Program Type: Kids

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Michelle from the Hastings Branch Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

Snow globes, once a holiday tradition have now become a fun thing for any occasion.  Although they have not been around for very long, people all over the world love and enjoy them.  Kids of all ages can join Ms. Nicole to celebrate the holidays and make some paper snow globes.  Join us on Facebook or see it on our YouTube Channel SJCLibraryVid!
Supply List:  construction paper, glue, scissors, markers

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Alex from the Southeast Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

Holiday lights are a favorite tradition for many…including Moose. Join us to create your own holiday moose all tangled in lights. A limited number of craft kits will be available for pick-up at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch December 3-5 on a first come, first served basis.

This is a Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

Kids of all ages can join Mrs. Akilah for a high energy workout and low energy cool down.  You’ll also hear stories and learn how to make easy healthy homemade snacks or homemade active use toys the whole family can enjoy!  Suit up in your best super hero gear and bring your bottled water.  You might also want to have a towel, mat, or blanket to sit on for the cool down stretch for this live ZOOM event. 

Please register on our web site and you will be e-mailed your meeting ID and password login within 24 hours of the event start time.  

Are you up for a LEGO challenge? Grab your bricks and log into Zoom for weekly challenges, LEGO history tidbits, and a chance to show off your latest creations! This is a fun social gathering designed for grades K-5.

This event will take place on ZOOM. You must register on our website to attend. The Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event.

Do your kids love to dance, sing, and put on a show for you at home?  Well if you answered yes to any or all of the above than this class just might be for you.  Join Mrs. Akilah as we explores the fluid movements of the body with dance inspiration from around the world.  This fall/winter we will practice bits of ballet, contemporary, freestyle, and jazz to beautiful music both instrumental and lyrical.  You will also lean a fully choreographed routine to perform at the end of the term for your family and friends.  You will need to have a scarf or two and a ribbon wand standing by.  Please grab your bottled H2O and wear your best stretchy dance gear so you can really feel the music and express yourself in this Live Zoom Event. 

Registration is now closed for this program. Our next Youth Dance series will open for registration in December.

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE storytime with our Main Library Youth Services Librarian, Mr. Andy!

Songs! Books! Laughs! Storytime fun!

Follow this link to our Facebook page: St. Johns County Public Library System

Watch our online Storytimes HERE on YouTube!

PreK-Grades 6 can join Ms. Nicole for this Writing Boxes Lab! Stuck at home with nothing to do? This fun creative writing program will inspire the writer in any child. Each week is a different theme, allowing kids of all ages to experience the joy of writing in a multitude of ways. These programs are geared for children K-5. Younger children are welcome, and will need your assistance. Supplies: Pencil, lined paper, blank paper, pen, crayons, scissors, construction paper scraps, glue. Sign-up is required for each of the writing boxes Zoom programs. You may sign up for one or all of them online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

Yes, you heard that right! The librarians at SJCPLS have an island in Animal Crossing and want to invite you to come and play. We have named the island Biblio Bay and we would love to welcome you to come play games, do scavenger hunts and hang out together. Be sure to leave some room in your pockets so we can send you back to your own island with some new gifts. Bring a few items with you so you can do some trading at our trading post too.

Registration is required in order to receive the Dodo Code for the event. Only 1 RSVP per Nintendo Switch.
All participants will need their own Switch device, their own copy of the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons and a Nintendo Switch Online Account in order to join the island.

The Nintendo Switch Online app will also be used for voice chat during gameplay. This is not required, but will greatly enhance your experience on the island.

AGES 10-16

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Michelle from the Hastings Branch Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

Holiday cards have been around for hundreds of years… or have they? Kids of all ages can join Ms. Nicole to celebrate the holidays and make some special holiday cards.  Join us on Facebook or see it on our YouTube Channel SJCLibraryVid!
Supply List:  construction paper, glue, scissors

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Alex from the Southeast Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

All-ages are welcome to join Will to learn more about the history of one of America’s favorite activities.

This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page or our Youtube channel :sjclibraryvid

Kids, go back in time with Ms. Alex and learn about the life of Brazilian artist Mira Schendel. We’ll then dive into and discuss some of her work, and create a masterpiece together using basic art supplies!

List of supplies to come!

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

Does your little one love to read already and love talking about the books they have read?  Join Mrs. Akilah and other happy beginning readers as we share our thoughts and ideas on a new book each month.  This live virtual social event will allow each child the opportunity to read aloud, when prompted, sentences from the book as we share time together talking about a good book followed up with a craft to help bring the book to life.  This month we will be reading and discussing When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan.

Books are provided to the first three students who register by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.

Please register on our web site and you will be e-mailed your meeting ID and password login within 24 hours of the event start time.

Are you up for a LEGO challenge? Grab your bricks and log into Zoom for weekly challenges, LEGO history tidbits, and a chance to show off your latest creations! This is a fun social gathering designed for grades K-5.

This event will take place on ZOOM. You must register on our website to attend. The Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event.

MAIN-iac Science Lab explores different scientific concepts, cool inventors and more. Join Mr. Andy as he shows you some cool science experiments that you can try at home.

Follow this link to our Facebook page: St. Johns County Public Library System

Watch more great science programs HERE on YouTube!

Do your kids love to dance, sing, and put on a show for you at home?  Well if you answered yes to any or all of the above than this class just might be for you.  Join Mrs. Akilah as we explores the fluid movements of the body with dance inspiration from around the world.  This fall/winter we will practice bits of ballet, contemporary, freestyle, and jazz to beautiful music both instrumental and lyrical.  You will also lean a fully choreographed routine to perform at the end of the term for your family and friends.  You will need to have a scarf or two and a ribbon wand standing by.  Please grab your bottled H2O and wear your best stretchy dance gear so you can really feel the music and express yourself in this Live Zoom Event. 

Registration is now closed for this program. Our next Youth Dance series will open for registration in December.

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE storytime with our Main Library Youth Services Librarian, Mr. Andy!

Songs! Books! Laughs! Storytime fun!

Follow this link to our Facebook page: St. Johns County Public Library System

Watch our online Storytimes HERE on YouTube!

PreK-Grades 6 can join Ms. Nicole for this Writing Boxes Lab! Stuck at home with nothing to do? This fun creative writing program will inspire the writer in any child. Each week is a different theme, allowing kids of all ages to experience the joy of writing in a multitude of ways. These programs are geared for children K-5. Younger children are welcome, and will need your assistance. Supplies: Pencil, lined paper, blank paper, pen, crayons, scissors, construction paper scraps, glue. Sign-up is required for each of the writing boxes Zoom programs. You may sign up for one or all of them online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Michelle from the Hastings Branch Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

Together Donna and Andrew Letter, Wildlife Biologist of Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute discuss the American Alligator, Florida’s state reptile. Andrew brings along Toothless, a juvenile alligator, to give you a close-up view of an alligator’s coloring, scutes, and eggs.

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

Join Ms. Marcia as she explores Our Big Backyard. In each episode, Ms. Marcia will teach us about some of the fascinating creatures that live right here in St. Johns County.

Follow this link to our Facebook page: St. Johns County Public Library System

Watch more great library programs right HERE on YouTube!

All libraries will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Thursday, December 24th and Friday, December 25th. All libraries will reopen on Saturday, December 26th.

Bookdrops 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 holiday.

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Michelle from the Hastings Branch Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

All SJCPLS libraries will be closed Friday, January 1 for the New Year’s Day holiday. Libraries will reopen on Saturday, January 2. Book drops will remain open during these closures and our virtual services such as eBooks, databases, and downloadables are available 24/7. From all of us at SJCPLS, we wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday!

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Michelle from the Hastings Branch Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

Wednesdays @ 2:30 January 6,13,20,27
Join Ms. Nicole for our SSYRA Grades 3-5 Zoom Book Club: Inkling by Kenneth Oppel. 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 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.

Get ready—a little ink blot is about to become your new best friend. The Rylance family is stuck. Dad’s got writer’s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school—even though he can’t draw. Sarah’s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom so much more than they can say. Enter Inkling. ..

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make some fun snowflakes!  It’s Florida and it’s January, so lets create some beautiful snow together!  This is an online event that you can conveniently watch on our YouTube Channel, SJCLibraryVid, or our Facebook page.

Supply List: white paper, scissors, rulers, glitter & glue (optional)

If you enjoy reading, join us for this Family Friendly Trivia Night based off of classic literature.

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. Johns Reads is the St. Johns County Public Library System’s annual one-book, one-community program.

Presented for the 16^th year, 2021’s program features a variety of virtual programs on The Library Book by Susan Orlean. The Library Book is available to enjoy in print, large print, audiobook on disc, digital audiobook, and eBook formats. Special thanks to our generous Friends of the Library groups for sponsoring our St. Johns Reads programming.​

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with Ms. Michelle from the Hastings Branch Library! Songs! Books! Laughs!

This is a LIVE Facebook event that you can conveniently watch on our Facebook page, and it will be archived afterward on our website and on our Youtube channel!

All ages are welcome to join St. Johns County Parks and Recreation for an interactive presentation about how to make your lifestyle more sustainable. Do you already have the reusable bags and water bottles, but want to know how to have a bigger environmental impact? Then this talk is for you.

Registration Required

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with our Anastasia Library Youth Librarian, Ms. Nicole! We will be teaching young ones weather, colors, counting, letters, songs, stories and more in both English and Spanish in this fun online event. Join us as we go LIVE on Facebook for storytime fun.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 January 6,13,20,27
Join Ms. Nicole for our SSYRA Grades 3-5 Zoom Book Club: Inkling by Kenneth Oppel. 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 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.

Get ready—a little ink blot is about to become your new best friend. The Rylance family is stuck. Dad’s got writer’s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school—even though he can’t draw. Sarah’s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom so much more than they can say. Enter Inkling. ..

Join us for an our Outdoor Storytime in the Pier Pavilion! Young children and their caretakers are welcome at this storytime which features engaging stories, songs, and fingerplays in both English and Spanish. Masks are requested, social distancing is required. Attendees are encouraged to bring towels or blankets to help designate family spaces. In the event of inclement weather, Storytime will be canceled.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

All SJCPLS libraries will be closed on Monday, January 18 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

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

Wednesdays @ 2:30 January 6,13,20,27
Join Ms. Nicole for our SSYRA Grades 3-5 Zoom Book Club: Inkling by Kenneth Oppel. 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 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.

Get ready—a little ink blot is about to become your new best friend. The Rylance family is stuck. Dad’s got writer’s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school—even though he can’t draw. Sarah’s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom so much more than they can say. Enter Inkling. ..

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make some fun CD Spinners! Are they a toy or is it recycled art?  Stop by the Anastasia Library for your CD spinner 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: old, ruined CD or DVD, hot glue, hot glue gun, marble, bottle cap, paint or markers, marble

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with our Anastasia Library Youth Librarian, Ms. Nicole! We will be teaching young ones weather, colors, counting, letters, songs, stories and more in both English and Spanish in this fun online event. Join us as we go LIVE on Facebook for storytime fun.

Wednesdays @ 2:30 January 6,13,20,27
Join Ms. Nicole for our SSYRA Grades 3-5 Zoom Book Club: Inkling by Kenneth Oppel. 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 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.

Get ready—a little ink blot is about to become your new best friend. The Rylance family is stuck. Dad’s got writer’s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school—even though he can’t draw. Sarah’s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom so much more than they can say. Enter Inkling. ..

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

St. Johns Reads is the St. Johns County Public Library System’s annual one-book, one-community program.

Presented for the 16^th year, 2021’s program features a variety of virtual programs on The Library Book by Susan Orlean. The Library Book is available to enjoy in print, large print, audiobook on disc, digital audiobook, and eBook formats. Special thanks to our generous Friends of the Library groups for sponsoring our St. Johns Reads programming.​

Register here: https://laceupforlibraries5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=12794

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Register here: https://laceupforlibraries5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=12794

Can’t sew?  This is the perfect project for you! Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make some fun no sew hearts to celebrate Valentines Day! 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: felt, scissors, batting (or something to use as stuffing)

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Join Park Naturalist Kelly Ussia for a family-friendly presentation about the snakes and alligators found throughout the State of Florida and maybe even in your backyard. Learn about the various species of snakes in our areas as well as how to live with the amazing crocodilian neighbors.

Registration Required

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with our Anastasia Library Youth Librarian, Ms. Nicole! We will be teaching young ones weather, colors, counting, letters, songs, stories and more in both English and Spanish in this fun online event. Join us as we go LIVE on Facebook for storytime fun.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

In observance of the President’s Day holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2021. Libraries will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Bookdrops will remain open during this closure and, of course, our virtual services such as eBooks, databases and downloadables are available 24/7.

Everyone loves beads!  Beads have a long and colorful history all over the world.  Join Ms. Nicole via Zoom to learn a little about the history of trade beads, as well as why they are still so popular today.  After, we will create our own recyclable trade beads together online and share our creations with each other!

Kids of all ages are invited to join Ms. Nicole and make some fun wood toys!  Sometimes the best toys are ones you do not get to play with often, or ones you make yourself!  Stop by the Anastasia Library for your wood 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: wood tops or kendama (found at the Dollar Store or Amazon), paint, paint brush

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Join us for a special Facebook LIVE online storytime with our Anastasia Library Youth Librarian, Ms. Nicole! We will be teaching young ones weather, colors, counting, letters, songs, stories and more in both English and Spanish in this fun online event. Join us as we go LIVE on Facebook for storytime fun.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

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.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.

Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Girls Who code is a free after-school online program for 3rd-5th grade girls. While the Girls Who Code programs are designed for participants who identify as female to promote a girls-supportive environment, we welcome any 3rd-5th grade member who wishes to join the Girls Who Code. This is a 12 week program using the Girls Who Code national curriculum.