Program Type: Teen

Can you rise up to the challenge? If you love the Dystopian genre as much as we do, you’ll want join this new monthly Zoom teen club with Ms. Lisa. Each month we will share out thought on our featured title and discuss a real-life survival skill, too!

Our October title is When We Were Lost by Kevin Wignall. Place your hold of When We Were Lost in the library catalog HERE. When We Were Lost is also available as an eBook HERE.

For more information about this new book club, reach out to Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Adults and teens (age14+) are invited to attend the crochet group at the Bartram Trail Branch Library. The group crochets or knits blankets for cancer patients at area hospitals. All skill levels are welcome.

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

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

REGISTRATION REQUIRED for this live Zoom video-conference event. This special event will be hosted by Ponte  Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford and Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert.

Get ready for Halloween with “Ghost Hunters” TV star, Dustin Pari, as he presents “Spirits of the World.” From Dustin’s website: “Dustin has had the good fortune to have been a part of investigations in 26 countries across the globe, conducting research upon 6 of the 7 continents. In this special lecture he shares some of his favorite stories from investigations in Irish castles, French chateaus, Australian prisons, and more! Grab your passport and prepare for a fun and frightening journey!” This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.

Questions? Call us at 904.827.6950 or email us at sjcpls@tblc.libanswers.com. You will need to provide your own internet-connected device and a Zoom account to participate.  Create a free Zoom account at zoom.us. The Zoom link for this special event will be sent to all registered attendees the day of the event. Happy Halloween and happy National Friends of the Library Week!

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

Do you enjoy creating art, but worry about not being any good at it? Worry not and join the library for a Bad Art competition! Hosted through the month of October, compete to create the worst piece of art that you can. Winners will receive their very own ugly trophy and special art kit! Drop off your amazing work at the Southeast Library any time before October 29 to be included in the judging.

Kids, ages 10-16, are encouraged to join our Main-iac Robotics Lab. Learn how to build and program robots using the Lego EV3 Mindstorms system. Space is limited so registration is required. For more information on this exciting program, feel free to contact Youth Services Librarian, Andy Calvert, at 827-6940 or at acalvert@sjcfl.us. The Lego EV3 Mindstorm kits are provided as part of a grant from The Barbara A. Kay Foundation, seeking to enrich the lives of children.

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

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

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. 

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

Join Monica for her rendition of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado. You may remember Monica’s very popular telling of The Raven from last year as it was hauntingly good! If you missed it, we dare you to watch it on our website, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel

Join Will for our ZOOM Murder Mystery Night! Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case.  This is a six part series.  Sign up  for each part separately. Registration Required.  Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

September 9 @ 7 pm – Episode 1
September 23 @ 7 pm – Episode 2
October 14 @ 7 pm – Episode 3
October 28 @ 7 pm – Episode 4
November 4 @ 7 pm – Episode 5
November 18 @ 7 pm – Episode 6

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

Calling all teens and young adults! Choose your weapon. Concentrate your spells, and set your resolve. A new adventure awaits. You have received a mysterious letter beckoning you and your party to the stunningly beautiful land of Barovia. A local burgomaster there summons you to aid his beloved daughter, for she is afflicted by malice too horrible for writing. Great riches are promised should you be able to free her from her torment.

Please register on the web: The Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the program.

Adults and teens (age14+) are invited to attend the crochet group at the Bartram Trail Branch Library. The group crochets or knits blankets for cancer patients at area hospitals. All skill levels are welcome.

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

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

Sign up for this class by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. This class if for youth grades 1-5 who can come into the library to gain hands on experience with our OSMO kits. OSMO kits are a play based learning system using iPads along with different educational components.  We will have three of the kits available for partners to compete and play with. Space is limited, so register early!

Teens and Tweens, grades 6-12, join Miss Carla in sewing a soup bowl cozy for heating bowls in the microwave. Pick up a kit at your local library branch while supplies last, kits are limited.

If you picked up a kit at your local library you should have:

• 30 inches of 2.5 inch wide burlap ribbon
• 30 inches of 5/8 inch wide fall colored ribbon
• 24 inches of 1.5 inch wide burlap ribbon
• White cardstock
• Template for “GIVE THANKS”

You will also need:

• Ruler
• Glue Gun (May require adult supervision.)
• Email libbt@sjcfl.us for “GIVE THANKS” template if needed.

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!

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

Thursdays, November 4 & 18 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our November choice, The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. 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! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 6 students who sign up! Please register  Sign up by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Join Will for our ZOOM Murder Mystery Night! Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case.  This is a six part series.  Sign up  for each part separately. Registration Required.  Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

September 9 @ 7 pm – Episode 1
September 23 @ 7 pm – Episode 2
October 14 @ 7 pm – Episode 3
October 28 @ 7 pm – Episode 4
November 4 @ 7 pm – Episode 5
November 18 @ 7 pm – Episode 6

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

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

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. 

Turkeys are a symbol of the holiday season, but what do you know about wild turkeys? Join Parks Naturalist, Kelly Ussia, for a fun, festive, and informative talk about this charismatic bird. Seating limited.  Seating is first come, first served. Gobble Gobble.

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

Sign up by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us! This class is for kids grades 2-6  who want to come into the library to gain hands on experience with our LittleBits. Little Bits is a system of building blocks that snap together to turn ideas into real, moving inventions! We will have a different project each week for you to complete. *Parents, we can accept youth in grades 1-2, if you are willing to help us in the room.  Space is limited, so register early!

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

Stuck at home with nothing to do? Kids K-Grade6 can join Ms. Nicole for our Writing Boxes. This fun creative writing program will inspire the writer in any child. Each lab 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. You may sign up by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us.

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Farmers Market at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Find us at 1340C A1A South, Saint Augustine, FL 32080

Adults and teens (age14+) are invited to attend the crochet group at the Bartram Trail Branch Library. The group crochets or knits blankets for cancer patients at area hospitals. All skill levels are welcome.

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

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

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

Thursdays, November 4 & 18 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our November choice, The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. 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! Books are provided by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Library to the first 6 students who sign up! Please register  Sign up by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up for our book club. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Join Will for our ZOOM Murder Mystery Night! Theatre, actors, and bodies found in attic trunks! Grab the family to help solve an 80 year old murder case.  This is a six part series.  Sign up  for each part separately. Registration Required.  Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

September 9 @ 7 pm – Episode 1
September 23 @ 7 pm – Episode 2
October 14 @ 7 pm – Episode 3
October 28 @ 7 pm – Episode 4
November 4 @ 7 pm – Episode 5
November 18 @ 7 pm – Episode 6

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

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

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. 

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all SJCPLS libraries will be closed Thursday, November 25 and remain closed through Friday, November 26, 2021. Libraries will reopen on Saturday, November 28, 2021.

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 Thanksgiving holiday.

Calling all teens and young adults! Choose your weapon. Concentrate your spells, and set your resolve. A new adventure awaits. You have received a mysterious letter beckoning you and your party to the stunningly beautiful land of Barovia. A local burgomaster there summons you to aid his beloved daughter, for she is afflicted by malice too horrible for writing. Great riches are promised should you be able to free her from her torment.

You will be joining a quest in progress. Be welcomed, and challenged!

Please register on the web: The Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the program.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

The Bookmobile will be visiting the Farmers Market at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Find us at 1340C A1A South, Saint Augustine, FL 32080

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

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

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

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

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

All libraries will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Friday, December 24th and Saturday, December 25th, 2021. All libraries will resume regular operating hours on Monday, December 267h.

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 Saturday, January 1, 2022 for the New Year’s Day holiday. Libraries will resume regular operating hours on Monday, January 3.

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!

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

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

To put the location of the start of the race in your GPS, use the following address: 245 Nocatee Center Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081