Mermaid Week at the Library

 Mermaid Week at the Port Orange Regional Library

 The Summer Reading them this year is Oceans of Possibilities and during the week of June 19^th, the Port Orange Regional Library will be celebrating mermaids!  Stop by for a Mermaid take home craft, take your picture with Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and grab a coloring sheet or two. Related programs will be offered throughout the week as follows:

Mermaid Week Movie:  Aquaman. 1 p.m. Sunday, June 19.  Kick off Mermaid Week at the Port Orange Library by attending a showing of this feature film!  Jason Momoa and Amber Heard star in this action-packed adventure that reveals the origin story of half-human, half- Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime--one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but also to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be: a king.  Rated PG-13, 148 minutes.  Reservations are not required. For more information, please call the library at 386-322-5152, option 4.

Mermaids:  A Documentary.  10:30 a.m. Monday, June 20.   Rated TV-PG, 132 minutes.  A look into the urban legend of the existence of mermaids. The film blends real-life events and phenomena with the story of two scientists who testify they found the remains of a never-before-identified sea creature. Reservations are not required for this free program. For more information, please call the library at 386-322-5152, option 4.

Mermaid Week Movie:  The King’s Daughter: 2 p.m. Monday, June 20.  Rated PG, 90 minutes.  King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature. Reservations are not required.  For more information, please call the library at 386-322-5152.

Mermaid Bottle Craft. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 23.  Join us for this Mermaid Week activity!  You’ll create and decorate mermaid-themed bottles in this crafting program. Supplies are limited and reservations are required for this free program.  For more information, please call the library at 386-322-5152, option 4.

 Protecting the Florida Manatee. 2 p.m. Friday, June 24. Learn about the history and biology of the Florida Manatee and hear about some of the threats they face. Participants will get an up- close look at real manatee bones and learn about some of the way organizations are working to help preserve these animals and their environment.  You’ll leave with a new appreciation of this gentle creature whose scientific name Sirenia often links manatees to mermaids.  Reservations are not required.  For more information, please call the library at 386-322-5152, option 4.