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The Seminole and the Seminole Wars

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 51
Details:

Age 18+. Delve into the causes, key events, and lasting impacts of these wars on both the Seminole people and American history in this in-depth exploration.

ASALH in Conversation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 88
Details:

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History presents: In Conversation, a moderated discussion with Sara Brown, Eatonville Library Branch Manager, The Purposeful Life.

LIBRARY CLOSES EARLY

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library, Outreach
Description:

Library closes early, Thanksgiving Eve. 

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Thanksgiving Day

HOLIDAY - LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library

Memory Lab Mondays: Audio Digitizer

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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!

Past Meets Present: The Attack on Pearl Harbor

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teen, Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 71
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

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
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 Unitarian Universalist Association.

ASALH in Conversation

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration 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)

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Performing Arts, History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 74
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
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Christmas Eve

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Christmas Day

Noon Year's Eve

11:30am - 12:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Community Imagination Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
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
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

New Year's Eve

HOLIDAY - Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Library Closed for New Year's Day

Memory Lab Mondays: VHS to DVD Converter

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Memory Lab
Program Type: History & Culture, Technology & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teen, Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration 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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tween, Teen, Adult
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

2:30pm - 5:00pm
Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration 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

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration 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
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

MLKing Holiday

Past Meets Present: The Underlying Philosophies of the USA

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teen, Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Edyth Bush Theatre
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: History & Culture
Registration 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

Jane Austen and the Cult of Sensibility

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Winter Park Library
Room: Murrah Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History & Culture, Jane Austen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Details:

Age 18+.

LIBRARY CLOSING EARLY - SPECIAL EVENT

1:00pm - 9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Winter Park Library
Description:

Love Your Library gala event.