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Bouncing Babies!

9:15am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration 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.

Wobbly Walkers

10:15am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration 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

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adult
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 Salon: ACA Mentor Artists OUTreach with Kwame Dawes

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Cancelled
Registration
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: Halloween!

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
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. 

Tales for Twos

9:15am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration 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

10:15am - 11:00am
Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Imagination Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration 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

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Living
Registration 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

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Registration 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

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teen
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

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tween, Teen, Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration 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

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tween, Teen
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Registration 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

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Collaboration Room 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Registration 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. 

The Dawn of Latinx Creative Writing in Florida

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Details:

Enjoy a bilingual dramatic reading followed by a discussion of Latinx literature and culture, and the community of writers in Key West and Tampa.

Gamble Rogers Cinema Fest

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

Sit back and enjoy this double feature honoring the life and legacy of Gamble Rogers, a Winter Park favorite son.

Gamble Rogers' Orange Blossom Special

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Details:

Enjoy an afternoon of music and stories with singer-songwriters Del Suggs and Sam Pacetti about Winter Park favorite son, Gamble Rogers. These fans-friends of Gamble will capture his spirit while sharing their memories.

Pumpkin Painting at Mead Gardens

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Preschool, Children
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:

 

Paint and create your very own pumpkin in this special Fall craft session at Mead Gardens.

Cricut Intermediate

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Dream Room Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13

Ages 18+. Take your Cricut one step further by learning to use items such as Markers, Scoring Tools, and a few of the more niche tools.

Author Salon: Frank W. Baker

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
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.

Ukulele Strum and Sing Along Recital

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Film & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Details:

Bring your singing voices and your ukuleles to sing along with Central Florida Community Arts' Intermediate Ukulele class as they perform songs learned during their ten-week course. Music and lyrics will be projected on the big screen.

Black Light Paint Party

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: The Hideout
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Creative Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Details:

Grades 5-7. Explore how black lights work, experiment with making your own black light paint, and create a masterpiece in our blacklit room.

Recording Studio Essentials

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Recording Studio
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Come learn recording basics to create your own music or spoken-word project. The studio is available to full-service cardholders; attending this class is required to use the studio.

Orlando WordLab

6:45pm - 8:45pm
Adult
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Stories, Language & Lit
Details:

Fiction and non-fiction writers meet the 4th Wednesday of the month, in association with the Writers of Central Florida, offering each other support and critiques.