Location: Anastasia Island

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Join Amy, a librarian, and AyoLane, a naturalist, for an outdoor book club that focuses on our natural world. We’ll discuss our all-time favorite nature titles, both fiction and non-fiction. The book club will meet at parks throughout St. Johns County, practically in your own backyard!

This month we’ll be reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben at Vaill Point Park.  Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware. Much like human families, tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, and support them as they grow, sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group. As a result of such interactions, trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old. In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group. Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities; he describes how these discoveries have informed his own practices in the forest around him. As he says, a happy forest is a healthy forest, and he believes that eco-friendly practices not only are economically sustainable but also benefit the health of our planet and the mental and physical health of all who live on Earth.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. If the weather is sunny, please bring your own camp chair for sitting out under the trees. If it’s rainy, we’ll be sitting in the park pavilion. Feel free to bring your own snacks & beverages! Please notify us at least 3 days in advance if you should need a sign language interpreter. Questions? Please call Amy at 904.827.6942 or email at aackerman@sjcfl.us.

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 Dragonet Prophecy and The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up October.  Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Kids can come into the library for an art class which includes a hands on activity where they can create their very own masterpiece. These classes are open to all Home Schoolers! Just bring your imagination! Please feel free to email njebbia@sjcfl.us to sign up! *All supplies are generously provided 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

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Kids of all ages are welcome to come into the library to create some Dia de Los Muertos crafts and Halloween themed crafts to take home for decoration! *Supplies are generously donated by the Friends of the Library.

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!

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 The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up November.  Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the 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.

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!

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

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.

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 The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up November.  Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the 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.

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 The Lost Heir. We will have book trivia, discussions and hands on activities and weekly challenges! Registration is required as supplies are limited. Please register online only once to sign up November.  Sign up for our book club by emailing njebbia@sjcfl.us. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for an our Bilingual Little Ones Class in the Anastasia Library! Young children and their caretakers can join Ms. Nicole in a storytime featuring engaging stories, songs, and finger plays in both English and Spanish. Space is limited in the kids area of the branch, so please leave your strollers outside the library.  Please email njebbia@sjcfl.us with any questions.

Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue, and coloring skills.

Join us for an our Todder/PreSchool Craft in the Anastasia Library Event Room. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome at this craft time. Each week we will work on different skills for children to develop, including scissor skills, fine motor skills, gluing, exploration and others. Materials are generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

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!

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