Program Type: Book Clubs

You’re invited to Read, Enjoy, And Discuss! This month’s theme: A book about the afterlife. Snacks and drinks provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.

Book suggestions include:

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-6, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   No registration necessary.  If interested in attending via zoom, email njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
September = The Hive Queen
October = The Poison Jungle

Registration required.  Nita Prose grabbed me right away with this sweet yet spicy book about an unusual young woman and her circumstances. You will also enjoy this tale, and hopefully be as mesmerized as I was! Join us.

New members are always welcome!

Please register on our website, We will meet at the Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd, 32259.  A copy of the book can be sent to any library branch on request. Questions? Please email Donna if you need more information : Dbraasch@sjcfl.us. Or call 904-827-6960.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub where we share fan art, fan fiction, and more! Club Logo proudly provided by our Club Member, Katie!

For more information about youth programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. Special thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring this program.

Registration required.  Silverview is a story of an innocent (maybe) mixed up with the spy trade by accident. If you like a spy story, this one will not disappoint! Join us and let us know what you think!

New members are always welcome!

Please register on our website, We will meet at the Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd, 32259.  A copy of the book can be sent to any library branch on request. Questions? Please email Donna if you need more information : Dbraasch@sjcfl.us. Or call 904-827-6960.

Welcome back! This month we are reading and discussing Emily Henry’s People We Meet On Vacation. Read what others are saying:

“What Henry is especially skilled at is writing dialogue. The banter between Poppy and Alex is so natural, quick and witty that it would make Shonda Rhimes do a slow clap.”
—The Associated Press

“Beach Read fans, assemble. Emily Henry is back with another smart, steamy romance….Warning: you will feel all the feels. And probably shed a few tears.”
—The Skimm

“The strength of People We Meet on Vacation [is] the clever observations, the dialogue (which is laugh-out-loud funny) and, most particularly, the characters. Funny and fumbling and lovable, they’re most decidedly worth the trip.”
—The Wall Street Journal

“A delightful love story full of hilarious one-liners and winking asides, making it the perfect poolside companion.”
—Real Simple

“Emily Henry is my newest automatic-buy author, and People We Meet on Vacation is the perfect getaway: a heartfelt, funny, tender escape that you wish could last forever.”
—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Two Ways

For the convenience of all, this title will be discussed at both the morning and evening book club. Please join us for some fun, socialization and just all-around good time!

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join us for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club meets at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard! This month we will be meeting in Canopy Shores Park.

This month we’ll be reading about humorous encounters a man has while on the Appalachian Trail. Returning to United States after 20 years in England, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his mother country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail. Known affectionately as the AT, it offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes. But for Bryson it also offered an opportunity for humor and irony as he learned the trail’s hard lessons about self-reliance. He persuaded his friend Stephen Katz to join him, and through weeks and months on the trail these two pioneers get in touch with a lot more than just life on the trail. This title is available on the Hoopla platform as an e-audiobook. Please contact Amy directly if you’d prefer a print copy of the book.

This event is free and open to the public, but 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. Feel free to bring your own snacks & beverages! Please notify us at least 3 days in advance if you should need a sign language interpreter. If you have questions please contact Amy at aackerman@sjcfl.us or 904.827.6934.

This book club is a partnership between the St. Johns County Public Library System and the St. Johns County Parks & Recreation Department.  Some materials are supplied by the Friends of the Main Library St. Augustine.

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-6, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   No registration necessary.  If interested in attending via zoom, email njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
September = The Hive Queen
October = The Poison Jungle

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club is hosted each month by our Adult Services Library Staff – Anne or Trinh – and offers two opportunities a month to discuss our monthly selection! You can attend in person on Friday morning at 11 am, via Zoom on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, or both. Adults are invited to participate and new members are always welcome! If you want to join us for our Zoom meeting, please RSVP online for a Zoom link at this weblink:  SJCPLS Book Clubs.

The Book Lovers Book Club will be reading is Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty in October. Print and audiobook CD copies, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout with your SJCPLS library card. This title is also available  for checkout in physical formats via our SJCPLS online catalog or in downloadable formats via Overdrive with your SJCPLS library card. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “Apples Never Fall follows the four Delaney siblings after the disappearance of their mother, Joy Delaney. The police soon identify their father, Stan, as a possible person of interest in her case. As they try to unravel the mystery of what happened to her or where she went, the four siblings — Troy, Brooke, Logan and Amy — are forced to confront truths about their relationships with each other, with their significant others, with their parents and about their parents’ marriage. To complicate matters, there’s also a strange young woman who showed up at Stan and Joy Delaney’s door a while back, and who is now nowhere to be found…” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub where we share fan art, fan fiction, and more! Club Logo proudly provided by our Club Member, Katie!

For more information about youth programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. Special thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring this program.

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club is hosted each month by our Adult Services Library Staff – Anne or Trinh – and offers two opportunities a month to discuss our monthly selection! You can attend in person on Friday morning at 11 am, via Zoom on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, or both. Adults are invited to participate and new members are always welcome! If you want to join us for our Zoom meeting, please RSVP below for a Zoom link.

The Book Lovers Book Club will be reading is Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty in October. Print and audiobook CD copies, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout with your SJCPLS library card. This title is also available  for checkout in physical formats via our SJCPLS online catalog or in downloadable formats via Overdrive with your SJCPLS library card. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “Apples Never Fall follows the four Delaney siblings after the disappearance of their mother, Joy Delaney. The police soon identify their father, Stan, as a possible person of interest in her case. As they try to unravel the mystery of what happened to her or where she went, the four siblings — Troy, Brooke, Logan and Amy — are forced to confront truths about their relationships with each other, with their significant others, with their parents and about their parents’ marriage. To complicate matters, there’s also a strange young woman who showed up at Stan and Joy Delaney’s door a while back, and who is now nowhere to be found…” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

This month, we will be reading The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Hamel. New members are always welcome! Snacks and drinks provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.

You’re invited to Read, Enjoy, And Discuss! This month’s theme: A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore. Snacks and drinks provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub where we share fan art, fan fiction, and more! Club Logo proudly provided by our Club Member, Katie!

For more information about youth programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. Special thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring this program.

Welcome back! This month we are reading and discussing Will Harlan’s Untamed: The Wildest Woman in American and the Fight for Cumberland Island.  If you enjoyed Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, you will surely enjoy this true account. Read what others are saying:

“Vivid. . . . Ms. Ruckdeschel’s biography, and the way this wandering soul came to settle for so many decades on Cumberland Island, is big enough on its own, but Mr. Harlan hints at bigger questions. Who does this island belong to? The Park Service, the Carnegies, Carol—and, for that matter, the turtles? What is the difference between stewardship and ownership? Carol Ruckdeschel found a home as the latest in a series of women who have tried to protect Cumberland Island. The difference being that, rather than being a Carnegie, she is a benevolent invasive species of one.”—Wall Street Journal

“Harlan intimately and expansively profiles a fearless Southern island dweller. . . . A moving homage and an adventure story that artfully articulates the ferocities of nature and humanity.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Deliciously engrossing. . . . Readers are in for a wild ride.”—Citizen-Times (Asheville)

“Open this book to the brine of salt marsh, the musk of turtles and sea breezes, and the astonishing story of Carol Ruckdeschel. From the first line I was captivated by this biography of a fierce and enigmatic passion for wildness, mesmerizing and beautiful. May we all learn something of love from it.”—Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood

Please join us for some fun, socialization and just all-around good time!

Thursday, November 10 @ 5 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) inside the Anastasia Library. You can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Anastasia Library. Make new friends, have good discussion and fun. We will have a fun hands on activity after our trivia! Books for the book clubs are chosen by the teens.
September Book: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 6 teens who sign up for our book club!   If you already have a copy of the book, just come on in – no need to sign up!

This month, we will be reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. New members are always welcome! Snacks and drinks provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club is hosted each month by our Adult Services Library Staff – Anne or Trinh – and offers two opportunities a month to discuss our monthly selection! You can attend in person on Friday morning at 11 am, via Zoom on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, or both. Adults are invited to participate and new members are always welcome! If you want to join us for our Zoom meeting, please RSVP online for a Zoom link at this weblink:  SJCPLS Book Clubs.

The Book Lovers Book Club will be reading is The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah in November. Print and audiobook CD copies, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout with your SJCPLS library card. This title is also available  for checkout in physical formats via our SJCPLS online catalog or in downloadable formats via Overdrive with your SJCPLS library card. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “In The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, Elsa Wolcott is a woman trying to raise two children on farm in the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl following the Great Depression. She watches as the lands around her crack in their perpetually parched state and the hopelessness threatens to breaks the spirit of those around her. As the situation worsens, Elsa is forced to make a decision to stay and fight or leave for the uncertain and unfamiliar lands in the West. In this tale, Kristin has written a survival story about resilience, love, family, courage and the American Dream.” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

WARRIORS FANS — this fun tween and teen Erin Hunter Book Club is for you! Join Librarian Ms. Lisa for an adventure through Erin Hunter’s Warriors books!

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub where we share fan art, fan fiction, and more! Club Logo proudly provided by our Club Member, Katie!

For more information about youth programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. Special thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring this program.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed Thursday, November 24, and remain closed through Friday, November 25, 2022. Libraries will reopen on Saturday, November 26, 2022.

Book drops will remain open during all closed days and, of course, our virtual services such as ebooks, databases, and downloadables are available 24/7. We wish you a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday.

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club is hosted each month by our Adult Services Library Staff – Anne or Trinh – and offers two opportunities a month to discuss our monthly selection! You can attend in person on Friday morning at 11 am, via Zoom on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, or both. Adults are invited to participate and new members are always welcome! If you want to join us for our Zoom meeting, please RSVP below for a Zoom link.

The Book Lovers Book Club will be reading is The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah in November. Print and audiobook CD copies, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout with your SJCPLS library card. This title is also available  for checkout in physical formats via our SJCPLS online catalog or in downloadable formats via Overdrive with your SJCPLS library card. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “In The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, Elsa Wolcott is a woman trying to raise two children on farm in the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl following the Great Depression. She watches as the lands around her crack in their perpetually parched state and the hopelessness threatens to breaks the spirit of those around her. As the situation worsens, Elsa is forced to make a decision to stay and fight or leave for the uncertain and unfamiliar lands in the West. In this tale, Kristin has written a survival story about resilience, love, family, courage and the American Dream.” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

You’re invited to Read, Enjoy, And Discuss! This month’s theme: A reread of a favorite book. Snacks and drinks provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club is hosted each month by our Adult Services Library Staff – Anne or Trinh – and offers two opportunities a month to discuss the monthly selection! You can attend in person on Friday morning at 11 am, via Zoom on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, or both. Adults are invited to participate and new members are always welcome! If you want to join us for our Zoom meeting, please RSVP below for a Zoom link.

In December, the Book Lovers Book Club will be celebrating an amazing year of reading and discussing literature together! At this special holiday party, each attendee is invited to share a favorite book with our Book Club members. A suggested reading list of these titles will be compiled and e-mailed out by Adult Services Librarian Anne to all Book Lovers Book Club members as a holiday gift to ourselves:  a great list of books to try out and read!

Any titles not currently owned by SJCPLS we will attempt to purchase for SJCPLS so that other readers may enjoy these wonderful titles. Additionally, Adult Services Librarian Anne and Adult Services Assistant Trinh will share the 2023 Book Lovers Book Club monthly reading list with you to get you pumped about 2023 and give you the opportunity to read ahead. You’ll also learn about St. Johns Reads 2023, so mark your calendars for this fun-filled wrap-up event with fellow readers and great books!

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club is hosted each month by our Adult Services Library Staff – Anne or Trinh – and offers two opportunities a month to discuss our monthly selection! You can attend in person on Friday morning at 11 am, via Zoom on Wednesday evening at 6 pm, or both. Adults are invited to participate and new members are always welcome! If you want to join us for our Zoom meeting, please RSVP online for a Zoom link at this weblink:  SJCPLS Book Clubs.

In December, the Book Lovers Book Club will be celebrating an amazing year of reading and discussing literature together! At this special holiday party, each attendee is invited to share a favorite book with our Book Club members. A suggested reading list of these titles will be compiled and e-mailed out by Adult Services Librarian Anne to all Book Lovers Book Club members as a holiday gift to ourselves:  a great list of books to try out and read!

Any titles not currently owned by SJCPLS we will attempt to purchase for SJCPLS so that other readers may enjoy these wonderful titles. Additionally, Adult Services Librarian Anne and Adult Services Assistant Trinh will share the 2023 Book Lovers Book Club monthly reading list with you to get you pumped about 2023 and give you the opportunity to read ahead. You’ll also learn about St. Johns Reads 2023, so mark your calendars for this fun-filled wrap-up event with fellow readers and great books!

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

All libraries will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Saturday, December 24, and Monday, December 26, 2022. All libraries will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday, December 27.

Book drops will remain open during all closed days and our virtual services such as eBooks, databases, and downloadables are available 24/7. We wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday.