Program Type: Teen

Middle grade students, join Ms. Akilah to learn basic sewing skills and a simple embroidery project. This month, we will embroider a winter wonderland on canvas bags for you to use on the go or as a gift! Supplies are provided for the program by the Friends of the Southeast Library. Project kits are limited, please e-mail aphillips@sjcfl.us to reserve your kit. 

This is a Live ZOOM class that meets once a month.  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. For this program, “middle grade” refers to students who are approximately ages 8-15.

Together Donna and Sherry share how to make plarn, and fashion sleeping mats for the homeless. These mats can be crafted from plastic shopping bags. If you happen to have a lot of these bags, or want to know what you can do with these bags, tune in!

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

Do you want some extra practice speaking Spanish? Learning a foreign language can be challenging when you do not have native speakers to learn from. Each meeting we will do something different to practice our Spanish skills – from watching movie clips, to ordering out at a restaurant. This conversation group is open to all middle and high school students needing practice speaking Spanish. Join Ms. Nicole by signing up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

Join Karlene, the head of the teen anime club at the Main branch, as she reviews anime series and movies, talks a bit about Japanese culture and history, and shares her opinion on all things anime. You can join in by emailing sjcpls@tblc.libanswers.com. Remember to put “Anime” in the subject line and your email may be read on the next episode! Karlene’s Anime Corner Podcast is designed for teens ages 12-18. You can listen to the podcast on FACEBOOK and YOUTUBE. New episodes will be uploaded the first and third Tuesday of every month.

Do the holidays make you stressed? Is there so much delicious food that you can’t help but partake and then gain that dreaded weight?! Robin Gren of Wildflower Healthcare has some helpful solutions to get us through the holidays Happy and Healthy! Join Robin and Harold George, Bookmobile-Extension Services Manager, as they talk about the healthy choices we can make this holiday season while still enjoying ourselves.

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

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.

Are you a Disney fan? 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.

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.

Thursdays, November  5, 12, 19 & December 3 @ 4:15 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, Aurora Rising by Aime Kaufman. 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. Please sign up each teen individually if using online form or by emailing.

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the academy would touch . . . and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline cases, and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

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

Teens, join Ms. Akilah for a festive, virtual cooking class right from your own kitchen! These tasty cookies are fun to make and even more fun to eat.  Invite a family member or friend to join you!

The ingredients and materials needed list will be emailed to you the Saturday morning prior to class so you have time to gather all your needed supplies to participate in this social feast.  This Live ZOOM class is a fun virtual experience designed for tweens and teens. We will cover basic kitchen tools and safety tips during this class.  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.

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.

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

• 8 inch by 21 inch piece of fabric (to make a 6 inch by 9 inch bag)
• 24 inches of ribbon (I used 5/8” wide ribbon – but other widths could be used)
• Thread for sewing machine
• Straight pins
• Safety pin
• 5 inch by 8 inch index card (optional but helpful)
• Sewing machine
• Iron

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

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

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

Do you want some extra practice speaking Spanish? Learning a foreign language can be challenging when you do not have native speakers to learn from. Each meeting we will do something different to practice our Spanish skills – from watching movie clips, to ordering out at a restaurant. This conversation group is open to all middle and high school students needing practice speaking Spanish. Join Ms. Nicole by signing up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

Join Karlene, the head of the teen anime club at the Main branch, as she reviews anime series and movies, talks a bit about Japanese culture and history, and shares her opinion on all things anime. You can join in by emailing sjcpls@tblc.libanswers.com. Remember to put “Anime” in the subject line and your email may be read on the next episode! Karlene’s Anime Corner Podcast is designed for teens ages 12-18. You can listen to the podcast on FACEBOOK and YOUTUBE. New episodes will be uploaded the first and third Tuesday of every month.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Ever find an old cookbook at your grandmother’s house? Join Will as he attempts a recipe from his Mema’s cookbook published in 1928.

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.​

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 Will for this edition of Quirky History that explores how libraries were created.

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.​

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.

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.

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.​

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.