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Teen Advisory Board

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
School & Careers
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Grades 8 - 12. Share your time, creativity, and enthusiasm to make the library a better resource and space for teens. A volunteer service opportunity. Prior to attending meeti...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: School & Careers
Details:

Grades 8 - 12. Share your time, creativity, and enthusiasm to make the library a better resource and space for teens. A volunteer service opportunity.

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Outdoor Adventures with REI

Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Get tips on backpacking, hiking, and camping to make the most of your summer adventure! Partnership with REI. 

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Details:

Get tips on backpacking, hiking, and camping to make the most of your summer adventure! Partnership with REI. 

One World, Many Beliefs: It Isn't What You Think

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Are you curious about diverse faiths and beliefs? Learn what makes each one different in this monthly series. Presenters will be available until 1:30 PM for questions. This month's...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Details:

Are you curious about diverse faiths and beliefs? Learn what makes each one different in this monthly series. Presenters will be available until 1:30 PM for questions. This month's topic is Sikhism. 

Teen 'Toon Afternoon

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Rising grades 8-12. Calling anime & cartoon enthusiasts! Hide out in The Hideout, and watch the first few episodes or feature-length of an animation adventure. C...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Film & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Rising grades 8-12. Calling anime & cartoon enthusiasts! Hide out in The Hideout, and watch the first few episodes or feature-length of an animation adventure. Cosplay is always welcome!

Fold and Fly Paper Airplane Competition

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Learn paper plane folding basics, then design, test, and redesign. Compete for greatest distance, time aloft, and flight accuracy, and win prizes!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Grades 5-7. Learn paper plane folding basics, then design, test, and redesign. Compete for greatest distance, time aloft, and flight accuracy, and win prizes!

Dry Ice-Capades

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Mad Science takes you on an adventure as you probe the shifting states of matter through a series of engaging demonstrations and inquiry-based activities: See gas pour ...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Grades 5-7. Mad Science takes you on an adventure as you probe the shifting states of matter through a series of engaging demonstrations and inquiry-based activities: See gas pour from a cup, explore bubbles filled with white gas, and more!

Creative Crafters

Creative Crafters Fiber Arts Club: In-Person and Virtual

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting or any type of fiber art? Then this is the club for you. Gather your projects to relax with friends and exchange ideas in this hybr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Ages 18+. Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting or any type of fiber art? Then this is the club for you. Gather your projects to relax with friends and exchange ideas in this hybrid physical and virtual meeting.

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Tales for Twos

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Details:

Ages 24 - 36 months. Bring your terrific tots to this interactive storytime that includes fun with books, songs, fingerplays and movement. We encourage full and acti...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Ages 24 - 36 months. Bring your terrific tots to this interactive storytime that includes fun with books, songs, fingerplays and movement. We encourage full and active participation of the accompanying adults. 

Preschool Express

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Preschool
Details:

Ages 3 - 5 years. Preschoolers will enjoy listening and learning through stories, song, and play. We encourage full and active participation of the accompanying adult. Du...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Ages 3 - 5 years. Preschoolers will enjoy listening and learning through stories, song, and play. We encourage full and active participation of the accompanying adult. Duration: 30 minutes

Author Salon Series with Roger Jones

Author Salon: Roger Jones

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

"In a novel that fuses the riveting action of The Boys in the Boat with the emotional heft of The Fault in Our Stars, twenty cancer patients compete in a grueling race only to disc...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:

"In a novel that fuses the riveting action of The Boys in the Boat with the emotional heft of The Fault in Our Stars, twenty cancer patients compete in a grueling race only to discover that real victory is achieved within." Mr.

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Tales for Twos

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Details:

Ages 24 - 36 months. Bring your terrific tots to this interactive storytime that includes fun with books, songs, fingerplays and movement. We encourage full and acti...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Ages 24 - 36 months. Bring your terrific tots to this interactive storytime that includes fun with books, songs, fingerplays and movement. We encourage full and active participation of the accompanying adults. 

Disclaimer(s)

Priority registration for high-demand events is given to full-service library cardholders, while others can join a waitlist. Three days before the event, waitlisted individuals may gain access if spots are available.

Maker Day

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

All ages. Open your world to engineering, art, science and more at our third annual Maker Day. There will be activities, exhibits, and more!  Partnership with Black Archite...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Details:

All ages. Open your world to engineering, art, science and more at our third annual Maker Day. There will be activities, exhibits, and more! 

Winter Park Ukulele Society

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Enjoy the sounds of ukulele music, fellowship with experienced players, and learn the art of playing the ukulele.   

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Details:

Enjoy the sounds of ukulele music, fellowship with experienced players, and learn the art of playing the ukulele.   

Handmade notebooks

Bookmaking Art Workshop

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Discover the art exhibition "Critical Reading: Book Arts in Dialogue with the Collection" and then create a series of maze books, each from a single sheet of paper, whi...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Creative Arts
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Grades 5-7.

Past Meets Present: The French Revolution, Part II, 1793-1803

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Details:

While the French Revolution became the next wave of revolution after the Americans, within a decade the direction of reform began a movement back towards centralized power. &n...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 85
Details:

While the French Revolution became the next wave of revolution after the Americans, within a decade the direction of reform began a movement back towards centralized power.  Come join Valencia College Professor Carl Creasman to investiga

Fencing Fundamentals

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Prepare for your next swashbuckling ocean adventure! Learn all about the sport of fencing from UCF’s Fencing Knights in this interactive workshop. Partnership...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Health & Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:

Grades 5-7. Prepare for your next swashbuckling ocean adventure! Learn all about the sport of fencing from UCF’s Fencing Knights in this interactive workshop.


Partnership with The Fencing Knights at UCF.

Life Screenings

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Explore humanity through film, followed by engaging conversation, in this monthly showcase of short films. For more information, contact Banks Helfrich at bankshelfrich@g...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:

Explore humanity through film, followed by engaging conversation, in this monthly showcase of short films. For more information, contact Banks Helfrich at bankshelfrich@gmail.com

Camp Crafts: The Great Outdoors

Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

Create fun summer crafts with these blast-from-the-past projects! Enjoy the nostalgia and share these classic crafts with the next generation. While supplies and space last. No ...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Details:

Create fun summer crafts with these blast-from-the-past projects! Enjoy the nostalgia and share these classic crafts with the next generation.

While supplies and space last. No enrollment required.

Tweens Make! Laser Cut Memory Boxes

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Dream Room Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Engrave, assemble, and paint a wooden memory box for small keepsakes from your life's adventures. You will learn to import and engrave a design with the library's Glowf...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Grades 5-7. Engrave, assemble, and paint a wooden memory box for small keepsakes from your life's adventures. You will learn to import and engrave a design with the library's Glowforge laser cutter.

Teen 'Toon Afternoon

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Rising grades 8-12. Calling anime & cartoon enthusiasts! Hide out in The Hideout, and watch the first few episodes or feature-length of an animation adventure. C...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Film & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Rising grades 8-12. Calling anime & cartoon enthusiasts! Hide out in The Hideout, and watch the first few episodes or feature-length of an animation adventure. Cosplay is always welcome!

Spanish Literature Club

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Age 18+. A weekly gathering of individuals with a passion for Spanish literature to have thoughtful conversations and deepen your understanding, regardless of your level of profici...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Age 18+. A weekly gathering of individuals with a passion for Spanish literature to have thoughtful conversations and deepen your understanding, regardless of your level of proficiency in the language.

Remaining dates in this series:

Ravenous Readers Book Club

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Tween
Details:

Grades 5-7. Discuss Glitch by Laura Martin and enjoy book-related games and activities, and pizza!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Grades 5-7. Discuss Glitch by Laura Martin and enjoy book-related games and activities, and pizza!

The Bourne Shadow Bookcover & Author

Author Salon: Brian Freeman

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Come join us and meet author Brian Freeman as we celebrate the launch of his latest book, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Shadow. "When secrets from Bourne's past come to...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:

Ages 18+.