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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: 39
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: 20
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.

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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:

Ghanaian author Kwame Dawes is a writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and plays including, Nebraska, Bivouac, and City of Bones: A Testament. His poetry collection, Nebraska, fix...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Details:

Ghanaian author Kwame Dawes is a writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and plays including, Nebraska, Bivouac, and City of Bones: A Testament.

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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: 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, 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: 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

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.

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...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Author Salon Series with Frank W. Baker Graphics from Writer's Block Bookstore

Author Salon: Frank W. Baker

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. We Survived the Holocaust is the story of Bluma Tishgarten and Felix Goldberg, who were both young Polish Jews caught up in the Holocaust, Hitler’s rise to power, the ris...

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

Ages 18+. We Survived the Holocaust is the story of Bluma Tishgarten and Felix Goldberg, who were both young Polish Jews caught up in the Holocaust, Hitler’s rise to power, the rise of antisemitism, and more. Yet they survived.

Girls Who Code

Thursday, October 24, 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...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Puppy Pals

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Hideout at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Health & Living
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen
Details:

Ages 3-18. Unwind with therapy dogs, Bachata and Cobbler, while you give them some love and they give you doggy kisses.

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween, Teen
Program Type: Health & Living
Details:

Ages 3-18. Unwind with therapy dogs, Bachata and Cobbler, while you give them some love and they give you doggy kisses.

Central Florida Folk Concerts

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Film & Music
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Monthly folk concert featuring noted musicians from Florida and surrounding regions. Suggested donation $10.   

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Details:

Monthly folk concert featuring noted musicians from Florida and surrounding regions. Suggested donation $10.   

Author Salon: Thomas Swick

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Age 18+. Falling into Place is a former Sun Sentinel reporter’s discovery of the world, his development as a travel writer, and a love story of overcoming cultural differences, com...

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

Age 18+. Falling into Place is a former Sun Sentinel reporter’s discovery of the world, his development as a travel writer, and a love story of overcoming cultural differences, communist bureaucracy, and unhealthy separations.

Teen Anime Club - HALLOWEEN Edition!

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

Grades 8-12. Watch anime, talk about manga, and enjoy delicious Japanese beverages with other teen fans. Each meeting we'll watch a different anime, chat about the corresponding ma...

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

Grades 8-12. Watch anime, talk about manga, and enjoy delicious Japanese beverages with other teen fans. Each meeting we'll watch a different anime, chat about the corresponding manga and rotate other fun activities. 

Just For You: Reading Recommendations for Adults

All Day
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Sign up each month to receive one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a fun bookish item. Here’s how it works: Step 1: If you would like to ge...

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

Sign up each month to receive one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a fun bookish item.

Story Sacks for Kids

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 12:00am - 11:00pm
Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Stories, Language & Lit
Age Group:
Preschool, Children
Details:

Ages 3 - 9. Sign up each month to get one of these Story Sacks. Each bag will contain surprise books and a selection of activities and surprises! Here’s how it works: ...

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:

Ages 3 - 9. Sign up each month to get one of these Story Sacks. Each bag will contain surprise books and a selection of activities and surprises!

Here’s how it works:

Citizen Civics: The Fight for Women’s Suffrage

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

The Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States, was the effect of a cross-generational battle for the ballot.  This fight, as Elizabeth C...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 79
Details:

The Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States, was the effect of a cross-generational battle for the ballot.  This fight, as Elizabeth Cady Stanton put it, was not a movement but "a rebellion.” On the ev

Memory Lab Mondays: Audio Digitizer

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Ages 18+. Would you like to learn how to use our Memory Lab's TEAC LP-R550USB to turn your family tapes and albums into easily shareable digital files? Our archival assis...

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+. Would you like to learn how to use our Memory Lab's TEAC LP-R550USB to turn your family tapes and albums into easily shareable digital files? Our archival assistant Janessa will show you how!

Simple Stitch Society

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Memory Lab at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Teen
Details:

Age 8 - 17. Would you like to learn to crochet? This class welcomes beginners and intermediate crocheters wanting to start their fiber arts journey! Enroll using the form belo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen
Program Type: Creative Arts
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Details:

Age 8 - 17. Would you like to learn to crochet? This class welcomes beginners and intermediate crocheters wanting to start their fiber arts journey! Enroll using the form below or call 407-623-3300 ext. 3.

Storytellers of Central Florida

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Edyth Bush Theatre at Winter Park Library
Program Type:
Creative Arts
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Experienced and fledgling tellers gather monthly to share stories and practice their craft. This event is free and open to the public.

Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Details:

Experienced and fledgling tellers gather monthly to share stories and practice their craft. This event is free and open to the public.

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Tales for Twos

Wednesday, November 6, 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, November 6, 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

Teen Advisory Board

Wednesday, November 6, 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.

Girls Who Code

Thursday, November 7, 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...

Required
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.