Event List

Enjoy music inspired by the world of Jane Austen as you listen to enchanting, Regency-era songs, complete with harpsichord accompaniment. Partnership with Orlando Sings. 

Farmer-florist Eileen Tongson of FarmGal Flowers leads this Jane Austen-inspired flower arranging demonstration, teaching you how to create an elegant, timeless arrangement that ev...

Ages 13+. A spirited young woman is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins to learn the ways of proper society in this 1999 adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1...

April Novel: Mansfield ParkThis year marks the 250 anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. In honor of this literary giant, Winter Park Library will celebrate with a Year with Jane Aus...

From Wickham to Willoughby, we love to hate them! Let’s talk about the baddies in Jane Austen's novels and how they bring depth and relatability to her writings. Partnership with J...

Age 18+. Explore the intersection of Georgian theater and Jane Austen’s writing, including key playwrights, actors, popular plays, and the distinctive characteristics and playhouse...

Aching to teach one of Jane Austen's masterpieces and not sure where to begin? Whether for a full unit or a few days, learn the tools to keep your students engaged. All those who a...

All ages. Drop in to play board games and party games inspired by Jane Austen's books and the parlour games of her era.Light refreshments will be served. Enrollment is not req...

Be our guest for an evening of poetry, literature, and inspired art presented by the Triskelion Chapter of the National English Honor Society. Members will share famous poetry, ori...

An overview of some Austen contemporaries who contributed to the Regency world through astronomy, mathematics, paleontology, politics, travel and exploration, literature, and the a...

Ages 2-8.Did you know flowers have their own language? Do you have a favorite color flower, or maybe two or three? Little Austen fans can learn about the symbolism of flowers while...

Explore Bath during the Regency era, giving focus to its architecture, social life, and cultural significance as a fashionable city. Delve into Jane Austen’s portrayal of Bath in N...

Ages 18+. We’ll examine how Joan Hassall’s illustrations of Jane Austen’s novels for The Folio Society’s editions in the 1950's and 60's captured the elegance and social intricacie...

Our Year With Jane Austen continues with a screening of the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion. Experience this nuanced and poignant tale of love, regret, and second chances, beautifull...

Ages 18+. What was learning like in the Regency period? Find out about prominent female education theorists, Austen’s educational background and how her views on education shaped h...

As part of the Library’s Year of Jane Austen, this month’s novel Persuasion is set shortly before Waterloo, with a key character, Captain Wentworth, a returning Roya...

June Novel: PersuasionThis year marks the 250 anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. In honor of this literary giant, Winter Park Library will celebrate with a Year with Jane Austen. ...

Ages 2-7.You and your favorite stuffed animal are invited to our Regency tea party! Enjoy an afternoon of fun with themed snacks, crafts, and games.