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Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Central Florida

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Curious to research your roots and learn about African-American history? This is the class for you. Partnership with The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of C...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Details:

Curious to research your roots and learn about African-American history? This is the class for you. Partnership with The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Central Florida. 

Citizen Civics: Understanding the Life and Philosophy of Edmund Burke

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Details:

What does it mean to be politically conservative?  Some observers link the word “conservatism” to a political movement or ideology while others, such as Washington Post column...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 82
Details:

What does it mean to be politically conservative?  Some observers link the word “conservatism” to a political movement or ideology while others, such as Washington Post columnist George Will, suggest that the word refers to a temperament or s

Family Halloween Costume Swap

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen
Details:

All ages. Ticketholders who donated costumes during the drive will get their pick of the costumes from 1pm-2:30pm; non-ticketholders will have access to costumes from 2:30pm-4pm. W...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen
Program Type: Health & Living
Details:

All ages. Ticketholders who donated costumes during the drive will get their pick of the costumes from 1pm-2:30pm; non-ticketholders will have access to costumes from 2:30pm-4pm.

Author Salon: Dr. Ruth D. Edwards

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Historian Valada Flewellyn will be in conversation with Library Director of Education Dr. Ruth Edwards to discuss her book Becoming a Black Woman, a discourse on Black women’s deve...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 37
Details:

Historian Valada Flewellyn will be in conversation with Library Director of Education Dr.

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

Monday, October 14, 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: 19
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 The Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Warhammer Alliance Meetup

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Details:

Grades 5-12. Collect, build, paint, play, read, and meet others interested in Warhammer, a tabletop miniature wargame. All experience and interest levels are welcome!

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Creative Arts, Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Grades 5-12. Collect, build, paint, play, read, and meet others interested in Warhammer, a tabletop miniature wargame. All experience and interest levels are welcome!

Child playing with blocks and toys

STEM Lab

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Children
Details:

K - Grade 4. Take part in hands-on, minds-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and math concepts. Together we'll explore, create and discover through challe...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:

K - Grade 4. Take part in hands-on, minds-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and math concepts. Together we'll explore, create and discover through challenges, experiments and projects.

Cricut 101

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Dream Room Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Adult
Cricut Cutter 101:

Ages 18+. The Cricut (pronounced “cricket”) is a digital die-cut machine that allows you to make beautiful, precision-cut decals, custom scrapbook embellishments, stencils, and lay...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 13

Ages 18+. The Cricut (pronounced “cricket”) is a digital die-cut machine that allows you to make beautiful, precision-cut decals, custom scrapbook embellishments, stencils, and layered greeting cards. Learn the basics of using the Cricut machine to make projects from templates or your own unique design.

Financial Inclusion: Becoming a Homeowner

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Find out what you need to know about loans, title companies, realtors and more so that you can make a sound home buying decision. Partnership with Truist Bank.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Details:

Find out what you need to know about loans, title companies, realtors and more so that you can make a sound home buying decision. Partnership with Truist Bank.

Kids wearing matching pajamas

Pajama Time

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Details:

Ages 2-5. Wear your favorite pair of pajamas and join Ms. Shanna for an evening of stories, songs and rhymes designed to build letter knowledge, vocabulary and narrative skill...

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

Ages 2-5. Wear your favorite pair of pajamas and join Ms.

Seated adult holding baby

Bouncing Babies!

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

Ages birth to 12 months. Hold your little ones on your laps while they listen to playful stories, songs and rhymes that introduce them to the sounds and rhythms of the spoken ...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Ages birth to 12 months. Hold your little ones on your laps while they listen to playful stories, songs and rhymes that introduce them to the sounds and rhythms of the spoken word. We encourage full and active participat

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.
Kids with moms sitting at storytime

Wobbly Walkers

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

Ages 13 - 24 months. Singing, dancing and moving to rhymes and simple stories will introduce young children to the joys of language and literature. We encourage full...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Details:

Ages 13 - 24 months. Singing, dancing and moving to rhymes and simple stories will introduce young children to the joys of language and literature. We encourage full and active participation of 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.

Sing Smile Strum: Intermediate Ukulele

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Hone your ukulele skills with a focus on strumming patterns and mastering chord transitions, while learning new songs and revisiting past class favorites each week. Click here to s...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Details:

Hone your ukulele skills with a focus on strumming patterns and mastering chord transitions, while learning new songs and revisiting past class favorites each week.

Author flyer

Author Salon: ACA Mentor Artists OUTreach with Kwame Dawes

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Event cancelled. Rescheduling information to follow. Ghanaian author Kwame Dawes is a writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and plays including, Nebraska, Bivouac, and City of ...

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

Event cancelled. Rescheduling information to follow.

Book Arts Guild Craft

Book Arts Guild: Halloween!

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Calling all book artists and book arts enthusiasts! This month: Learn to make a be-witching 6-piece Halloween card. Partnership with Book Arts Guild of Central Florida. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Details:

Calling all book artists and book arts enthusiasts!

This month: Learn to make a be-witching 6-piece Halloween card.

Partnership with Book Arts Guild of Central Florida. 

Excited child smiling

Tales for Twos

Wednesday, October 16, 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: 20
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.

Preschool Express

Wednesday, October 16, 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: 20
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

Kids Cooking Club: Candy Apples

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Children
Details:

Grades K-5. Kids are taking over the kitchen in this monthly series! Learn basic food safety and cooking skills in this fun with food hands-on experience.  Enrollment ...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Living
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Details:

Grades K-5. Kids are taking over the kitchen in this monthly series! Learn basic food safety and cooking skills in this fun with food hands-on experience. 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Glowforge Laser Cutting Basics

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Dream Room Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Adult
Glowforge Laser Cutting Basics:

Ages 18+. Discover the world of laser cutting with using one of the most user-friendly laser cutters on the market, the Glowforge.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Ages 18+. Discover the world of laser cutting with using one of the most user-friendly laser cutters on the market, the Glowforge.

Teen Book Guild

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Teen
Details:

Grades 8-12. The Teen Book Guild is a volunteer opportunity for teens who love to read and talk about YA books. Their purpose is to advocate for and spread that love of readin...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:

Grades 8-12. The Teen Book Guild is a volunteer opportunity for teens who love to read and talk about YA books. Their purpose is to advocate for and spread that love of reading to other teens in the community.

Central Florida Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

Any person interested in listening to or playing acoustic fingerstyle guitar is welcome to join this free monthly gathering that is free and open to the public. Guests may bring th...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Details:

Any person interested in listening to or playing acoustic fingerstyle guitar is welcome to join this free monthly gathering that is free and open to the public. Guests may bring their own guitars and play along with the group or solo. 

Better Read Book Club

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboration Room 3 at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Readers meet the third Wednesday of the month to discuss and share insights. All kinds of books are welcome, whether they are fiction, nonfiction, classic or contemporary. &nb...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Readers meet the third Wednesday of the month to discuss and share insights. All kinds of books are welcome, whether they are fiction, nonfiction, classic or contemporary.  

Girls Who Code

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dream Room Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Details:

Girls in grades 5-12 are invited to this free and fun weekly course introducing topics like artificial intelligence, graphics, game design, cryptography and app development. You’ll...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Girls in grades 5-12 are invited to this free and fun weekly course introducing topics like artificial intelligence, graphics, game design, cryptography and app development.

Armchair Detectives Book Club

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboration Room 3 at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Mystery lovers meet on the third Thursday of the month to discuss what they're reading.  Email Emily McQuade at emcquade@winterparklibrary.org for suggested reading li...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Mystery lovers meet on the third Thursday of the month to discuss what they're reading. 

Email Emily McQuade at emcquade@winterparklibrary.org for suggested reading lists and more information.