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Past Meets Present: The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Details:

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy” is how President Franklin D Roosevelt opened his speech before Congress asking for a declaration of war.  J...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 55
Details:

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy” is how President Franklin D Roosevelt opened his speech before Congress asking for a declaration of war.  Join Valencia College Professor Carl Creasman to investigate the cru

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

Monday, December 9, 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...

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Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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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 Unitarian Universalist Association.

ASALH in Conversation

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History presents: In Conversation, a moderated discussion with Barbara Chandler of Barbara Chandler Productions.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History presents: In Conversation, a moderated discussion with Barbara Chandler of Barbara Chandler Productions.

REEL History: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Performing Arts, History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Enjoy a historically inspired movie and stick around afterwards to rip apart everything the movie got wrong! Discuss the historical inaccuracies with our Archivist. This ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Performing Arts, History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 71
Details:

Ages 18+. Enjoy a historically inspired movie and stick around afterwards to rip apart everything the movie got wrong! Discuss the historical inaccuracies with our Archivist.

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Winter Park Library

Christmas Eve

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Winter Park Library
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Christmas Eve

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Winter Park Library

Christmas Day

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Winter Park Library
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Christmas Day

Noon Year's Eve

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Community Imagination Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Details:

Ages 2-5. Ready to ring in the new year before bedtime? Countdown to 12:00 Noon and celebrate the coming year along with your friends at the Library’s Noon Year's Eve Party! Hear s...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Details:

Ages 2-5. Ready to ring in the new year before bedtime? Countdown to 12:00 Noon and celebrate the coming year along with your friends at the Library’s Noon Year's Eve Party!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

New Year's Eve - Library Closed

All Day
Winter Park Library

New Year's Eve

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Winter Park Library
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New Year's Eve

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Winter Park Library

Library Closed for New Year's Day

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Winter Park Library
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Library Closed for New Year's Day

Memory Lab Mondays: VHS to DVD Converter

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Archival Assistant Janessa shows you to convert your precious memories into digital files by converting VHS and VHS-C tapes into DVDs.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Details:

Ages 18+. Archival Assistant Janessa shows you to convert your precious memories into digital files by converting VHS and VHS-C tapes into DVDs.

Citizen Civics: The Unique Basis of the USA Civic Structure

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Details:

Why do Americans perceive that their civic structure was unique?  When Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” were they? Would the average person in ...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Details:

Why do Americans perceive that their civic structure was unique?  When Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” were they?

Becoming Jane

Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Performing Arts, History & Culture, Jane Austen
Age Group:
Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

Ages 10-adult. Winter Park Library launches our Year with Jane Austen with a screening of Becoming Jane, the captivating film that brings to life her early years and lasting legacy...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Performing Arts, History & Culture, Jane Austen
Details:

Ages 10-adult. Winter Park Library launches our Year with Jane Austen with a screening of Becoming Jane, the captivating film that brings to life her early years and lasting legacy.

Tuskegee Airmen Double Feature

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Details:

Enjoy Red Tails (2012) a movie created by LucasFilm and inspired by the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen. After the film, enjoy the short documentary Double Vict...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Details:

Enjoy Red Tails (2012) a movie created by LucasFilm and inspired by the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen.

ASALH in Conversation

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information a...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Winter Park Library

MLKing Holiday

Closing
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Winter Park Library
Description:

MLKing Holiday

Past Meets Present: The Underlying Philosophies of the USA

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Details:

From the early moment of the US colonies, the concept we call “The Enlightenment” played a significant role in the foundational view about the national future and structure. &...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Details:

From the early moment of the US colonies, the concept we call “The Enlightenment” played a significant role in the foundational view about the national future and structure.  The Enlightenment itself is generally seen as starting around

Memory Lab Mondays: Large Format Scanner

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Archival Assistant Janessa shows you to convert your precious memories into digital files. Digitize documents, photographs, negatives and slides using the Library’s Large...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Details:

Ages 18+. Archival Assistant Janessa shows you to convert your precious memories into digital files. Digitize documents, photographs, negatives and slides using the Library’s Large Format Scanner. 

Illustration from novel Sense and Sensibility. Two men in formal clothes greet seated woman

Jane Austen and the Cult of Sensibility

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Murrah Community Room at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture, Jane Austen
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Age 18+. A discussion of the highly emotional mid-18th century Cult of Sensibility movement (favorited by authors like Samuel Richardson and Goethe), Austen’s nuanced views, and ho...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Jane Austen
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:

Age 18+.

LIBRARY CLOSING EARLY - SPECIAL EVENT

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Winter Park Library

Love Your Library gala event.

Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Love Your Library gala event.

ASALH in Conversation

Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information a...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

The Garden World of Jane Austen

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture, Jane Austen
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Learn about Jane Austen’s love of gardens – from her personal cottage garden to kitchen gardening to the grand estates that she visited and wove into her novels. 

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Jane Austen
Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

Learn about Jane Austen’s love of gardens – from her personal cottage garden to kitchen gardening to the grand estates that she visited and wove into her novels. 

Staff Development Day

All Day
Winter Park Library

Library is closed on President's Day for STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY 

Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Library is closed on President's Day for STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY 

ASALH in Conversation

Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information a...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

Citizen Civics: Understanding the Life and Philosophy of Edmund Burke

Saturday, March 8, 2025 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...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 99
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