitioning into adulthood? If you have questions or need some support, come join us in the meeting room with CARD.
Music and Movement - Come sing and dance with your little ones!
Tue, Apr 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your little ones!
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Apr 15, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Dungeons and Dragons for Teens - Blue Campaign
Tue, Apr 15, 3:00pm - 6:30pm
Teen Space
Join us in our bi-monthly, fun-filled sessions as we play a short campaign in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience... more
Join us in our bi-monthly, fun-filled sessions as we play a short campaign in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are welcome to join the fun.
Teen CreateSpace - Mini Cross-Stitch
Wed, Apr 16, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Space
Join us to create tiny designs using cross-stitch.
Story Time
Thu, Apr 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.
Board Game Cafe
Thu, Apr 17, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Space
Join us for board games!
Stitch & Dish
Thu, Apr 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project.
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