Program Type: Book Clubs

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 month we’ll be reading the Florida classic, “A Land Remembered,” by Patrick D. Smith. This month’s meeting will take place at Canopy Shores Park. In this best-selling novel, Patrick D. Smith tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history. A best-selling novel of Florida historical fiction, A Land Remembered was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and received the state’s highest literary award from the Florida Historical Society, the 1986 Tebeau Prize for the Most Outstanding Florida Historical novel.

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.

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.

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.

Registration required.  Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion about the novel Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by Lisa Scottoline. Does This Beach Make Me look Fat? Is a delightful collection of stories to make us think, and laugh.

Please register on our website, The Zoom link with login information will be emailed within 24 hours of the event start time. A copy of the book can be sent to any library branch on request. Questions? Please email Donna if you need more information: Dbraasch@sjcpls.us.

Registration required.  Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion about the novel Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by Lisa Scottoline. Does This Beach Make Me look Fat? Is a delightful collection of stories to make us think, and laugh.

Please register on our website. Space limited due to social distancing requirements.  A copy of the book can be sent to any library branch on request. Questions? Please email Donna if you need more information : Dbraasch@sjcpls.us.

Registration required.  Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion about the novel The Boy From the Woods, by Harlan Coben. This book is full of twists and turns. A perfect summer read.

Please register on our website, The Zoom link with login information will be emailed within 24 hours of the event start time. A copy of the book can be sent to any library branch on request. Questions? Please email Donna if you need more information: Dbraasch@sjcpls.us.

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 month we’ll be reading the Florida classic, “A Land Remembered,” by Patrick D. Smith. This month’s meeting will take place at Canopy Shores Park. In this best-selling novel, Patrick D. Smith tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history. A best-selling novel of Florida historical fiction, A Land Remembered was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and received the state’s highest literary award from the Florida Historical Society, the 1986 Tebeau Prize for the Most Outstanding Florida Historical novel.

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.

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.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Wednesdays @ 2:30 June 16 – July 7
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Zoom Book Club: The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens. We may not be able to meet in person, we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Hannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. It’s a little disconnected from the outside world, but she’s always felt completely safe there. Which is why when she’s asked one day to babysit after school, she thinks it’s no big deal. Zoe and Oscar are her next-door neighbors, and Hannah just took a babysitting class that she’s pretty sure makes her an expert. She isn’t even worried that she left her inhaler at home.Then the shaking begins.The terrifying earthquake only lasts four minutes but it changes everything, damaging the house, knocking out the power, and making cell service nonexistent. Even worse, the ferry and the bridge connecting the kids to help – and their parents – are both blocked. Which means they’re stranded and alone… With Hannah in charge, as things go from bad to dangerous.

Thursdays, June 17, 24 and July 1, 8 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books – but we are real. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all.  I am Number Four.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

A book club for our youngest readers, led by Ms. Akilah. Read aloud, discuss, and do fun activities inspired by a new book each month!

Free books (to keep!) will be provided for the first three sign-ups, sponsored by the Friends of the Southeast Library. Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 June 16 – July 7
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Zoom Book Club: The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens. We may not be able to meet in person, we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Hannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. It’s a little disconnected from the outside world, but she’s always felt completely safe there. Which is why when she’s asked one day to babysit after school, she thinks it’s no big deal. Zoe and Oscar are her next-door neighbors, and Hannah just took a babysitting class that she’s pretty sure makes her an expert. She isn’t even worried that she left her inhaler at home.Then the shaking begins.The terrifying earthquake only lasts four minutes but it changes everything, damaging the house, knocking out the power, and making cell service nonexistent. Even worse, the ferry and the bridge connecting the kids to help – and their parents – are both blocked. Which means they’re stranded and alone… With Hannah in charge, as things go from bad to dangerous.

St. Johns County Public Library System and St. Johns Cultural Council are hosting a Special Zoom Book Club Event in honor of St. Johns County’s 200th Anniversary! Teens and adults are invited to join special book club event co-hosted by SJCPLS and the St. Johns Cultural Council.   Extension Services Director Harold George and Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford will lead a special Zoom Book Club honoring St. Johns County’s 200th Anniversary! The book we will be discussing is If It Takes All Summer by Dan R. Warren, available for request in SJCPLS’s catalog. To register for this Zoom event, please e-mail Harold at hgeorge@sjcfl.us. The first eight registrants for this Zoom Book Club will receive a free copy of the book! If you have any questions, please contact Anne at 904.827.6950. Thank you to St. Johns Cultural Council for providing free copies of the book for this special Book Club!

Thursdays, June 17, 24 and July 1, 8 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books – but we are real. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all.  I am Number Four.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

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.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Love graphic novels? We do too! Join Ms. Akilah on Zoom to discuss best-selling graphic novels each month. Books will be provided to the first three people to sign up!

Registration is required for this free event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 June 16 – July 7
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Zoom Book Club: The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens. We may not be able to meet in person, we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Hannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. It’s a little disconnected from the outside world, but she’s always felt completely safe there. Which is why when she’s asked one day to babysit after school, she thinks it’s no big deal. Zoe and Oscar are her next-door neighbors, and Hannah just took a babysitting class that she’s pretty sure makes her an expert. She isn’t even worried that she left her inhaler at home.Then the shaking begins.The terrifying earthquake only lasts four minutes but it changes everything, damaging the house, knocking out the power, and making cell service nonexistent. Even worse, the ferry and the bridge connecting the kids to help – and their parents – are both blocked. Which means they’re stranded and alone… With Hannah in charge, as things go from bad to dangerous.

Thursdays, June 17, 24 and July 1, 8 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books – but we are real. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all.  I am Number Four.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

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.

Thursdays, June 17, 24 and July 1, 8 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books – but we are real. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They killed them all.  I am Number Four.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

Registration required.  Join us at the park for a lively discussion about the novel The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs. Alexander Hamilton is a fascinating historical individual. Let’s explore this book and other interesting Hamilton information. Perfect for July.

Please register on our website, We will meet at the Pavilion at Plantation Park. 875 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@sjcpls.us.

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.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Registration required. Join us on Zoom for a lively discussion about the novel An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. This novel is a love story, full of insight–creating questions we can discuss. A perfect summer read.

Please register on our website, The Zoom link with login information will be emailed within 24 hours of the event start time. A copy of the book can be sent to any library branch on request. Questions? Please email Donna if you need more information: Dbraasch@sjcpls.us.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 July 14 – August 4
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Zoom Book Club: The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds. We may not be able to meet in person, we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

When Rex’s B-Day for Me-Day finally arrives, his parents surprise him with a box. A box with holes. A box with holes and adorable scratchy noises coming from inside. Could it be? Yes! It has to be! A . . . a . . . Chicken? Pet poultry? How clucky. One hour and fourteen minutes later, the chicken is dead (by a steamroller), Rex is cursed (by the Grim Reaper), and wild animals are haunting Rex’s room (hounding him for answers). Even his best friend Darvish is not going to believe this, and that kid believes everything. Rex’s uninvited ghostly guests are a chatty, messy bunch. And they need Rex to solve their mysterious deadly departures from the Middling Falls Zoo before it happens again. But how?

Thursdays, July 15, 22, 29, and Aug. 5 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it’s no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you’ll go to protect them.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

A book club for our youngest readers, led by Ms. Akilah. Read aloud, discuss, and do fun activities inspired by a new book each month!

Free books (to keep!) will be provided for the first three sign-ups, sponsored by the Friends of the Southeast Library. Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 July 14 – August 4
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Zoom Book Club: The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds. We may not be able to meet in person, we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

When Rex’s B-Day for Me-Day finally arrives, his parents surprise him with a box. A box with holes. A box with holes and adorable scratchy noises coming from inside. Could it be? Yes! It has to be! A . . . a . . . Chicken? Pet poultry? How clucky. One hour and fourteen minutes later, the chicken is dead (by a steamroller), Rex is cursed (by the Grim Reaper), and wild animals are haunting Rex’s room (hounding him for answers). Even his best friend Darvish is not going to believe this, and that kid believes everything. Rex’s uninvited ghostly guests are a chatty, messy bunch. And they need Rex to solve their mysterious deadly departures from the Middling Falls Zoo before it happens again. But how?

Thursdays, July 15, 22, 29, and Aug. 5 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it’s no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you’ll go to protect them.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

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.

Complete fun reading challenges to earn virtual rewards and tickets to win free Erin Hunter books! As you move through the levels (Kit, Apprentice, Reading Warrior, Deputy and Clan Leader) we will track your progress and share your work in our Virtual Erin Hunter Book Club Hub. Will you be the first to work through all of the levels?

For questions about this program, contact Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. This Book Club proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Love graphic novels? We do too! Join Ms. Akilah on Zoom to discuss best-selling graphic novels each month. Books will be provided to the first three people to sign up!

Registration is required for this free event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 July 14 – August 4
Join Ms. Nicole for our Grades 3-5 SSYRA Zoom Book Club: The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds. We may not be able to meet in person, we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 10 students who sign up! Each book club will have trivia and hands on activities. Sign up for our book club online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

When Rex’s B-Day for Me-Day finally arrives, his parents surprise him with a box. A box with holes. A box with holes and adorable scratchy noises coming from inside. Could it be? Yes! It has to be! A . . . a . . . Chicken? Pet poultry? How clucky. One hour and fourteen minutes later, the chicken is dead (by a steamroller), Rex is cursed (by the Grim Reaper), and wild animals are haunting Rex’s room (hounding him for answers). Even his best friend Darvish is not going to believe this, and that kid believes everything. Rex’s uninvited ghostly guests are a chatty, messy bunch. And they need Rex to solve their mysterious deadly departures from the Middling Falls Zoo before it happens again. But how?

Thursdays, July 15, 22, 29, and Aug. 5 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it’s no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you’ll go to protect them.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

Thursdays, July 15, 22, 29, and Aug. 5 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. This summer you can choose how to participate, either join us through Zoom, or meet with us at The Growers Alliance Cafe we can still make new friends, have good discussion and fun! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 8 students who sign up! Sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won’t ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it’s no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you’ll go to protect them.

Growers Alliance Cafe is located at 322 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080.

The St. Johns County Public Library System will be closed Monday, September 6, 2021 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All locations will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 7, 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.