Upcoming Events

All Ages.

Celebrate the beginning of Winter Park Library’s “Year with Jane Austen” at this Austentatious tea party! Dress in your best to enjoy a cup of tea, snacks, and Austen-themed activities.

Grades K-4.

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.

Learn Regency dancing with Jane Austen Society of North America. This session is great for beginners and experts alike as these dances are easy to learn. No dance experience or partners required. Dress for comfort.

Ages 18+. A brief, fun and sometimes irreverent look at the time period that inspired Jane Austen and why her six novels continue to capture our imaginations years later. Partnership with Jane Austen Society of North America.

Age 18+.

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. 

Next 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 18+. Who was Jane Austen? Discover that and more in this brief but in-depth history. Learn about about her childhood, her life experiences, and what influenced her. Wrap up with a mini-trivia game.

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