Program Type: Adult

The Friends of the Anastasia Island are holding the Annual Silent Basket Auction.  Come into the Anastasia Library to preview all of the baskets during the month of March and make your bid!  Past baskets have included pearl necklaces, gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, a new bike and more!  The baskets are displayed throughout the adult side of the Anastasia Library from March 2-26, making social distancing easy and providing plenty of time for you to preview all the baskets and bid!  All proceeds go to support the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library.

Join Amy, Assistant Branch Manager of the Main Library, as she welcomes Terra Freeman, Horticulture Extension Agent and Master Gardener Program Coordinator of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – Extension St. Johns (UF/IFAS). Terra will talk about various spring crops and discuss best practices for organic vegetable gardening techniques.

This is an online event that you can watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel!

Fire is an key part of keeping Florida ecosystems healthy. Join Parks Naturalist, Kelly Ussia, for an engaging presentation about the importance of fire and controlled burns.

Registration Required

Join Donna for an Adult Zoom Book Club where you can get in on the discussion from the comfort of your own home. This month we will be discussing The Dutch House by Ann Pratchett.

This program is held through ZOOM. Registration is Required. You can email Donna at dbraasch@sjcfl.us to register.

Join Will as he interviews the UNF Special Archives about their Eartha M. M. White collection. Eartha White was a prominent African-American woman out of Jacksonville, FL known for her humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors.

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sjcpls or our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/sjclibraryvid.

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner- celebrate Irish culture online with Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth as she learns about clogging! Beth will meet with Flagler College student and local dancer Emma Lofland to discuss how Appalachian clogging partially evolved from traditional Irish dance, some clogging techniques, and Emma’s dance background, before she demonstrates some steps. This event can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.​

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! Help us eliminate a suspect in this mystery. Each month eliminates a new suspect to eventually find the murderer.

Registration Required

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The Friends of the Anastasia Island are holding the Annual Silent Basket Auction.  Come into the Anastasia Library to preview all of the baskets during the month of March and make your bid!  Past baskets have included pearl necklaces, gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, a new bike and more!  The baskets are displayed throughout the adult side of the Anastasia Library from March 2-26, making social distancing easy and providing plenty of time for you to preview all the baskets and bid!  All proceeds go to support the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library.

Join us for a program full of wonder, devastation, mystery and intrigue as local author, Beth Rogero Bowen, shares her book Bridge to a Dream “The Most Beautiful Bridge in Dixie” The story of building the Bridge of Lions – gateway to Anastasia Island and Davis Shores. Ms. Bowen shares images from her book as she narrates this tale of a dreamer, David Paul “Doc” Davis, who having much success developing Davis Islands in Tampa, set his sights on St. Augustine.

2021 marks St. Johns County’s 200th anniversary! Please join us in our year-long celebration by watching this program and all of our other great programs focusing on this beautiful and unique county.

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.​

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join Amy, a librarian, and AyoLane, a naturalist, for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We’ll discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club will meet at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard!

For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived intimately with the earth. We were in the wild and of the wild. Today, we live mostly urban lives―and our vital wildness has gone dormant. As a result, we’re more isolated, unhealthy, anxious, and depressed than ever, and our planet has suffered alongside us. With Rewilding, Mortali invites us to shed the effects of over-civilization and explore an inner wisdom that is primal, ancient, and profound. Whether you live in the middle of a city or alongside the woods, the insights and practices on these pages will bring you home to your wild, wise, and alive self. Micah Mortali brings together yoga, mindfulness, wilderness training, and ancestral skills to create a unique guide for reigniting your primal energy―your undomesticated true self―and deepening your connection with the living earth.

This event is free and open to the public, but for social distancing purposes, registration is required. If the weather is sunny, please bring your own camp chair for sitting out under the trees. If it’s rainy, we’ll be sitting in the park pavilion. Masks are encouraged, social distancing is required. Feel free to bring your own snacks & beverages! Questions? Please call Amy at 904.827.6942 or email at aackerman@sjcfl.us.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Nocatee Town Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 120 Marketside Avenue, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join Amy, a librarian, and AyoLane, a naturalist, for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We’ll discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club will meet at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard!

This meeting will take place at Canopy Shores Park.  We’ll discuss “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston. This book is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston’s masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published.  Throughout the book, Hurston uses nature as a metaphor and symbol. From 1938 through 1939, Hurston was a folklorist and contributor to the Florida division of the Federal Writers’ Project, part of the Works Progress Administration. During that time, Stetson Kennedy was in charge of folklore, oral history, and ethnic studies of the Florida Writer’s Project.

This event is free and open to the public, but for social distancing purposes, registration is required.  If the weather is sunny, please bring your own camp chair for sitting out under the trees.  If it’s rainy, we’ll be sitting in the park pavilion.  Masks are encouraged, social distancing is required. Feel free to bring your own beverages!  Questions?  Please call Amy at 904.827.6942 or email at aackerman@sjcfl.us.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Palencia Commons, 1:30 – 3:00pm.  Find us at 7462 US Hwy 1 N, Saint Augustine, FL 32095

The bookmobile will be available picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make some recycled fabric bracelets or necklaces!  Sometimes the best jewelry are items you make yourself! Stop by the Anastasia Library for your kit, then watch the online video for instructions!    This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our YouTube Channel, SJCLibraryVid, or our Facebook page.

Can’t get to the Anastasia Library? Supply List: fabric strips, white glue, elastic string, wax paper, pencil

The Bookmobile will be visiting Coquina Crossing, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Find us at 4536 Coquina Crossing Drive, Elkton, FL 32033.

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she meets with Public Archaeology Coordinator Emily Jane Murray of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) at St. Augustine’s Lighthouse Park. Ms. Murray will teach us about the Heritage Monitoring Scouts (HMS Florida), a public engagement program focused on tracking changes to archaeological sites at risk, particularly those impacted by climate change in the form of erosion and sea level rise. She will discuss some of the tools they’re using, including 3D scanners, and how people can become involved in the program, and we’ll take a look at the Old St. Augustine Lighthouse. This online event is a celebration of both Florida Archaeology Month and St. Johns County’s 200th anniversary in 2021, and can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Johns Creek Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 2845 County Road 210 West, St. Johns, FL 32259

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at the Shoppes at Murabella, 1:00 – 2:30pm. Find us at 84 Tuscan Way, St. Augustine, FL 32092

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Friends of the Anastasia Island are holding the Annual Silent Basket Auction.  Come into the Anastasia Library to preview all of the baskets during the month of March and make your bid!  Past baskets have included pearl necklaces, gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, a new bike and more!  The baskets are displayed throughout the adult side of the Anastasia Library from March 2-26, making social distancing easy and providing plenty of time for you to preview all the baskets and bid!  All proceeds go to support the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library.

Join Emma and Persimmon for an adult painting craft! Use a color blocking technique to create your own simple landscape painting. No painting skills are required, step by step directions will be provided.

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she visits the historic Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville to celebrate upcoming World Theatre Day. The seven-story Mediterranean Revival-style building first opened its doors to the public in April 1927, presenting Vaudeville acts and silent films. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and today it continues to host more than 200 cultural and entertainment events, as well as numerous community ceremonies, every year. Beth will meet with Florida Theatre president Numa Saisselin to get a behind-the-scenes peek of this gorgeous theatre and learn some of the fascinating local history attached to its presence. This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! Help us eliminate a suspect in this mystery. Each month eliminates a new suspect to eventually find the murderer.

Registration Required

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Do you love local history? Can’t get enough of the many ghostly tales of St. Augustine? Perhaps both? Join Reference and Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford as she helps celebrate St. Johns County’s 200th anniversary with local history and ghost lore books for adults! All titles reviewed can be found in St. Johns County Public Library System’s catalog. A reading list will be displayed at the end of each program of the books reviewed, so all you need is your St. Johns County Public Library card to request these intriguing items. Don’t yet have a card? Stop by any of our SJCPLS branch libraries and get one!

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

Do you love local history? Can’t get enough of the many ghostly tales of St. Augustine? Perhaps both? Join Reference and Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford as she helps celebrate St. Johns County’s 200th anniversary with local history and ghost lore books for adults! All titles reviewed can be found in St. Johns County Public Library System’s catalog. A reading list will be displayed at the end of each program of the books reviewed, so all you need is your St. Johns County Public Library card to request these intriguing items. Don’t yet have a card? Stop by any of our SJCPLS branch libraries and get one!

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

Spring is in the air- join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she creates easy patterned eggs to decorate her spring tabletop! To follow along, you will need wooden craft eggs (or some hollowed eggshells), Mod Podge, a paintbrush, and your choice of patterned paper napkins. This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

Do you enjoy Dreamworks movies? Join us for this family friendly trivia night on Zoom!

Contact Will at mpate@sjcfl.us for issues with Zoom links and questions.

Registration Required.

In observance of the Good Friday holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed on Friday, April 2, 2021. Libraries will reopen on Saturday, April 3, 2021.

Bookdrops will remain open during this closure and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases and downloadables are available 24/7.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Nocatee Town Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 120 Marketside Avenue, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Bring your appetite…for cinema! Join Margaret and Cheryl as they chat about some of their favorite food-themed movies. Will we have fun? You butter believe it!

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Palencia Commons, 1:30 – 3:00pm.  Find us at 7462 US Hwy 1 N, Saint Augustine, FL 32095

The bookmobile will be available picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make some bowls out of tissue paper!  Yes, you can make fun bowls out of tissue paper.  This is a fun and easy all ages craft.  Stop by the Anastasia Library for your easy toy kit, then watch the online video for instructions!    This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our YouTube Channel, SJCLibraryVid, or our Facebook page.

Can’t get to the Anastasia Library? Supply List: tissue paper, white glue, plastic wrap, cooking spray, bowl, sponge or brush

The Bookmobile will be visiting Coquina Crossing, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Find us at 4536 Coquina Crossing Drive, Elkton, FL 32033.

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! Help us eliminate a suspect in this mystery. Each month eliminates a new suspect to eventually find the murderer.

Registration Required

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The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Johns Creek Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 2845 County Road 210 West, St. Johns, FL 32259

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at the Shoppes at Murabella, 1:00 – 2:30pm. Find us at 84 Tuscan Way, St. Augustine, FL 32092

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Spring is in bloom! Join Parks Naturalist for a talk about Florida’s wildflowers, how to identify them, and the wildlife that appreciates their presence.

Registration Required

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Nocatee Town Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 120 Marketside Avenue, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Join Emma and Persimmon for a fun “cactus” planter craft. These painted rocks look just like the real thing without any of the upkeep or watering real plants require! Have fun following along with this step-by-step painting project.

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Palencia Commons, 1:30 – 3:00pm.  Find us at 7462 US Hwy 1 N, Saint Augustine, FL 32095

The bookmobile will be available picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make a whimsical picture holder with painted rocks!  Everyone loves to have pictures around.  Here is an easy, all ages craft for you to make your own unique picture holder out of some inexpensive Dollar Store items or free supplies!  Stop by the Anastasia Library for your easy toy kit, then watch the online video for instructions!    This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our YouTube Channel, SJCLibraryVid, or our Facebook page.

Can’t get to the Anastasia Library? Supply List: rock, paint, paint brush, 20 gauge wire, pliers, wire cutters

The Bookmobile will be visiting Coquina Crossing, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Find us at 4536 Coquina Crossing Drive, Elkton, FL 32033.

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Johns Creek Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 2845 County Road 210 West, St. Johns, FL 32259

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at the Shoppes at Murabella, 1:00 – 2:30pm. Find us at 84 Tuscan Way, St. Augustine, FL 32092

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Ever find an old cookbook at your grandmother’s house? Join Will and Katy as they attempt old recipes from the 1920s and 1930s.

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sjcpls or our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/sjclibraryvid. ​

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Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she meets with Kimberlyn Elliott, Assistant Director of the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, to learn about some local HERstory! Ms. Elliott will be discussing the Lincolnville Museum’s new exhibit, Women Who Made a Difference, featuring the exceptional stories of five local women: Janie Price, Katherine Twine, Mildred Parson Mason Larkins, Debbie McDade, and Barbara Vickers. This online event can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Nocatee Town Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 120 Marketside Avenue, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Palencia Commons, 1:30 – 3:00pm.  Find us at 7462 US Hwy 1 N, Saint Augustine, FL 32095

The bookmobile will be available picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make a fun 3D paper rainbow craft! Here is an easy, all ages craft for you to make your own 3D rainbow with just a few easy to find supplies!  Stop by the Anastasia Library for your kit, then watch the online video for instructions!    This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our YouTube Channel, SJCLibraryVid, or our Facebook page.

Can’t get to the Anastasia Library? Supply List: construction paper, cotton balls, scissors, and white glue.

The Bookmobile will be visiting Coquina Crossing, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Find us at 4536 Coquina Crossing Drive, Elkton, FL 32033.

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Johns Creek Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 2845 County Road 210 West, St. Johns, FL 32259

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at the Shoppes at Murabella, 1:00 – 2:30pm. Find us at 84 Tuscan Way, St. Augustine, FL 32092

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Nocatee Town Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 120 Marketside Avenue, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Palencia Commons, 1:30 – 3:00pm.  Find us at 7462 US Hwy 1 N, Saint Augustine, FL 32095

The bookmobile will be available picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting Coquina Crossing, 11:00am – 12:00pm. Find us at 4536 Coquina Crossing Drive, Elkton, FL 32033.

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at Johns Creek Center, 9:30 – 11:30am.  Find us at 2845 County Road 210 West, St. Johns, FL 32259

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Publix at the Shoppes at Murabella, 1:00 – 2:30pm. Find us at 84 Tuscan Way, St. Augustine, FL 32092

The bookmobile will be available for picking up reserved items, returning items, or for use of wifi from the bookmobile.  The bookmobile will not be accessible for browsing.

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021. Libraries will resume their normal operating hours on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

Book drops will remain open during this closure and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases and downloadables are available 24/7.

In observance of the Independence Day holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2021. Libraries will resume their normal operating hours on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

Book drops will remain open during this closure and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases and downloadables are available 24/7.