Program Type: The Best Summer

Thursdays, April 22, 29 and May 6, 13 @ 3:30 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our zoom teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for this month’s pick, The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. 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.

A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why – or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.us.

Are you in need of a job and need assistance with your resume, interview skills, and more? Join Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford as she highlights three new great job assistance books you can check out, a fantastic SJCPLS database (Brainfuse JobNow) you can use for free 24/7 with your SJCPLS library card, and a local employment assistance organization’s website you can utilize (CareerSource of Northeast Florida), all in the service of helping you get the job you need! At the end of this online presentation is a list of further suggested titles you can check out to help you take your employment endeavors to the next level. Need a SJCPLS library card to access these suggested book titles and SJCPLS database Brainfuse JobNow? Simply visit any SJCPLS branch library to get your SJCPLS library card today!

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

The dog days of summer are here! Teens and Tweens, grades 6-12, join Miss Carla in sewing a dog toy. 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:

• 2 – 6” x 10” pieces of fabric
• Paper to draw a dog bone pattern (dog bone is about 8” long x 4” inches wide)

You will also need:

• Scissors
• Straight pins
• Thread to match your fabric
• Sewing machine and iron (may require adult supervision)

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!

Songs! Stories! Fun! Join Youth Services Librarian Ms. Lisa for a LIVE pre-k storytime through Zoom! Sign-up online through the library website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she meets with Charles Tingley of the St. Augustine Historical Society to discuss one of our most infamous historical residents, Jesse Fish. A resident of eighteenth-century St. Augustine under both Spanish and British rule, Jesse Fish was a merchant and a shipmaster, a slaveholder and a smuggler, a realtor and a translator, possibly a spy and most certainly a schemer. Beth will meet Mr. Tingley at one of the properties that passed through Jesse Fish’s hands, the Llambias House, built sometime before 1763 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1970. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

We’re celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Teen Anime fans, this virtual café has saved a seat for you! Join Ms. Karlene, longtime leader of library’s Anime Club, and Ms. Lisa from the PVB Library, for a fun virtual get-together by Zoom to celebrate all things Anime! Trivia, discussions, and more. RSVP through the website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

This program proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

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

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

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. 

Grab your apron and learn how to make easy & delicious food with Ms. Akilah in this live Zoom class! A grocery list of ingredients will be sent out a week before class so that you can cook in real time alongside Ms. Akilah.

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

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.us.

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.

Let the music move you and express yourself through dance and words with Ms. Akilah! This program will span the summer and end with a virtual recital.

Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be the day of rehearsal! Registration will only be available for the initial 6/16 class. If interested in joining after the first class, please e-mail apickett@sjcfl.us.

Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30 and July 7 @ 3:45 PM
Kids can join Ms. Nicole in search finding Bigfoot! Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to Bigfoot. Each week’s meeting brings us one step closer to finding Bigfoot! This is a four part mystery hunt. Sign up once for all four parts online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Songs! Stories! Fun! Join Youth Services Librarian Ms. Lisa for a LIVE pre-k storytime through Zoom! Sign-up online through the library website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Kids, put on your superhero cape and join Ms. Akilah for a high energy workout that the whole family will love, live on Zoom! Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

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.

Magician Mark Alan joins us again this summer at the Amp to help us kick off The Best Summer at Your Library! This hilarious show is aimed at kids ages 6 and up, and is always a hit year after year. The show is free, but seating is limited and you will need a ticket.  Please visit your local branch on Saturday, June 19, during Library open hours for tickets.  Mark Alan’s appearance is sponsored by The Friends of the Library.

The Amp is located at 1340C A1A S, St. Augustine, FL 32080.  Tickets are required for this event and may be picked up at your local library on June 19.

For locations and hours please visit: https://sjcpls.org/branches/

Donna and Leslie take you around St. Johns County for some Free & Fun activities to do on your own or with friends and family. This episode will take us to the Mission Nombre De Dios located in downtown St. Augustine, Fort Mose Historic State Park in the North City area, and Vaill Point Park in the St. Augustine Shores area. Come along as we explore the beauty of St. Johns County.

We are celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Don’t be sus – play with us! Join Ms. Alex for a private game of Among Us via your mobile device with other local teens. Participants must join on Zoom to play. Registration is required for this free event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.us.

Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Assistant Beth online as she visits historic Fish Island with archaeologist and Friends of Fish Island member Marsha Chance. Fish Island is an approximately 73-acre cultural landscape located on the Matanzas River and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Named for the infamous eighteenth-century St. Augustine resident Jesse Fish who established Florida’s first large commercial orange plantation on the island, Fish Island is comprised of undeveloped upland buffer, wetlands, and wildlife habitat, and boasts several points of archaeological interest. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

We’re celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

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.

Let the music move you and express yourself through dance and words with Ms. Akilah! This program will span the summer and end with a virtual recital.

Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be the day of rehearsal! Registration will only be available for the initial 6/16 class. If interested in joining after the first class, please e-mail apickett@sjcfl.us.

Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30 and July 7 @ 3:45 PM
Kids can join Ms. Nicole in search finding Bigfoot! Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to Bigfoot. Each week’s meeting brings us one step closer to finding Bigfoot! This is a four part mystery hunt. Sign up once for all four parts online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

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!

Songs! Stories! Fun! Join Youth Services Librarian Ms. Lisa for a LIVE pre-k storytime through Zoom! Sign-up online through the library website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Kids, grab a yoga mat or towel and join Ms. Akilah for a fun and relaxing yoga class perfect for the whole family. Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

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.

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! Each meeting’s goal eventually leads to the murderer of Toby Mendia. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

Move over Millenials, Gen Z is here to craft! Pick up craft kits at your local library branch, while supplies last. This is an online event that you can watch on our website, Facebook page, or YouTube.

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.

Registration is closed. Program at capacity. The Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the program.

Teen Anime fans, this virtual café has saved a seat for you! Join Ms. Karlene, longtime leader of library’s Anime Club, and Ms. Lisa from the PVB Library, for a fun virtual get-together by Zoom to celebrate all things Anime! Trivia, discussions, and more. RSVP through the website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

This program proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

Kids, dive into art and art history with Ms. Alex! After a brief presentation, use your reserved kit to create an inspired piece of art.

This is an online event that you can watch on our website, Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel. Reserve a free kit for this program online.

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. 

While sharing some family tales, Donna and Leslie will cook up some old Florida favorites – Oxtail and Gator tail. If you have never had these dishes before, hang on to you hat, you are in for a treat!

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

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.

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.us.

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.

Let the music move you and express yourself through dance and words with Ms. Akilah! This program will span the summer and end with a virtual recital.

Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be the day of rehearsal! Registration will only be available for the initial 6/16 class. If interested in joining after the first class, please e-mail apickett@sjcfl.us.

Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30 and July 7 @ 3:45 PM
Kids can join Ms. Nicole in search finding Bigfoot! Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to Bigfoot. Each week’s meeting brings us one step closer to finding Bigfoot! This is a four part mystery hunt. Sign up once for all four parts online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Songs! Stories! Fun! Join Youth Services Librarian Ms. Lisa for a LIVE pre-k storytime through Zoom! Sign-up online through the library website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Kids, put on your superhero cape and join Ms. Akilah for a high energy workout that the whole family will love, live on Zoom! Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

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.

Join us for this family friendly trivia night on Zoom that tests your knowledge about the quirkier side of our local history.

Contact Will at mpate@sjcfl.us for issues with Zoom links and questions.

Registration Required.

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.

Join Leslie as she talks with Dr. Ann Browning Masters, a local author and educator, for a fascinating discussion on the Floridanos, Menorcans and the Cattle-Whip Crackers. Dr. Masters shares the local history of these first European settlers, the Spanish and British periods, Statehood, and recites a few favorite poems from Floridanos, Menorcans, Cattle-Whip Crackers: poetry of St. Augustine.

We are celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Join Will for this Family-Friendly Cooking Class. This easy grilled recipe will put a new spin on dessert for the family.

Materials needed: Grill; Chef knife; 2 large peaches; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 (5.3.oz) container thick vanilla yogurt like Greek style yogurt; honey; 3-4 mint leaves

Registration Required.

Email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us with questions or issues with Zoom links.

Don’t be sus – play with us! Join Ms. Alex for a private game of Among Us via your mobile device with other local teens. Participants must join on Zoom to play. Registration is required for this free event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.us.

Let the music move you and express yourself through dance and words with Ms. Akilah! This program will span the summer and end with a virtual recital.

Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be the day of rehearsal! Registration will only be available for the initial 6/16 class. If interested in joining after the first class, please e-mail apickett@sjcfl.us.

Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30 and July 7 @ 3:45 PM
Kids can join Ms. Nicole in search finding Bigfoot! Are you good at puzzles and solving mysteries? Test your skills by helping us solve the clues leading us to Bigfoot. Each week’s meeting brings us one step closer to finding Bigfoot! This is a four part mystery hunt. Sign up once for all four parts online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register.

Songs! Stories! Fun! Join Youth Services Librarian Ms. Lisa for a LIVE pre-k storytime through Zoom! Sign-up online through the library website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Join the Garden Club of St. Augustine and author Marta Magellan to learn all about dragonflies and how to become nature detectives! This program is offered in partnership with the Garden Club of St. Augustine and the Friends of the Library.

This is an online event that you can watch on our website, Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel. Reserve a free kit for this program online. Registration will open soon!

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.

Kids, grab a yoga mat or towel and join Ms. Akilah for a fun and relaxing yoga class perfect for the whole family. Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

Grab the family and join us for our Zoom Murder Mystery Night! Each meeting’s goal eventually leads to the murderer of Toby Mendia. Sign-up online at sjcpls.org or email Will at mpate@sjcfl.us to register.

Registration Required.

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.

Teen Anime fans, this virtual café has saved a seat for you! Join Ms. Karlene, longtime leader of library’s Anime Club, and Ms. Lisa from the PVB Library, for a fun virtual get-together by Zoom to celebrate all things Anime! Trivia, discussions, and more. RSVP through the website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

This program proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. 

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

Although we will meet through Zoom for a special Book Club meeting, you don’t need to wait for our club meeting to get started! Every member who RSVPs will get an invitation to our online Erin Hunter Book Club Hub.

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. 

Grab your apron and learn how to make easy & delicious food with Ms. Akilah in this live Zoom class! A grocery list of ingredients will be sent out a week before class so that you can cook in real time alongside Ms. Akilah.

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

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.

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.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?

Let the music move you and express yourself through dance and words with Ms. Akilah! This program will span the summer and end with a virtual recital.

Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be the day of rehearsal! Registration will only be available for the initial 6/16 class. If interested in joining after the first class, please e-mail apickett@sjcfl.us.

Wednesdays, July 14-Aug 11 @ 3:45 PM
Learn to code and use computer science to change the world! Join Ms. Nicole in this free online program for students who are entering grades 4-6. This is a 5 week program where the students will work on building a scrolling platform game in Scratch with each week’s lesson building on the prior week.  Some of the concepts we will be covering in these classes includes custom blocks, friction, clones, scrolling physics, variables and more.  Computers are recommended but tablets are okay, a Scratch account is required. When you sign up for this session you will be signed up for all of the sessions. Please sign up online or email njebbia@sjcfl.us.

Teens and Tweens, grades 6-12, join Ms. Carla in making a beaded butterfly and daisy charm bracelet. 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:

• Assorted beads
• Summer-type charms
• 1mm stretch cord (make sure your beads have a large enough hole for the cord to go through)

You will also need:

• Scissors
• Tape
• Felt square to line up beads

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!

Songs! Stories! Fun! Join Youth Services Librarian Ms. Lisa for a LIVE pre-k storytime through Zoom! Sign-up online through the library website or email Ms. Lisa at lcalvert@sjcfl.us.

Join Amanda for a fun and easy paper flower making adult craft. Use pages from a retired book to create petals, then form them into colorful flowers. No painting skills are required – step by step directions will be given.

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

Kids, put on your superhero cape and join Ms. Akilah for a high energy workout that the whole family will love, live on Zoom! Registration is required for this free class – Zoom login info will be sent the day of class.

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.

Donna and Leslie take you around St. Johns County for some Free & Fun activities to do on your own or with friends and family. In this episode of Free & Fun, Donna and Leslie take you to the Lightner Museum and The Oldest House, both located in downtown St. Augustine. The Oldest House is free to residents of St. Johns County and the Lightner Museum is free to residents on Sundays. Enjoy a bit of culture and history as we explore more of wondrous St. Johns County.

We are celebrating St. Johns County’s Bicentennial all year long!  Check out our YouTube 200^th Playlist for more Virtual Programs: bit.ly/SJCPLScelebratesSJC200.  More information on events county-wide can be found at sjc200.com

Don’t be sus – play with us! Join Ms. Alex for a private game of Among Us via your mobile device with other local teens. Participants must join on Zoom to play. Registration is required for this free event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.

Get up and moving with Youth Services Librarian Ms. Alex in a LIVE storytime for little ones through Zoom. Registration is required for this live event. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to you shortly before the event.

For more information, please e-mail Ms. Alex at aphillips@sjcfl.us.

Are you a fan of romance ala Jane Austen, the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn, the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, or many other romance selections out there? Join Adult Services Librarian Anne Crawford as she highlights an array of romance novels and series for adults, available to SJCPLS card holders in the form of books in SJCPLS’s catalog and e-books via SJCPLS databases (Overdrive and Hoopla). Anne also includes a list at the end of this presentation of more suggested romance titles! Some romance novels/series have been made into engaging adaptations (both true to the book and some that are modernized) which Anne mentions as well. She will also explain how you can utilize The Literature Map, a free website, to find your next great read-alike author, romance or not!

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

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?