Program Type: Virtual

Join Angel and learn how to create a fire breathing dragon out of a toilet tissue tube!  Pick up your kit at the Main Library beginning, Thursday, January 27th while supplies last.

All supplies generously provided by the Friends of the Main Library St. Augustine.

Follow along on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel.

Share your creations with us on Instagram using #Ilovesjcpls.

All supplies provided by The Friends of Main Library Saint Augustine.

No one’s immune from fear and anxiety, especially these days. Ms. Michelle will give a book talk on some picture book titles that might help little ones, and you, explore this topic. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, Facebook page or Youtube channel.

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
February = The Brightest Night
March = Moon Rising
April = Winter Turning

Take a step back in time as Leslie of the Bookmobile-Extension Services Department tours the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center. Regina Gayle Phillips, Executive Director, and Kimberlyn Elliott, Associate Director share the history of the Museum, Lincolnville, and the lives of those that have been influenced by this historic neighborhood.

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

Thursdays, February 3 & 17 @ 5 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our November choice, The Wild by Owen Laukkan. 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 us via Zoom for a special murder mystery series to solve Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge. Harrington Pace has been murdered. Captain Arthur Hastings would typically employ the expertise of detective Hercule Poirot, but Poirot has come down with a bout of influenza. Hastings turns to you for help. Tackle the case one clue at a time by solving puzzles, diving into the evidence, and eliminating the suspects one by one. This is a three-part mystery to solve.  This event requires a minimum number of registrations to occur.
To register, email njebbia@sjcfl.us

Gather paper, pens, pencils, markers, and colored pencils and join Ms. Paula as she gets creative with lettering. Learn techniques to make your printing interesting, unique, and fun.

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!

Learn how to make a drawing on a 2D surface look 3D. By simply changing the shape of a line and repeating it, you can make a drawing of your hand look like it’s bulging out of the page. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, Facebook page or Youtube channel.

Join Karlene, the head of the teen anime club at the Main branch, as she reviews anime series and movies with a guest. 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 YOUTUBE, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. New episodes will be uploaded the second Tuesday of every month.

Join Kathryn online to make this easy accessory holder for enamel pins, earrings, and more! Popsicle sticks, hot glue, and your favorite paint colors are all that’s needed to make this easy 3D craft.

 Watch on Facebook @sjcpls and Youtube @sjclibraryvid

Teens and Tweens, grades 6-12, join Ms. Carla in hand-sewing a burlap heart.  Pick up a kit at your local library branch while supplies last, kits are limited. Scissors, thread, straight pins, and a hand sewing needle (with a larger eye you could put yarn through) will be needed in addition to the kit.

Materials needed (if you do not have a kit from the library):

• 2 – Squares of approximately 8 “x 8” burlap fabric
• Pattern for a heart about 5 ½ inches high by 5 ½ inches wide
• Fiberfill or similar to stuff the heart (small amount)
• Straight pins
• Hand sewing needle with large eye since you will be putting yarn or embroidery thread through the eye (needle threader is very helpful)
• White regular sewing thread
• White yarn or white embroidery thread (yarn should be on the thinner side- like baby yarn) about 40 inches
• Twine for bow and twine for hanging loop – one yard
• Small jingle bell

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!

Join us via Zoom for a special murder mystery series to solve Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge. Harrington Pace has been murdered. Captain Arthur Hastings would typically employ the expertise of detective Hercule Poirot, but Poirot has come down with a bout of influenza. Hastings turns to you for help. Tackle the case one clue at a time by solving puzzles, diving into the evidence, and eliminating the suspects one by one. This is a three-part mystery to solve.  This event requires a minimum number of registrations to occur.
To register, email njebbia@sjcfl.us

Not sure what to do with those glass jars and bottles that many utilities are no longer accepting? Instead of throwing them away, join Leslie as she shows you some creative uses to give these jars and bottles a second life!

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

PreK- Grade 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.This month’s theme is postcards / letters.  Writing Boxes Labs allow kids of all ages to experience the joy of writing in a multitude of ways. These programs are geared for children K-6. Younger children are welcome, and will need your assistance. Supplies: Pencil, lined paper, blank paper, pen, crayons, scissors, construction paper scraps, glue. Email njebbia@sjcfl.us to register if attending via Zoom. No registration necessary if attending in-person.

Gather paper, pens, pencils, markers, and colored pencils and join Ms. Paula as she gets creative with lettering. Learn techniques to make your printing interesting, unique, and fun.

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!

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 more information about youth programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. Special thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring this program.

Join Ms. Alex in this recorded program series as she cooks child-friendly recipes from the Southeast Library’s own kids cookbook collection. These recipes are sure to please your little ones and are perfect to cook along with!

This recorded program will air on our library Facebook page (facebook.com/sjcpls) and YouTube channel (youtube.com/sjclibraryvid).

Did you know that February is National Bird Feeding Month? Join Main Library’s Adult Programming Coordinator Beth online as she makes bird feeders out of magnolia pods! All you need to follow along is a handful of magnolia pods from your yard, some peanut butter, string, and bird seed. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, our Facebook page, or our Youtube channel.

Love graphic novels? We do too! Join Ms. Alex on Zoom to discuss Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani. Books will be provided to the first three people to sign up!

Registration is required for this free Zoom event – please RSVP as soon as possible, as spaces are limited. A Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event.

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri’s mom avoids these questions―the topic of India is permanently closed.
For Pri, her mother’s homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth, Pri must travel farther than she’s ever dared and find the family she never knew.
In this heartwarming graphic novel debut, Nidhi Chanani weaves a tale about the hardship and self-discovery that is born from juggling two cultures and two worlds.

A Junior Library Guild Selection 2017
Amazon Top Twenty Children’s Book of the Year 2017
Amazon Best Book of the month December 2017
Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017
Texas Maverick Graphic Novel 2017
Northern California Indie Bookseller Association Long-List Title

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
February = The Brightest Night
March = Moon Rising
April = Winter Turning

Learn the craft of French Knitting, also called spool knitting, with Ms. Michelle. There’s not need to go out and buy a knitting spool; chances are you can make one out of items you already have at home. This program can be conveniently viewed on our website, Facebook page or Youtube channel.

Thursdays, February 3 & 17 @ 5 PM
Join Ms. Nicole for our  teen book club (Grades 7 and up) for our November choice, The Wild by Owen Laukkan. 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

Not sure what to do with those glass jars and bottles that many utilities are no longer accepting? Leslie showed you some creative uses for upcycling them in the virtual program Upcycling Glass Jars and Bottles. Today’s program delves deeper into making a beautiful and low-maintenance terrarium using some of those jars and bottles.

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

Calling all teens and young adults! Choose your weapon. Concentrate your spells, and set your resolve. Join Dungeon Master Chris as we continue the adventure. Bring your character, or create one and join the fun!

You will be joining a quest in progress. Be welcomed, and challenged! Be ye Live or Virtual you will be challenged!

Please register on the web: Program Limited to 6 players:  The Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the program.

This event is held at the Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd, Fruit Cove, Fl 32259

Questions? Contact Donna at Dbraasch@sjcfl.us

Are you up for a LEGO challenge? This in-person OR online zoom event is just for you! Join us either in the meeting room at the Southeast Library, or online via Zoom, to make amazing LEGO creations and take part in fun challenges. We can’t wait to see you there!

If registering for the Zoom event, you must register on our website to attend. The Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event. If you are planning to attend in-person, no registration is required. 

PLEASE NOTE: This Book Club is for adults and high school students only. If you are a middle school student looking to join a SJCPLS Book Club, please visit our Teen page for Youth Book Clubs and other great activities for middle schoolers:  SJCPLS Teen Events

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club now meets twice a month in 2022 – in person on Friday morning and via Zoom on Wednesday evening – so everyone can join in, even if you work or go to school! All adults and high school teens are invited to participate. To join us via Zoom, please scroll down below to RSVP for a Zoom link. You will receive the link the day before the evening meeting. You can also choose to join us at our in-person meeting this month:  Book Lovers Book Club in-person meeting

The February selection our Book Club will be reading is Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Book and audiobook copies, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout. You can also request a copy of this title in our catalog:  Such a Fun Age. If you need assistance requesting this title, please stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call our Library at (904) 827-6950. This selection is also available as an e-book and as an e-audiobook in our database, Overdrive, which is also available as a free app called Libby for all Android and Apple devices. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis:  “Such A Fun Age is about Emira, a 25-year-old black woman, who is working as a babysitter to raise Briar, a 3-year-old white girl. It’s a story that examines modern racism by depicting the fallout after Emira is hassled and accused of being a kidnapper when she takes Briar to the supermarket.” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

Join Donna as she travels to Fort George Island to visit Kingsley Plantation and have a one-on-one with Lead Ranger, Susan Sernaker. Susie shares the history of this beautiful park, and the incredible story of the Kingsley’s and those that lived on the plantation.

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

Kids can come into the library or join via Zoom to learn more about Mosaics!  Mosaics have been a popular art for for thousands of years.  Come in to learn a brief history, then after, we will have a hands on activity where kids can make their own paper mosaic! These classes are open to all Home Schoolers! Just bring your imagination!  No registration necessary for in-person.
For Zoom, email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up
*All supplies are generously provided by the Friends of the 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 more information about youth programming at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, please contact Youth Services Librarian Lisa Calvert, lcalvert@sjcfl.us. Special thanks to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring this program.

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
February = The Brightest Night
March = Moon Rising
April = Winter Turning

Kids can come into the library or join via Zoom to learn more about Alebrijes! Alebrijes art has been featured in popular movies such as Coco and the Book of Life.   Learn more about this fun, vibrant art!  After, we will have a hands on activity where kids can make their own alebije! These classes are open to all Home Schoolers! Just bring your imagination!  No registration necessary for in-person.
For Zoom, email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up
*All supplies are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join Ms. Nicole in the Anastasia Library or via Zoom for our Wings of Fire Book Club! Kids, grades 3-5, can join us for this popular book series. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited.   Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
February = The Brightest Night
March = Moon Rising
April = Winter Turning

PLEASE NOTE: This Book Club is for adults and high school students only. If you are a middle school student looking to join a SJCPLS Book Club, please visit our Teen page for Youth Book Clubs and other great activities for middle schoolers:  SJCPLS Teen Events

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club now meets twice a month in 2022 – in person on Friday morning and via Zoom on Wednesday evening – so everyone can join in, even if you work or go to school! All adults and high school teens are invited to participate. To join us via Zoom, please scroll down below to RSVP for a Zoom link. You will receive the link the day before the evening meeting. You can also choose to join us at our in-person meeting this month:  Book Lovers Book Club in-person meeting

The March selection our Book Club will be reading is The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg, the sequel to Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Print copies of The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop (and its prequel (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe), while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout. You can also request a copy of this selection in our catalog:  The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop. If you need assistance requesting this selection, please stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call our Library at (904) 827-6950. This selection is also available as an e-book and as an e-audiobook in our database, Overdrive, which is also available as a free app called Libby for all Android and Apple devices. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “Bud Threadgoode grew up in the bustling little railroad town of Whistle Stop with his mother, Ruth, church-going and proper, and his Aunt Idgie, the fun-loving hell-raiser. Together they ran the town’s popular Whistle Stop Cafe, known far and wide for its fun and famous fried green tomatoes. And as Bud often said of his childhood to his daughter Ruthie, “How lucky can you get?” But sadly, as the railroad yards shut down and Whistle Stop became a ghost town, nothing was left but boarded-up buildings and memories of a happier time. Then one day, Bud decides to take one last trip, just to see what has become of his beloved Whistle Stop. In so doing, he discovers new friends, as well as surprises about Idgie’s life, about Ninny Threadgoode and other beloved Fannie Flagg characters, and about the town itself. He also sets off a series of events, both touching and inspiring, which change his life and the lives of his daughter and many others. Could these events all be just coincidences? Or something else? And can you really go home again?” (taken from Penguin Random House)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

Kids can come into the library or join via Zoom to learn more about Comics & Graphic Novels. Comics and Graphic Novels have recently become one of the most popular print formats for books!    Students will have a short lesson, after, we will have a hands on activity where kids can make their own cartoon! These classes are open to all Home Schoolers! Just bring your imagination!  No registration necessary for in-person
For Zoom, email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up
*All supplies are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

PLEASE NOTE: This Book Club is for adults and high school students only. If you are a middle school student looking to join a SJCPLS Book Club, please visit our Teen page for Youth Book Clubs and other great activities for middle schoolers:  SJCPLS Teen Events

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club now meets twice a month in 2022 – in person on Friday morning and via Zoom on Wednesday evening – so everyone can join in, even if you work or go to school! All adults and high school teens are invited to participate. To join us via Zoom, please scroll down below to RSVP for a Zoom link. You will receive the link the day before the evening meeting. You can also choose to join us at our in-person meeting this month:  Book Lovers Book Club in-person meeting

The April selection our Book Club will be reading is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Print copies of The Midnight Library, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout. You can also request a copy of this selection in our catalog:  The Midnight Library. If you need assistance requesting this selection, please stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call our Library at (904) 827-6950. This selection is also available as an e-book and as an e-audiobook in our database, Overdrive, which is also available as a free app called Libby for all Android and Apple devices. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “The Midnight Library is about Nora, a thirty-something woman who is regretful about her life and feels alienated and unneeded in this world. In the depths of her wallowing, she comes across the Midnight Library. In it, each book represents a portal into another variation of what her life could have been. As she reads the volumes, they allow her to access different versions of her life — relationships she could have stuck with, careers she could have pursued and so on. As she jumps in and out of these alternate realities, Nora’s journey of self-discovery results in a life-affirming and reflective story about the choices we make, the paths we’ve chosen and each of our places in this world.” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!

PLEASE NOTE: This Book Club is for adults and high school students only. If you are a middle school student looking to join a SJCPLS Book Club, please visit our Teen page for Youth Book Clubs and other great activities for middle schoolers:  SJCPLS Teen Events

The Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library’s Book Lovers Book Club now meets twice a month in 2022 – in person on Friday morning and via Zoom on Wednesday evening – so everyone can join in, even if you work or go to school! All adults and high school teens are invited to participate. To join us via Zoom, please scroll down below to RSVP for a Zoom link. You will receive the link the day before the evening meeting. You can also choose to join us at our in-person meeting this month:  Book Lovers Book Club in-person meeting

The May selection our Book Club will be reading is Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty. Print copies of Apples Never Fall, while they last, are available at the Adult Reference Desk at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for checkout. You can also request a copy of this selection in our catalog:  Apples Never Fall . If you need assistance requesting this selection, please stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call our Library at (904) 827-6950. This selection is also available as an e-book and as an e-audiobook in our database, Overdrive, which is also available as a free app called Libby for all Android and Apple devices. We can’t wait to discuss this book with you!

Book Synopsis  “Apples Never Fall follows the four Delaney siblings after the disappearance of their mother, Joy Delaney. The police soon identify their father, Stan, as a possible person of interest in her case. As they try to unravel the mystery of what happened to her or where she went, the four siblings — Troy, Brooke, Logan and Amy — are forced to confront truths about their relationships with each other, with their significant others, with their parents and about their parents’ marriage. To complicate matters, there’s also a strange young woman who showed up at Stan and Joy Delaney’s door a while back, and who is now nowhere to be found…” (taken from The Bibliophile)

Thank you to the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for sponsoring our branch library’s Book Lovers Book Club!